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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT AUGUST 14, 2015

Influential people worldwide wrote Clintonon her personal email address

Almost 90 people had former secretary of state’s address

List includes Obama aides, lobbyists and lawmakers

They may not have known she used a personal server

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WASHINGTON —

BY ANITA KUMAR AND CORINNE KENNEDY

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Some 90 people, including lobbyists for foreign governments,lawmakers, top Obama aides and State Department employees, communicated directlywith Hillary Clinton during her tenure as secretary of state using her personal emailaddress, according to a McClatchy review of thousands of her recently released emails.

Many people said they were surprised when it was revealed in the spring that Clinton reliedon a private email account on a private server in her Chappaqua, N.Y., home to conductofficial business during her four years as Obama’s secretary of state. But the review ofemails shows influential people in Washington and around the globe not only knew sheused a personal account, but corresponded with her on that personal account.

Jeffrey Farrow, a lobbyist for the nation of Palau, exchanged several emails with Clintonbetween June and October 2009 about U.S. aid and the transfer of Chinese Muslims fromthe prison camp at Guantanamo Bay to the sparsely populated island. Laurie Rubiner, vicepresident of public policy and advocacy for Planned Parenthood, asked Clinton in July2009 to discuss abortion during an upcoming trip to Kenya. Cherie Blair, wife of theformer British prime minister, repeatedly urged Clinton in September 2009 to meet withher friend, Sheikha Mozah, the second wife of the then emir of Qatar.

And dozens and dozens of State Department employees used Clinton’s private emailaccount to address a host of international issues, from a coup in Honduras and the drawdown in Afghanistan to a conflict on the Azerbaijan border to security in Libya.

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Revelations that her emails included classified ‘top secret’ information, more sensitive thanpreviously known, has drawn new scrutiny to her emails and the eclectic array of peoplewho sent her emails or received them from her. Still, they may not have known sheexclusively used a personal account for business or that she used her own server. Somemay not have even noticed her address was not carry the usual state.gov address.

Her use of a private system has become the focus of multiple inquiries by the FBI, a pair ofinspectors general and Congress, prompting questions about her judgment and motive foractions that potentially led to national security risks. Several groups also have filed suitseeking access to the emails.

The issue has already harmed the Democratic presidential front-runner’s standing in polls,where more and more voters say Clinton is not trustworthy, in part, because of the emailcontroversy. Seeking to halt further damage, Clinton announced Tuesday that she wouldturn over the server to the Justice Department after months of resistance.

Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project On Government Oversight, a governmentwatchdog group, called Clinton’s decision to use personal email “terrible” for nationalsecurity, transparency and records retention reasons. “I can’t believe someone didn’t saysomething to her,” she said. “This seems so obvious.”

In total, 86 people sent or received emails using Clinton’s private account, or were copiedon an email to or from her personal address, according to a review by McClatchy of the6,148 pages Clinton emails released by the State Department in May, June and July.

P.J. Crowley, a former State Department spokesman under Clinton who emailed her inNovember 2009 about the media attention she received on a trip to Kabul, said in aninterview that he began receiving emails from her soon after he began working at thedepartment. At some point, he said, he noticed they came from a personal address but hedid not think much of it. Most of his interaction, he said, was in person and not by email.“I never thought about it,” he said.

McClatchy contacted nearly two dozen other people who emailed directly with Clinton.Most did not respond or declined to comment. The campaign has not responded tonumerous questions about her email.



In most cases, her top aides, Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills and Deputy Chiefs of Staff HumaAbedin and Jake Sullivan, forwarded emails to her. In some instances, she asks them forsomeone’s email address at the State Department, which are not easily available becauseshe is not using the same system as them. Other times, they ask her if they can give outher address to people, such as then White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, whowanted to contact her.

Farrow, former lobbyist for Palau and now chairman of communications firm The OliverGroup, said in an interview he obtained Clinton’s email address when he worked for herunsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign. He said he did not know she was using apersonal account for work or that she had a private server.

He said the emails are getting more attention than they should because of her White Houserun. “I think she’s answered these questions,” he said. “My own view is that this is apolitical issue and not a substantive issue.”

Many of the emails are quick hellos, invitations to events or brief words of encourage.There’s even a series of emails from her interior designer about coffee tables and desks.But others are about significant policy issues she faced as secretary of state.

Michael Fuchs, special adviser to the secretary of state for strategic dialogues,corresponded with her in November 2009 about whether Britain lost more soldiers in theFalklands than in Afghanistan. Miguel Rodriguez, deputy assistant secretary for Senateaffairs, wrote that same month about the Senate moving one step closer to passing theAffordable Care Act, saying the latest “vote was followed by brief applause.” Formerambassador Joe Wilson, whose wife was improperly exposed as a CIA officer, wrote to herabout scheduling a meeting.

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Clinton’s most frequent contact outside the State Department was longtime friend andadviser Sidney Blumenthal. The two exchanged more than 120 email on topics rangingfrom Benghazi to British politics and Iran to the European Union. He sent Clinton newsarticles, wrote to her about meetings he had with influential European officials and sent herideas for speeches.

In a November 2009 email, he sent her notes on a speech she was preparing to give inBerlin, which Clinton then forwarded to her staff. “The themes I stress are these: theimportance of Berlin and the Brandenburg Gate as symbols of freedom; the weight ofhistory (always felt by Germans); the contribution of the US and the salience of theWestern alliance; the meaning of 1989 to today and especially the continuity of theWestern alliance; and segue from past to future,” he wrote.

She corresponded with top Obama officials, including Emmanuel, Obama Senior AdviserDavid Axelrod and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Axelrod, who did not respond to amessage, told MSNBC in June he was unaware Clinton conducted business from a privateserver.

“I was there, I was the senior adviser. I didn't know that,” he said on Morning Joe. Had heknown, he said, he would have made an inquiry. “I might have asked a few questions,” hesaid.

Later, in July after his emails were released, he told MSNBC that he knew Clinton used apersonal email account, but did not know she had a private server.

President Barack Obama has said he learned about the situation after it was reported in themedia, though he and his former Cabinet secretary did email. No emails between Obamaand Clinton showed up in the released documents.

THE PRESIDENT DID EMAIL WITH SECRETARY CLINTON. I ASSUME THAT HERECOGNIZED THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT HE WAS EMAILING BACK TO,

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said

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Clinton has turned over 30,490 work emails to the State Department in response to a

request from the agency, but said that she deleted another 31,830 personal emails. The

State Department determined more than 1,200 emails that she turned over were personal

and would not be released.

The State Department has begun to release her emails in chronological order each month

in response to a lawsuit over an unanswered public records request. So far, it has made

public about 12 percent of the 55,000 pages of emails, which falls short of the 15 percent

goal set by the court. The department attributes the delay to a review of the emails first by

the Intelligence Community Inspector General over potentially classified information. The

next batch will be released at the end of August.

Clinton has said that she regrets using a personal email account for business but said she

did so only as a matter of “convenience.” She said she did not send or receive classified

information.

White Press Secretary Josh Earnest has said that “the administration has given guidance to

all of our employees that they should use their official email address when they’re

conducting official government work.”

She said that the use of personal email by State Department employees was permitted at

the time, but State Department and White House officials decline to say whether she

sought or received prior approval from anyone or whether anyone objected to it later.

“There are different rules governing the White House than there are governing the rest of

the executive branch,” Clinton said in the spring.

At various times, regulations have discouraged the use of personal email for government

business. But the National Archives permits the use of personal email for government

business, but mandates that records must be kept. Clinton said she deleted her personal

emails before turning over what she said were the emails connected to State Department

business.

“This whole story is going to be a tremendous learning experience for government officials

now and the future,” said Steven Aftergood, who directs the Federation of American

Scientists Project on Government Secrecy, and is an expert on – and prominent critic of –

government secrecy. “It’s an education for everyone.”



Anita Kumar: 202-383-6017, @anitakumar01

Here is a list of the 86 people who had Hillary Clinton’s personal email address, accordingto the emails that have so far been released.

Huma Abedin, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff

Caroline Adler, director of the office of strategic communications at the state department

Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state

David Axelrod, senior advisor to President Obama

Daniel Baer, deputy assistant secretary of state for the bureau of democracy, human rightsand labor

Kris Balderston, special representative for global partnerships

William S. Barrett,

Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister

Sidney Blumenthal, longtime friend and advisor to the Clintons. Worked in Bill Clintonwhite house and on failed 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.

Sandy Berger, chairman of Albright Stonebridge Group and former national security advisor

William Burns, undersecretary for political affairs

Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for east Asian and public affairs

Lisa Caputo, executive vice president of global marketing and corporate affairs at Citigroup

Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs

Claire Coleman, assistant

Derek Chollet, principal deputy director of policy planning

Justin Cooper, Bill Clinton aide

P.J. Crowley, assistant secretary of state for public affairs

Linda Dewan, Clinton’s scheduler



Thomas Donilon, deputy national security advisor to President Barack Obama

Terry Duffy, executive director at CME Group

Voda “Betsy” Ebeling, childhood friend of Clinton

Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff to

Jeffrey Farrow, lobbyist for Palau

Lee Feinstein, senior advisor in the office of the secretary of state

Jeffrey Feltman, assistant secretary of state for near east affairs

Oscar Flores, Clinton aide

Tina Flournoy, Bill Clinton chief of staff

Michael Fuchs, special advisor to the secretary of state for strategic dialogues

David Garten, legislative aide to Sen. Frank Lautenberg

Bob Gates, former secretary of defense

Gina Glantz, political strategist and Democratic campaign manager

Philip Gordon, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs

Scott Gration, Unites States special envoy for Sudan

Brian Greenspun, Editor of the Las Vegas Sun

Monica Hanley, Clinton aide at the state department

Doug Hattaway, President and CEO of Hattaway Communications

Christopher Hill, ambassador to Iraq

Richard Holbrooke, United States special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan

Robert Hormats, undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment

Rosemarie Howe, Clinton’s interior decorator

Lauren Jiloty, Clinton’s special assistant

Paul Jones, deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires in the Philippines

Craig Kelly, principal deputy assistant secretary of state



Patrick Kennedy, undersecretary for management

Karen Persichilli Keogh, director of New York operations for Clinton while she was in theSenate

Harold Hongju Koh, legal advisor of the State Department

Donald Lococo, architect

Jacob Lew, deputy secretary of state for management and resources

Capricia Marshall, chief of protocol of the United States

Judith McHale, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs

Cheryl Mills, Clinton’s chief of staff

Mike (no last name of identification)

Barbara Mikulski, Maryland senator

George Mitchell, United States special envoy for Middle East peace

Lissa Muscatine, senior advisor and chief of speechwriting

Jackie Newmyer, president Long Term Strategy Group

Victoria Nuland, Clinton spokeswoman

Nancy Parrish, co-chair and CEO of Protect Our Defenders

Jan Piercy, executive vice president SBI Corporation

John Podesta, longtime Clinton friend and advisor

Colin Powell, former secretary of state

Philippe Reines, deputy assistant secretary of state

Miguel Rodriguez, deputy assistant secretary for senate affairs

Laurie Rubiner, vice president of public policy and advocacy for Planned Parenthood

Robert Russo, Clinton’s special assistant

Daniel Schwerin, speechwriter

Thomas Shannon, ambassador to Brazil



Andrew Shapiro, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs

Wendy Sherman, vice chair Albright Stonebridge Group

Anne-Marie Slaughter, director of policy planning at the State Department

Rick Sloan, communications director for the international association of machinists and

aerospace workers

James Steinberg, deputy secretary of state

Todd Stern, special envoy for climate change

Burns Strider, political consultant

Jake Sullivan, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff and director of policy planning

Adrian Talbott, director of CGI Lead at the Clinton Global Initiative

Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution

Neera Tanden, senior health advisor for health reform at the Department of Health and

Human Services, now president of Center for American Progress

Ellen Tauscher, undersecretary for arms control and international security affairs

Nora Toiv, special assistant to the counselor, state department

Marty Torrey, chief of staff to Rep. John Sweeney

Lona Valmoro, Clinton scheduler

Richard Verma, assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs

Melanie Verveer, ambassador at large for global women’s issues

Joseph Wilson, Symbion Power advisory board

Source: State Department

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Frank Johnson · University of Illinois systemYou seem to ignore the fact that it is criminally illegal to send classified documents thru a nonsecure email system-- ask General Petraeus .

Like · Reply · 16 · Aug 14, 2015 2:30pm

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James HoyJust wondering how all these politicos failed to notice that the email extension didn't end in.gov (including Colin Powell, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Madeleine Albright, David Axelrod, and Jack Lew)?

Like · Reply · 7 · Aug 14, 2015 8:05pm

David Brockett · Muenster, TexasThe even MORE pressing issue may involve trojan emails coming into that server...thenwhat?

Like · Reply · 1 · Aug 15, 2015 10:56am

Liz Scire Ambrose · Great Falls, MontanaIf nothing else, the Clinton's seem to believe they are above the law and are not required to abideby the rules. What is most distressing is that they manage to get away with the deceit.

Like · Reply · 11 · Aug 14, 2015 6:32pm

Lenn Totten · IT Business Analyst at Fulton CompaniesActually , truth be told, they are above the law. Closest thing to them paying the piper wasObama in '08.

Like · Reply · 6 · Aug 14, 2015 8:55pm

Jensen Bound · University of Barsoom at HeliumAll right! This chick is TOAST!

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Like · Reply · 8 · Aug 14, 2015 6:43am

Jack Still · Orlando, FloridaCould it be that the dots from the donations to the Clinton Foundation and Favors granted by Hillaryat State just might be connected through the e-mails on her server?

Like · Reply · 6 · Aug 14, 2015 6:35pm

Oma BevShe deleted over 30,000, so how will we know?

Like · Reply · 1 · Aug 15, 2015 4:07pm

Gavin SnyderGive that woman a fluorescent orange jump suit with large font black stenciling on the back. She'searned it.

Like · Reply · 5 · Aug 14, 2015 9:24pm

Connie Johnson WatermanI also look forward to Obama in an orange jumpsuit for his lawlessness on the Iran "deal" &the Cuba "deal", Obamacare lies/changes. He would live in exile in one of his belovedterrorist-loving countries before that happens however.



terrorist-loving countries before that happens however.Like · Reply · Aug 15, 2015 4:35am

Eddie Duran · Baldwin Park High SchoolLooks like Hillary did a lot of favors for those on the e-mail list... they musta donated millions to hermoney launderong charity.

Like · Reply · 5 · Aug 14, 2015 6:42pm

Connie Johnson WatermanBut Hillary is owed this presidency; she's a woman & that's historic.Our nation cannot withstand another 1 1/2 years of Obama much less four more years of a liar,corrupt & lawless politician; we already have had to deal with Obama who has more than destroyedEVERYthing he & his corrupt admin/appointees have touched & they made SURE they touchedeverything. Healthcare, NSA, IRS, DOJ, HHS, Secty of St., - EVERYthing under Obama is corrupt.We MUST elect a conservative repub NOT a RINO/dem/socialist!

Like · Reply · 4 · Aug 15, 2015 4:32am

Carl Ball · Robinson High School TAMPA FLwho cares i want to see the quid pro quo deals she made while flying all over world attending statedinners and parties. a couple hundred thousand is small change when at the other end you canmake millions. as of right now a charity group that checks on foundations like the clintons show lessthan 15% has been handed out so the vault is full for who?

Like · Reply · 4 · Aug 14, 2015 6:44pm

Chris WardLobbists love the convienence of a one-email account.

Like · Reply · 3 · Aug 14, 2015 8:13pm

Keith PancoI wonder how many people died because our enemies had access to State Departmentcommunications?

Like · Reply · 2 · Aug 15, 2015 4:20am

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