Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of 'the height of hypocrisy' after reports emerged that at least six senior officials, including Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, used private email accounts for White House business. Clinton, who faced intense scrutiny over her own private server use while secretary of state, said the revelations showed the criticism of her was baseless.
According to a New York Times report, aides Gary Cohn and Stephen Miller, as well as former staff members Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus, also used private accounts. Kushner's lawyer acknowledged he used a personal email for official business in the administration's early days. None are believed to have broken the law, as forwarding official emails to government accounts for archiving is permitted.
Clinton told Sirius XM radio: 'It is the height of hypocrisy... If they were sincere, you'd have Republican members of Congress calling for an investigation. I haven't heard that yet.' The reports have embarrassed Trump, whose campaign heavily criticised Clinton's email practices, with supporters chanting 'lock her up' at rallies.
House oversight committee chair Trey Gowdy and ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings have requested details of private email use by government employees. Clinton has previously said the FBI investigation into her emails, particularly James Comey's late intervention, was a key factor in her 2016 election defeat.
