Beltway Confidential

The Pence email controversy is awkward as hell, but stop comparing it to the Clinton scandal

By Becket Adams
Published March 3, 2017 5:08pm ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
The Pence email controversy is awkward as hell, but stop comparing it to the Clinton scandal
What Pence did was legal, whereas Clinton has to account for the Presidential Records Act and Federal Records Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Vice President Mike Pence was unwise to use a personal email account when he served as governor of Indiana, but it’s a laughable to compare this new controversy to Hillary Clinton’s private email server scandal.

Pence used a private AOL email account to conduct official state business, and occasionally discuss homeland security issues, the Indianapolis Star reported Thursday evening.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Commentary Email Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton Emails Mike Pence Minusextra