Ex-Clinton Spox: Ivanka’s Emails Should Be Scrutinized Due To ‘Sheer Hypocrisy’

Advisor to US President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, is seen during a working session regarding opportunity zones following the recently signed tax bill in the Oval Office of the White House on February 14, 2018 in Wa... Advisor to US President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, is seen during a working session regarding opportunity zones following the recently signed tax bill in the Oval Office of the White House on February 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS

Nick Merrill, former communications director for Hillary Clinton, boiled over on Wednesday, saying that while both Clinton and Ivanka Trump’s private email usage are “stupid scandals,” Trump should be investigated anyway due to “sheer hypocrisy.”

He also pointed out the difference between the situations, saying that while Clinton’s State Department emails could be accessed by the public under the Freedom of Information Act, Trump’s cannot as she is shielded by her White House position.

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  1. Maybe they can not be released through FOIA but what about the house intelligence committee releasing them after January? Should be no problem since the Princess claims there is no classified information in them. Can not wait for the administrations excuse for preventing that…

  2. Avatar for tpr tpr says:

    Also, it was not illegal when Clinton did it. As a direct result of the Clinton scandal, they made it illegal. So, Ivanka broke the law.

    We should investigate Ivanka’s use of emails because there is a credible allegation that she actually broke the law.

  3. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    Clinton using a Spox. Smart move.

  4. personal emails for government business could violate the Presidential Records Act, which requires that all official White House communications and records be preserved as a permanent archive. It can also increase the risk that sensitive government information could be mishandled or hacked

    Looks like the “could violate” is there to give a pass when it is necessary to use gmail in an emergency.

    Kushner and others have used private emails for govt business, and they were busted too. What is disconcerting is that family attorney Lowell was the only one to review IT and JK emails to determine what was official and required archive. Presumably, the rest were deleted.

  5. If only hypocrisy was a crime, Ivanka would be on death row…

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