The Associated Press was recently told by the Democratic Party's Presidential Front-runner Hillary Clinton during a Labor Day campaign movement that her apology for using a private email account and server while secretary of state was not needed because what she did "was allowed." Furthermore, according to the Associated Press, Hillary calls the emails controversy "a distraction" but assures the public that it has no effect on her campaign plans. She expressed, though, "that separate private and public email addresses would have been a 'better choice'".
Associated Press quotes what she said during the interview, "I have worked really hard this summer, sticking to my game plan about how I wanted to sort of reintroduce myself to the American people."
The email controversy, in which Clinton is said to have used private email for her work during her time as America's top diplomat from 2009 to 2013 broke the news in March and since then has been used by political opponents who are accusing her of sidestepping transparency, according to AP. The private account was linked to a server in her New York home.
Clinton has explained that she believes that the unusual arrangement did not break any rule that were in place during that time. But her critics believe otherwise, saying that it has caused long delays in "providing federal records to lawmakers and the public".
Currently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing into the server of Clinton's emails to see whether information was mismanaged. To date, no evidence has yet been found that suggests the email practices of the presidential candidate has jeopardized national security.
"What I did was allowed. It was allowed by the State Department. The State Department has confirmed that," Clinton said during the interview with the Associated Press.
