On Monday evening the State Department released the final batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails.
The tranche contains 261 emails with information that is considered classified according to a State Department official. Of those emails, 238 have information considered “confidential,” while 23 have information considered “secret.”In total, at least 2,079 of the Clinton emails released have had some form of classification.
The last batch of emails brings to an end the 10-month process that began last May, when the State Department first began releasing the emails to the public.
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The monthly releases have kept Clinton’s email practices in the headlines, fueling the controversy of her use of a private email account while she was Secretary of State.
Many of the recently released emails were about routine matters, such as scheduling issues. In one email she even jokes about Hurricane Sandy delaying her flight.
On October 26, 2012 she wrote:I am so jinxed when it comes to time off. God does not want me to relax.
Some of the emails were from her friend and confident Sidney Blumenthal. Many have wondered why Blumenthal had direct access to Clinton when some in her department did not have her personal address.
Two unclassified emails were withheld in full from Monday’s release. One was a conversation between Clinton and President Obama. The other email was withheld at the request of a law enforcement agency.
The Republican National Committee had the following to say about Clinton’s use of a private server:
On more than 2,000 occasions, Hillary Clinton recklessly jeopardized our national security and sensitive diplomatic efforts by using a secret, unsecure email server to send and receive classified material, including ‘top secret’ intelligence. This was information so sensitive, its exposure potentially puts lives at risk.Clinton’s unprecedented email arrangement was a clear attempt to skirt government transparency laws and place her political interests ahead of those of the American people.
Clinton’s campaign and the State Department have both denied the emails were classified at the time they were sent.
Even though the last batch of emails have been released, Clinton’s woes are not over. Last week a federal court said former aides to Clinton had to testify under oath about their knowledge of her email system. Also, the FBI is investigating whether any laws were broken.
Last year Clinton had 30,000 emails deleted that she said were personal in nature. The conservative group Judicial Watch told The Hill last week they believe the emails might still be retrievable.