Exclusive: U.S. to shift 50 staff to boost office handling Clinton emails

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/08/us-usa-election-clinton-statedept-exclus-idUSKCN0R82QG20150908


Politics | Tue Sep 8, 2015 6:21pm EDT

Exclusive: U.S. to shift 50 staff to boost office handling Clinton emails
WASHINGTON | By Arshad Mohammed

he U.S. State Department plans to move about 50 workers into temporary jobs to bolster the office sifting through Hillary Clinton's emails and grappling with a vast backlog of other requests for information to be declassified, officials said on Tuesday.

The move illustrates the huge administrative burden caused by Clinton's decision to use a private email address for official communications as secretary of state and a judge's ruling in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that they be released.

Clinton on Tuesday for the first time apologized for her use of private email, telling ABC News: "That was a mistake. I'm sorry about that." The news channel reported the comment before broadcast of the full interview at 6:30 p.m. ET.

    The extra staff will not work on the monthly, court-ordered release of Clinton emails, which are being handled by about 20 permanent, and 30 part-time, workers, officials said. The new staff will fill in for those workers and may also handle other Clinton FOIA requests.

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So do these 50 staff members have security clearance? The same as SoS? Do they have private emails as well? 

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and calls for workers to apply for reassignment for 9 to 12 months

Well that tells us right there how much longer this email ordeal will last. Until 9/16.

[EC]

So do these 50 staff members have security clearance? The same as SoS? Do they have private emails as well? 

Why would they need security clearance? After all, Her Thighness has assured us that there is nothing classified on there ....

[Oceander]

Why would they need security clearance? After all, Her Thighness has assured us that there is nothing classified on there ....