Huma Abedin has been Hillary Clinton 's closest aide for years and is seen in Washington as the former secretary of state 's adopted daughter . MailOnline reported Wednesday that Abedin had a private address on an email server controlled by Clinton but never indexed by the State Dept . Judicial Watch agreed to drop a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over Abedin 's records last year after State said it had handed everything over . Comment: The emails were deleted, not because they contained classified information, but because she didn't want them released publicly. State Department 'does not oppose reopening the case , ' according to the new legal petition , and there could be at least NINE more like it .
Huma Abedin has been Hillary Clinton 's closest aide for years and is seen in Washington as the former secretary of state 's adopted daughter . MailOnline reported Wednesday that Abedin had a private address on an email server controlled by Clinton but never indexed by the State Dept . Judicial Watch agreed to drop a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over Abedin 's records last year after State said it had handed everything over . Court rules say the suit can be reopened for 'fraud ... misrepresentation or misconduct ' ; Judicial Watch filed papers on Thursday . State Department 'does not oppose reopening the case , ' according to the new legal petition , and there could be at least NINE more like it .