Chuck Todd: Hillary’s Goal Is Simply Enabling Democrats To Defend Her

ROBERTS: "So, Chuck, you hear George Pataki talking about the judgment. And that is one of the bigger questions about why the secretary would do this. What is the mindset?" 
TODD: :And that is the question. Can she answer the question? Why did she do it? Convenience is not a satisfactory answer. And some around her quietly are making the case that her server perhaps was more secure than state. I don't think you will hear publicly her make that argument but behind the scenes some are making that argument. I don't think that will fly. The initial question of why, beyond -- the obvious answer to many of us is about controlling disclosure. We know there are disclosure laws and we know she controlled the letter of law but on the disclosure, how forthcoming is she on why? And is there an action. It is one thing if it is explanation and deflection, that is Clinton circa 1990s. If there is an explanation and action and in this case meaning giving access to the server to the State Department I.G. To decide what belongs to the government or what doesn't and giving the archives -- the national archives the access to the server, does she provide access to the server to a third party entity to clear up this idea that -- that they alone are deciding what gets disclosed or not. So the question for me and what will make her -- her goal today politically is to make Democrats feel like they can defend her."