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Controversy over Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email account at The State Department

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 23:  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a during a round table event to launch the "Talking is Teaching: Talk Read Sing" campaign at the  
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute on July 23, 2014 in Oakland, California.  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched the "Talking is Teaching; Talk Read Sing" campaign in partnership withToo Small to Fail and the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Foundation that encourages parents and caregivers to close the word gap by talking, singing and reading to children every day from the birth.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a during a round table event to launch the "Talking is Teaching: Talk Read Sing" campaign at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute on July 23, 2014 in Oakland, California.
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Controversy over Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email account at The State Department

Hillary Clinton came under fire yesterday after the New York Times revealed that she exclusively used her personal email account while at the State Department.

Although her staff recently turned over thousands of pages of emails to comply with federal records keeping practices, critics say her use of a personal account was a serious breach in government accountability. But is it a violation of the law? How common is it for other government officials to use a personal server? And what does this mean for Clinton’s presidential bid?

Guests:

Chris Lehane, a democratic political consultant and partner in the strategic communications firm Fabiani & Lehane.

John Wonderlicha policy director at the Sunlight Foundation, an advocacy group for government accountability