article_snippet: Pressed to give an accounting of the email practice's of someone he does keep tabs on - the president - Earnest declined to go into detail as he has in the past, invoking security precautions.
article_snippet: the president does take very seriously the requirements that the president is under based on the Presidential Records Act,' Earnest act. '
article_snippet: And I can tell you that, that all the emails the president sends are governed by the Presidential Records Act,' Earnest act and are properly maintained in accordance with the Presidential Records Act.'
article_snippet: As far as Clinton's records are concerned, Earnest acknowledged that the matter is not as simple as saying, cased closed, and moving on while putting the onus on the press to do just that.
article_snippet: As it pertains to Clinton's compliance with the Presidential Records Act, though, which requires Clinton to give the State Department copies of all Clinton government emails, he indicated that the White House had come to terms with the situation as the White House currently stands -  that Clinton's emails are out of the government's reach and only Clinton can choose to release Clinton's emails.
article_snippet: Seemingly exasperated with reporters' nearly endless questions about Clinton's emails, Earnest also deflected a question about whether the White House would offer up the the former cabinet official's conduct as an example of 'model' behavior given that Clinton violated State Department and administration guidelines that warn against using personal email for business purposes. '