Stein: Clinton Used Private E-mail as She ‘Probably Wanted to Avoid’ FOIA Requests

“Yeah. Well, you know, it seemed to me, having gone through them and read all about [indecipherable] such, was that -- she set up this private account for one of two reasons, perhaps both. The first was she wanted to talk shop, she wanted to talk politics and stay in touch with what was going on both in the White House and more broadly in the political landscape and a private account was probably the easiest way to do it because of all the complications that come with talking politics on the public account. And the second thing where she probably wanted to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests. Now that clearly has backfired, because she’s releasing on these e-mails. But that's what I was sort of reminded that when I was reading through these e-mails, is that so much politics, so much dishing, so many articles passed about what was happening in the White House and it remind you that she is inherently political. It’s not a bad thing. She’s a politician. But, you know, she took that political psyche to her -- to the State Department. That said, there was also a lot of work being done at late hours of the night. Those are my main take away.”