Lew Says He Didn’t Pay Attention to Clinton’s E-Mail Account
Jacob Lew, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, listens during a discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative CGI America meeting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, June 13, 2013
Photographer: Daniel Acker/BloombergHouse Republicans drew U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew into the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail account, with Lew saying he didn’t pay much attention to the address Clinton used while both of them worked at the State Department.
Lew, who was deputy secretary of state for management and resources in 2009 and 2010, said Tuesday he had no recollection of approving any request by Clinton to use personal e-mail. “I take responsibility for the operations that reported to me,” he said in response to a series of questions by Representative Scott Garrett, a New Jersey Republican, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on international financial issues.