State aide thought Clinton email was for ‘family and friends’

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State aide thought Clinton email was for ‘family and friends’

By Julian Hattem - 05/26/16 06:48 PM EDT

A State Department official who once offered to arrange a “stand-alone” computer for then-Secretary Hillary Clinton said he believed she was only emailing with friends and family — not using it for official work business.

Lewis Lukens believed his suggested work-around was “for ease of access,” he said during a two-hour deposition with a conservative legal watchdog looking into Clinton’s private email server setup.

But he assumed that her efforts to access her BlackBerry weren’t related to her job as the nation’s top diplomat.
“My understanding was that she was using the equipment to contact family and friends,” said Lukens, a former deputy executive secretary at the State Department.

The deposition of the 27-year State Department veteran came as part of a court-ordered process for the watchdog group Judicial Watch to gather evidence in a lawsuit against the State Department concerning Clinton's private server. The interview was conducted in Washington last Wednesday, and a transcript was released Thursday...

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http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/281383-state-aide-thought-clinton-email-was-for-family-and-friends

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1. Oops!

Sure does seem as if Hillary lied to him. No surprise there!

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2. It would sure appear that way wouldn't it...