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| Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looks at a USA Today newspaper carrying an article about US Vice President Mike Pence’s use of personal email while in office |
A photo of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton glancing at a newspaper headline about US Vice President Mike Pence using private email has gone viral on social media, with thousands of people commenting on it.
Pence and others involved in the Republican presidential campaign last year criticized Clintonโs use of a private email server during her time as US Secretary of State.
Clinton was on an airplane traveling from Boston to New York on Friday when a fellow passenger snapped a photo of her glancing down at Fridayโs USA Today newspaper front page headline โPence used personal email in officeโ.
Penceโs use of an AOL email account was first reported by the Indianapolis Star on Thursday. It said Pence used the account, which was hacked last summer, at times to discuss sensitive matters and homeland security issues while he was governor of Indiana.
Pence said on Friday he had complied with Indiana laws in his use of the email account, and he had an outside attorney review his private email records and archive those related to state business.
During the campaign, US President Donald Trump and Pence said Clintonโs use of a private server broke the law and endangered national security โ complaints that led their supporters to chant โLock her up!โ at rallies.
The State Departmentโs internal watchdog said Clintonโs use of a private server broke department rules. The FBI reviewed her emails for classified material, but it found that no criminal charges were warranted.
