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In reply to the discussion: "Secretary Kerry is the first Secretary of State to rely primarily on a state.gov email account." [View all]Sancho
(9,207 posts)and identified as GOP...I recall he used to be at the National Archive, but maybe is no longer there. OTOH, Hillary is represented by a large law firm. It was mentioned by Rachael on her show.
Our local paper (Tampa Times) has reported the same AP stories: Hillary's server was archived by both Google and McAfee. She made some kind of change in 2009 and 2011 - likely to respond to new directives from the WH, but at any rate there is no reason to think the entire email archive is less than complete, but Hillary owns it (according to law at the time), so if someone wants to make a request for something they have to go through legal channels.
Just like if someone wanted the personal note you put in your spouse's lunch (like I did today), you don't have a right to it unless there is a legal reason to compel the document.
As already stated, it's a way to avoid random requests. Meanwhile, after 4 years of using a private server, protection by the secret service, 50,000 + emails, etc., etc., it's insane to think that Obama, the State Department and everyone else didn't know about her server. Even the GOP must have known it. Why make it illegal when both parties' candidates have their own servers (Jeb, Rick Scott, Scott Walker that we know of)? If she has to turn over Benghazi emails, she will (and has). She doesn't have to turn over the cake recipe for the wedding to the State or anyone else unless she wants to...
I wish I had the resources to run my own private server! My employer has contracts with the usual ISP's, but also have their own private servers for internal use with a staff of IT folks to run it and secure it.