Private Email Servers Become Presidential Campaign Issue
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Both Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush were found to be using personal e-mail addresses during their time in government positions. (Win McNamee/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Hillary Clinton is under fire for sending private emails as Secretary of State from a home server, which security experts say is unsafe and political experts say is politically unwise.
Florida Governor Jeb Bush also reportedly used a home server with a private email address. Both expected presidential hopefuls decided which emails to release to the public.
John Heilemann, managing editor of Bloomberg Politics, discusses the political implications for both expected front-runners in the 2016 race, and the rest of the week’s news in presidential politics with Here & Now’s Robin Young.
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- John Heilemann, managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and host of Bloomberg TV’s “With All Due Respect.” He tweets @jheil.
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