article_snippet: When Department asked former Secretaries last year for help ensuring their emails were in fact retained, Department immediately said yes.
article_snippet: Both the letter and spirit of the rules permitted Department officials to use non-government email, as long as appropriate records were preserved.
article_snippet: Under federal law, emails sent and received by officials - such as the Secretary of State - are seen as government records.
article_snippet: emails are, therefore, required to be retained by the State Department.
article_snippet: In a statement, State Department deputy spokesman, Marie Harf, told DailyMail.com: 'State Department has long had access to a wide array of Secretary Clinton’s records - including emails between Clinton and State Department officials with state.gov accounts. '
article_snippet: Last year, State Department sent a letter to representatives of former secretaries of state requesting representatives of former secretaries of state requesting they submit any records in their possession for proper preservation as part of our effort to continually improve our records preservation and management submit any records in representatives of former secretaries of state requesting they submit any records in their possession for proper preservation as part of our effort to continually improve our records preservation and management possession for proper preservation as part of our effort to continually improve our records preservation and management.
article_snippet: In response to our request, his provided State Department State Department with emails spanning his time at State Department. '
article_snippet: After the State Department reviewed emails spanning her time at the Department, last month the State Department produced about 300 emails responsive to recent requests from the Select Committee. '
highlights_snippet: Aides 'eventually handed over emails to State Department 2 months ago'
  
highlights_snippet: But even then, 'emails to State Department chose which to release, handing over