article_snippet: President Obama has revealed President Obama heard the revelations Clinton used a private email account to conduct official state business at 'the same time as everybody else' when news reports surfaced.
article_snippet: In an interview with CBS News during President Obama trip to Selma, Alabama, President Obama defended the former Secretary of State and applauded the former Secretary of State decision to release the emails. '
article_snippet: I'm glad that Hillary's instructed that the emails need to be disclosed,' President Obama said, according to an excerpt of the interview released by the network.
article_snippet: Same time as everybody else': President Obama told CBDS News President Obama learned Clinton had used a private email account for  state business during Clinton tenure as Secretary of State when news reports surfaced .
article_snippet: Clinton, seen as the front-runner for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2016, said on Wednesday Clinton wanted the State Department to release the emails quickly. '
article_snippet: I think that the fact that Clinton is putting the emails forward will allow us to make sure that people have the information people need,' President Obama said in the interview released by the network, versions of which will be aired on Sunday morning on CBS. '
article_snippet: The policy of my administration is to encourage transparency, which is why my emails, the Blackberry I carry around, all those records are available and archived,' President Obama added.
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: Clinton tried to quell The growing controversy over Clinton's use of personal email for work while she was U.S. secretary of state late on Wednesday, saying Clinton wanted the State Department to release the emails quickly.
article_snippet: Clinton applauded the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic nominee for saying Clinton would release the emails following criticism . '
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: Described how he heard of the damning revelations in interview with CBS .
  
highlights_snippet: Applauded former Secretary of State for saying she would release emails .
  
highlights_snippet: Insisted that the policy of he administration is to encourage 'transparency'
  Controversy could overshadow Clinton's expected presidential campaign .