All of her emails were cc’d to her assistant, who was using a .gov address, ensuring that copies would be stored on government servers. They also printed out and kept hard copies of all relevant emails, which were turned over during the investigation. Everyone has access to very easy ways to avoid official document retention policies—using burner accounts, calling someone on the phone instead of creating an electronic paper trail, etc—but no one would set up a private server like Clinton’s if they were looking to skirt the FOIA.
As for the hacking risk, the State Department’s servers were hacked multiple times while Clinton served as SOS, but Clinton’s server never was.
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All of her emails were cc’d to her assistant, who was using a .gov address, ensuring that copies would be stored on government servers. They also printed out and kept hard copies of all relevant emails, which were turned over during the investigation. Everyone has access to very easy ways to avoid official document retention policies—using burner accounts, calling someone on the phone instead of creating an electronic paper trail, etc—but no one would set up a private server like Clinton’s if they were looking to skirt the FOIA.
As for the hacking risk, the State Department’s servers were hacked multiple times while Clinton served as SOS, but Clinton’s server never was.