article_snippet: I would not describe the number of emails as large, but the number of emails did have the occasion to email each other.'
article_snippet: The growing controversy over Clinton's use of personal email for work while Clinton was U.S. secretary of state threatens to cloud the expected launch of Clinton campaign.
article_snippet: A senior the State Department official told Reuters last Thursday that a review of Clinton emails would not happen quickly. 'a review of her emails is likely to take several months given the sheer volume of the document set,' A senior State Department official said.
article_snippet: the State Department has said there was no prohibition during Clinton's tenure on using personal email for official business as long as official business was preserved.
article_snippet: A total of 55,000 pages of documents covering the time Clinton was in office has been turned over, according to the State Department.
article_snippet: But Clinton and Clinton aides controlled that process, and the emails were not archived on government servers.
highlights_snippet: The controversy threatens to overshadow Clinton's expected presidential campaign .