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WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential Republican presidential candidates are wasting no time in questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a personal email account during her time as secretary of state, rather than a government-issued email address.
Clinton's office says there was nothing illegal or improper about it.
But a spokeswoman for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says Clinton should "release her emails" if she "hasn't already destroyed them." Spokeswoman Kristy Campbell says that Bush -- who is considering a 2016 presidential campaign -- "believes transparency is a critical part of public service and of governing."
Former technology executive Carly Fiorina, another potential GOP presidential candidate, said the report "once again raises serious questions as to Hillary Clinton's definition of leadership." Fiorina asks if Clinton believes that "leadership can exist without transparency."
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154-v-27-(Martin Di Caro, AP correspondent)--Hillary Clinton's office is responding to reports she may have hampered efforts to archive official government documents by using a personal email account during her time as secretary of state. AP correspondent Martin Di Caro reports. (3 Mar 2015)
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APPHOTO WX105: FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington. Clinton used a personal email account during her time as secretary of state, rather than a government-issued email address. Deputy State Department spokesperson Marie Harf says the department asked former secretaries of state last year for records that should be preserved. In response to that request, Clinton provided emails from her time as the nation's top diplomat. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (12 Sep 2012)
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