LIVE STREAM: Hillary Faces the Press 2pm ET
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UPDATE: NEW YORK (CBSDC/AP) — Hillary Clinton is finally breaking her silence about the email controversy surrounding her. Following a speech at the United Nations Tuesday afternoon, Clinton said she “opted for convenience” for only using her private email address while at the State Department because she wanted to use one device for both her personal and work emails.
“I thought it would be easier to carry one device for my work,” Clinton said during a news conference. The former secretary of state said it “would’ve been better” to use an official government email. “Looking back, it would have probably been smarter to use two devices, but I have absolute confidence that everything that could be in any way connected to work is now in the hands of the State Department,” Clinton said. Clinton added that she deleted emails from her private account pertaining to her daughter Chelsea’s wedding, her mother’s funeral arrangements, and her yoga routine…
This chain of responses from the far-left site, DailyKos, is telling:
Hillary Clinton’s staff has announced that she will address the controversy over her use of private email during her time as Sec. of State at around 2:00 PM EST at an event at the UN. We will post the live stream below at the time of broadcast. You may need to refresh your browser.
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UPDATE: Press conference has been delayed to between 2:00pm, possibly 2:20pm.
Alternate Live Blog from the Guardian. C-SPAN.
Clinton has drawn strong criticism from both left and right because it appears that her private email system may have allowed her to avoid Freedom of Information Requests. Laws governing record keeping and transparency have been on the books since 1966–long before her stint as Sec. of State.
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Yesterday, the White House revealed that Pres. Obama knew about Clinton’s private email account, but claimed not to know details.
While we await the live stream, did you hear the new track, Believe, from Mumford & Sons? They’ve gone all Coldplayish. I think I like it…