Her spokesman insists she 's ready to testify in public about 'email-gate ' First step would be a recorded and transcribed interview with lawmakers and their lawyers . Capitol Hill chairman of committee investigating 2012 Benghazi terror attacks wants a third-party expert to examine Clinton 's email server . Clinton has refused , with her lawyer admitting she had wiped it clean . Republicans demand an interview by May 1 , a deadline that could complicate Clinton 's plan to announce a presidential run . White House distances itself from the conflict , putting responsibility on Clinton to butt heads with Republicans on GOP .
Her spokesman insists she 's ready to testify in public about 'email-gate ' First step would be a recorded and transcribed interview with lawmakers and their lawyers . GOP chairman of committee investigating 2012 Benghazi terror attacks wants a third-party expert to examine Clinton 's email server . Clinton has refused , with her lawyer admitting she had wiped it clean . Republicans demand an interview by May 1 , a deadline that could complicate Clinton 's plan to announce a presidential run . White House distances itself from the conflict , putting responsibility on Clinton to butt heads with Republicans on Capitol Hill .