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Hillary Clinton Aide Palmieri on E-Mail: 'She Didn't Really Think It Through'

“I've encountered this a lot in politics where people think that the answer is a lot more complicated than it really is,” the Democratic front-runner's spokeswoman says.

Palmieri: Hillary Clinton Really Didn’t Think It Through

When it comes to using a private server for her e-mails when she was secretary of state, Hillary Clinton “didn't really think it through,” according to her communications director. 

“I've encountered this a lot in politics where people think that the answer is a lot more complicated than it really is,” Jennifer Palmieri told With All Due Respect co-host John Heilemann in an interview on Wednesday. “She's answered this many times and she did have her own e-mail account. Others had done it before and it was just more convenient and she kept it like that, and she didn't really—that's the thing, she didn't really think it through.”