Kerry says he wouldn’t let State Dept. staff use private email

By Sarah Bedford
Published February 23, 2016 6:36pm ET
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Kerry says he wouldn’t let State Dept. staff use private email
"We have very specific procedures in place in the department," Kerry said when pressed on whether he would allow his officials to use private emails. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday he would not allow his State Department staff to use a private email server for their official communications.

Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry was forced to defend his handling of the controversy over his predecessor Hillary Clinton’s decision to use a personal server to shield her work-related emails.

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