article_snippet: Clinton has handed over 55,000 pages of emails to State Department following the revelations.
article_snippet: This could include personal information of State Department officials or members of the public, business secrets, plus ongoing investigations or records about visa or asylum applications.
article_snippet: The cable was signed Clinton, but The cable is not apparent whether Clinton was aware of The cable content as many official memos would bear Clinton name if Clinton was in Washington at the time.
article_snippet: Clinton has been forced to hand over 55,000 emails as a result of a House of Representatives investigation into the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, pictured .
article_snippet: House of Representatives press secretary Josh Earnest was questioned on Clinton email policy .
article_snippet: Clinton's critics fear Clinton has been able to control what information will be made public as Clinton will have control over the data.
article_snippet: Under the Freedom of Information Act, the government can censor or withhold emails to protect information that would hurt national security, violate personal privacy or expose business secrets or confidential decision-making in certain areas.
article_snippet: It wasn't clear whether the State Department would automatically apply those provisions to the State Department review of Clinton's emails, or use the State Department discretion to release even emails that might be covered under those exemptions.
article_snippet: Withholding emails merely because Withholding emails might be embarrassing or expose government incompetence or malfeasance is not permitted under the Freedom of Information Act's guidelines.
article_snippet: More than 11,000 people have sought access to Clinton's emails under the Freedom of Information Act since the use of a private system has been revealed.
highlights_snippet: The former Secretary of State has now released 55,000 pages of emails .