As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton’s inbox was always bursting with high-level conversations about matters of global importance with some of the world’s most powerful people. However, it was also likely to be bursting with family catch-ups, corporate newsletters and several dozen messages addressed to Mrs Pizza Lover, because it turns out that Hillary Clinton conducted her entire slate of duties through a personal email account.
The repercussions to this news have been violent, to say the least. By exclusively using a personal account, Clinton may have violated several federal stipulations. US law states that her professional emails should be preserved, but there is no guarantee that this was the case. As the highest-ranking appointed executive branch official, Clinton’s work account should have been riddled with encryption protection, but it’s uncertain whether her personal account was subject to the same measures.
Despite her advisers handing over 55,000 pages of her emails in an effort to pacify federal record-keepers, this is potentially still an egregious breach of security. So much so that there is now a slim chance that Hillary Clinton’s presidential aspirations have been undone by something she could have feasibly been taught on a WebWise internet safety course.
Just some of those emails
• John Kerry, me (7) / [No subject] - You’ll love being SoS.
• Facebook / John McCain added photos to the album After Dark At The Lincoln Memorial
• Bill / Answer your phone - I can explain everything, I swear.
• Sergey Lavrov / Mr Putin is displeased - This is of utmost importance.
• Pantsuits Direct / Your order is now ready for collection - The economy multipack pantsuit bundle
• me / Note to self - Clear schedules for 2015 and 2016.
• Secretary of Defense / Drone strike invitation - It’s either a munitions factory or a school
• Barack Obama, me (12) / Plan - Re transforming America into a communist wonderland
• Simon & Schuster (3) / Potential titles - Difficult Decisions? Terminal Velocity? Fatal Attraction?
• Bill, me (3) / Re: FWD: Mr Clinton C_A..N-’T..__G..E_T—P U-S S Y-? - I can explain everything
• HornyLaydeez.com / Mr Clinton C_A..N-’T..__G..E_T—P U-S S Y-?
• Chelsea, me (2) Re: Problems - Mom, you don’t need to send Google a thank-you card
• auto-confirm@amazon.com / Your Amazon.com order of “Veep Season Two” and 1 more item(s)
• Kim Jong-Il / Re: PREPARE TO DIE IN ASTONISHING HELLBLAZE - I cannot open the attachment named ‘Your_exploded_head.GIF’. Please resend.
• Chelsea, me (2) / Re: Why is my computer beeping? - That’s not a computer. It’s a microwave.
• Barack Obama / [No subject] - We should grow some kickass facial hair. Like Stalin!
• Bill / Sorry - She was too hot in her bikini, and I accidentally spilled baby oil over us.
• Chelsea, me (2) / Re: I’m in hospital - That was an iron, not a cellphone …
• Miliband, D / Just thinking about you - That’s all.
• US Government websafe team / Missed appointment - This week’s ‘Setting up a government email’ seminar
