Clinton Told FBI Colin Powell Recommended Private Email: Sources

[jpak]

Source: NBC news

Hillary Clinton told the FBI that former Secretary of State Colin Powell recommended on two occasions that she use a private email account for unclassified communication, sources told NBC News early Friday.

According to the Democratic nominee, Powell made the suggestions at a small dinner party shortly after Clinton took over at the State Department in 2009 and in an email exchange around the same time, The New York Times first reported. Two sources later confirmed to NBC News that Clinton gave that account to investigators in July.

Clinton's testimony was included in a report the FBI delivered to Congress Tuesday explaining Director James Comey's decision not to recommend charges against the former secretary of state over her use of a personal email server, the sources said.

During a dinner party at the home of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in early 2009, the host encouraged her experienced guests — former Secretaries of State Condoleeza Rice, Henry Kissinger and Powell — to give Clinton advice for her time in office, according to The New York Times. Powell reportedly explained that he found it useful to use a private AOL email when he led the department in 2001. The dinner account is also detailed in a forthcoming book about Bill Clinton's life after the presidency by journalist Joe Conason.

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[philosslayer]

1. This makes perfect sense and would explain a lot

Secretary Powell had been in that position before, and understood the limitations of the State Department IT department.

[whistler162]

2. LIke Bill said.....

they forgot the Clinton rule. If it can be investigated by Republicans it will be. No matter how many other people in the same position did it the same way.

[randome]

3. Oh, no! So Powell is in on the conspiracy too!

Where will it end????
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[rtracey]

14. when?

When will it end?... When she is in the whitehouse. that will be in about 85 days or so....

[cynzke]

4. SO, IS JASON CHAFFETZ AND HIS CRONNIES.....

Going to call Powell to testify before their committee? Bet NOT!

[yallerdawg]

5. Leak Number 1.

Absolutely disgusting and astounding hypocrisy.

[Arazi]

6. It's the use of a private server that got her in trouble, different than a private email account

[PSPS]

8. No it isn't.

It's merely the name Clinton that "got her in trouble." Hint: All "private email accounts" are run on "private servers."

[geek tragedy]

11. that's the FOIA case, not the classified information/national security case.

sending classified information via Yahoo! servers is certainly no better than a private server

[NWCorona]

13. One difference between private and commercial servers is the custody and control.

As a customer you don't have administrator rights.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. CBS said this morning that Powell doesn't recall that.

[PSPS]

9. That's OK. Many of Powell's staff have already stated that he used private email.

[ABLEZEROSIX]

16. How exactly does that confirm or deny what Powell said to Clinton?

[Fla Dem]

19. It's not a confirmation per se, but it would stand to reason if they were discussing email

he would just offer that he used his own email.

[RapSoDee]

12. Republicans! Sheesh. They set you up. Then they fling poo at you.

This is just like how the Repubes slashed the budget for security for our State Department outposts, and then when they could not defend themselves in Benghazi, the Repubes start foaming at the mouth to try and blame someone else (Hillary) for their own maliciously gross supidity.

[.99center]

15. Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again

Maybe I'm being a bit too "pure" but it's time to quit taking advice from war criminals, especially those that mislead you into sending thousands of young Americans to their deaths. As time passes, I'm starting to believe Bush, his administration will be respected and admired in history books. Rice and Powell don't deserve the respect that the media has given them in the recent years, and they sure in the hell don't deserve a seat at the table or Hillary's ear.

[Little Tich]

17. I thought that it was already pretty clear that it's a really bad idea to take advice from Colin

Powell.

At least, half a million people didn't die this time...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Oh those pesky facts