A White House spokesman wouldn’t speculate Friday on whether Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton mishandled sensitive information as secretary of state.
“I’m just not aware of all the circumstances,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said after the State Department released emails Thursday night showing Clinton directed staffers to strip classified markings from some documents containing talking points, after they had trouble sending the papers via secure fax.
Earnest referred reports to the Clinton campaign “to get a better understanding of exactly what it says about the way that Secretary Clinton handles sensitive information,” when asked about the emails.
“It is not uncommon for the administration … to release redacted information that … otherwise would be subject to some classification,” in the issue of transparency, Earnest offered when asked whether the administration ever releases sensitive information.
Moments later the State Department said it’s unclear whether the email in question was classified or not, and said it had no more information about what happened.
