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Ivanka’s Private Email Habit Reopens the Trump Hypocrisy File

A report on November 19 said Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of messages about official White House business in 2017. The disclosure instantly revived the exact kind of records-and-ethics argument Donald Trump spent years using as a cudgel against Hillary Clinton. The White House tried to minimize the problem, but the underlying facts handed critics a clean, familiar line of attack: rules for thee, archive for me.

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First recorded Nov 19, 2018·Meaningfully updated Nov 19, 2018

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Ivanka’s Private Email Habit Reopens the Trump Hypocrisy File

A report on November 19 said Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of messages about official White House business in 2017. The disclosure instantly revived the exact kind of records-and-ethics argument Donald Trump spent years using as a cudgel against Hillary Clinton. The White House tried to minimize the problem, but the underlying facts handed critics a clean, familiar line of attack: rules for thee, archive for me.

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Ivanka’s Private Email Habit Reopens the Trump Hypocrisy File

A report on November 19 said Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of messages about official White House business in 2017. The disclosure instantly revived the exact kind of records-and-ethics argument Donald Trump spent years using as a cudgel against Hillary Clinton. The White House tried to minimize the problem, but the underlying facts handed critics a clean, familiar line of attack: rules…

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