Did Hillary fire an Ambassador for using private email? [View all]

[Savannahmann]

The answer seems to be sort of. It was one of the things listed in the review of the Embassy as a violation, and the Ambassador was fired. Part of the reason he was fired was......



Now, this Ambassador was fired while Hillary was Secretary of State. The Ambassador was interviewed, and as expected it was ugly for our side.

A former ambassador now entangled in the storm over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail account fired back at the State Department Friday, disputing claims that he made a determined effort to conduct official business via an e-mail system not under government control.

In a lengthy e-mail to POLITICO and other news outlets, Scott Gration, a former Air Force general who served as ambassador to Kenya, brushed aside comparisons between his situation and Clinton’s. However, Gration acknowledged that his dismissal in 2012 — while Clinton was secretary — was due in part to the department’s resistance to his efforts to have easy access to his Gmail account while he served as the top U.S. diplomat in Nairobi.

There are three possible answers to this conundrum. First, it could be argued that Hillary didn't know they fired an Ambassador. Second it could be argued that she didn't know why they fired an Ambassador. Finally it could be argued that she didn't see a problem firing someone for doing what she was also doing.

The IG report is here.

So while it may be legal for Hillary to use a private email account to conduct business. It is at best hypocritical for her to do so given the circumstances raised in this news story.