White House: Other administrations kept emails confidential too

Published October 14, 2016 6:37pm ET



The White House’s refusal to release emails between President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton follows a precedent set by previous administrations, Obama spokesman Eric Schultz asserted Friday.

Presidents are allowed, as Obama has in this case, to invoke executive privilege over internal administration communications during their tenure.

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