QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 4, 2015 -> 10:35 AM)
Wouldn't it be more logical for her to run her own server like a small business versus grabbing a gmail or hotmail account? That way she can control the security as she sees fit (obviously not good enough)? I'm failing to see the big problem here, at least with respect to having her own email server and address. If she's using the private email for her job, obviously that's the huge problem here, not just the fact that she has it in the first place.
All state business is supposed to be done through a .gov email address, which can be open to FOIA requests. She never even SET UP her .gov email account, so she was doing all business emails through this personal account.