Unsurprisingly, Trump defends Ivanka, says her e-mails had no classified-info
US President Donald Trump defended his daughter Ivanka Trump, who's being criticized for using her private email for official purposes, in a possible violation of federal record-keeping laws, saying the e-mails didn't contain classified information. The Washington Post yesterday reported Ivanka sent hundreds of emails about government business to White House aides, Cabinet members, and her assistant, from a personal email account last year.
Earlier, Trump had criticized Hillary for using private e-mail server
Ivanka using personal email was in violation of public records rules, the daily alleged. Trump said these e-mails were not classified like those of former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. President Trump, in the run-up to the US Presidential election in 2016, had slammed former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for using a private e-mail server during her term as the top US diplomat.
Ivanka's e-mails all in presidential records, no hiding: Trump
"Just so you understand, early on and for a little period..., Ivanka did some e-mails," Trump told reporters. "I looked at it just very briefly today. They're all in presidential records. There was no hiding. There was no deleting. Hillary Clinton deleted 33,000 e-mails. There were no servers in the basement like Clinton had. What it is, is a false story," Trump said.
Meanwhile, Democrats trying to determine if Ivanka violated federal law
Meanwhile, Republican Congressman, Trey Gowdy, wrote to the White House asking for more information on Ivanka's usage of her personal e-mail for government businesses. Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said they are planning to look into the use of her personal e-mail account for the purpose of business to determine whether she actually violated the federal law.
