Gates defends Clinton over emails

Published May 1, 2016 5:09pm ET



Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates does not fault Hillary Clinton for using a unsecure, private email server that contained classified information.

“It is tough sometimes,” Gates said Sunday morning on ABC’s “This Week.” “If you don’t have any markings on a piece of paper, it is tough sometimes to tell whether it’s classified or not.”

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