WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he sent Hillary Clinton a memo touting his use of a personal email account after she took over as the nation’s top diplomat in 2009.
In a statement provided Friday to The Associated Press, Powell said he emailed Clinton describing his use of a personal AOL account for unclassified messages while leading the State Department under President George W. Bush. Powell says he told Clinton his use of personal email “vastly improved” communications within the department, which at the time he says did not have an equivalent internal system.
Powell says the FBI may have obtained a copy of his memo to Clinton during its recently closed investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server.
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But Hillary herself never, to my knowledge, ever broke confidence by waving this document in front of the press in her defense.
As usual, IOKIYAR.
GOP: “Lock him up! Lock him up!”
Not.
The GOP has changed, so they just might…
Powell: Used an AOL email account, deleted everything.
Republican Outrage: none
Rice: Used a private server for email, deleted everything.
Republican Outrage: what outrage?
Cheney/Bush: Used the fucking RNC server, gleefully admit destroying their emails.
Republican Outrage: less than none
Clinton: used a fully private server she had local physical control over, never hacked, did not send or receive classified materials and turned over all but personal emails…
Republican Outrage: ERMAGERD!!! INVESTIGATE INVESTIGATE!!! THIS IS THE WORST SCANDAL SINCE EVER!!! TREASON!!! LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP!!!
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things is not the same…