Judicial Watch released nearly 300 pages of State Department records on Thursday, including an email that showed Clinton acknowledging security restrictions on her BlackBerry use and another in which Clinton declined to use a secure line to talk to an aide.
In a Feb. 27, 2009, email from Clinton to Dr. Mark Hyman, a health care advocate, the secretary of state told him that she had not replied to a prior email because she was not allowed to use her BlackBerry in her State Department office.
“I’m so sorry but I’m just seeing this (no blackberry contact permitted in my office),” wrote Clinton.
Unsecured cell phone use is not permitted in certain areas of the State Department where classified information is discussed, including Clinton’s office on “Mahogany Row.” Clinton reportedly continued to use her unsecured BlackBerry after she started at the State Department in early 2009, while her aides unsuccessfully lobbied to get her a secure BlackBerry-like device.
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