WSJ’s Carol Lee: The White House Is ‘Not Happy’ About Clinton’s Private Server

MITCHELL: "What the president also said was that it was a mistake. Did he do her any favors in this answer?"
LEE: "It doesn't sound like it to me. It seemed to go out of his way not to do her any favors with his answer. He said he wasn't aware that she had a private server while she was secretary of state. He was asked as you showed in that clip, you know, whether it was a big deal or not and he wouldn't answer that question. He deflected. I think he made pretty clear that what happened was not something that he approves of and he also gave a classic answer deflecting to the American people to decide whether or not what she did passes muster with them."
MITCHELL: "As you know, a lot of people covering the White House have suggested, but you know very well, White House officials from the president on down are not happy about that private server."
LEE: "No, they're not, because this is a president that has prided himself and his administration on being quote, 'the most transparent administration in history'. This is not something that they wanted to have to answer questions about inside the White House repeatedly and it's been that way for months. You know, this is -- this has been a distraction from some of the other things that they would like to talk about, particularly you pay attention to the White House. The daily briefings have been dominated off and on by this question about the secretary's e-mail. So I don't think anyone inside the White House would say that they're happy about what she chose to do and clearly, the president's answer in that interview shows that he's not personally not happy about what she chose to do."