# What exactly did Hillary Clinton do that was so bad with the email scandal?

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> **[Here's How Hillary Clinton Downplayed Her Email Scandal](https://time.com/4208979/democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-email-scandal/)**
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> "That was a political ploy," she said

Did she do anything illegal? Was she not supposed to have a private email server? Sounds to me like she kept classified information under the cusp as much as possible. Isn’t that was she was supposed to do in the interest of national security?

I understand the GOP wants to tear her down as much as possible and this is more a political ploy than anything else, but why are they choosing this particular subject to get riled up about? Is there any evidence that she peddled classified information to the press or to US enemies?

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