article_snippet: Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said staff believes Clinton's email practices were not a cause for concern, nor did State and White House officials break rules. '
article_snippet: There was nothing to get ahead of,' Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said. '
article_snippet: From the outset, the State Department has cautiously avoided declaring Clinton innocent of any wrongdoing while encouraging reporters to give Clinton the benefit of the doubt. '
article_snippet: So I’m not going to make a judgment about appropriateness or not,' Clinton said. '
article_snippet: Likewise, the Post's source at State said, 'the Post's source at State are not going to prejudge the outcome of the review of Secretary Clinton’s 55,000 pages of e-mails.'
highlights_snippet: Spokesman Nick Merrill said Clinton's staff believes Clinton's email practices were not a cause for concern, nor did Clinton's staff break rules .