claim: regarding her state department email practices, "my predecessors did the same thing."
author: hillary clinton
evidence_1: may 27, 2016 ... former secretary of state hillary clinton has said that her decision to use a  private email account and server for government business while secretary of  state was “allowed” by the state department. she has said “my predecessors did  the same thing,” and insisted she “fully complied with every rule” in ...
evidence_2: may 31, 2016 ... hillary clinton is sticking to her defense that her use of a private email server  while secretary of state was "allowed," despite a critical independent audit ...  notably, she did not ensure that her work-related emails were preserved on the  state department system in real time, nor did she surrender them when ...
evidence_3: jul 6, 2016 ... the state department report found that clinton had violated rules in her use of the  private system: she did not conduct day-to-day business on a department  channel, did not consult information and security officers about the ... “my  predecessors did the same thing, and many other people in the government.
evidence_4: may 27, 2016 ... “my predecessors did the same thing.” ... hillary clinton has consistently relied on  the defense that the rules permitted her email practices. ... clinton has  maintained that she fulfilled her obligations to preserve federal records by turning  emails over (after the state department noted they did not have them) ...
evidence_5: jul 7, 2016 ... hillary clinton will not face criminal charges for her use of a private email server.  ... and clinton herself said that "my predecessors did the same thing. ... the state  department's inspector general addressed this point in its may report on clinton's  email practices, according to the post's carol morello and jia ...