The Republican party is still using Hillary Clinton’s private email server snafu as a means to question her trustworthiness and qualifications as commander in chief. But the Democratic presidential nominee has had her closest allies come to bat for her. On the heels of her husband calling out the FBI, Clinton’s vice presidential selection, Tim Kaine, has come forward to dispel claims she’s not trustworthy. In fact, Kaine stopped by Today to say he has Clinton’s back. When Savannah Guthrie questioned the Virginia senator over a few Clinton statements about her email that weren’t true, he said people are possibly misinterpreting what she is saying:
“Well, here’s what I’ve heard her say. I’ve heard her say, ‘I made a mistake, and I’ve learned something from it. And I wouldn’t do it again, and I apologize’ … Listen, if you asked somebody a question 150 times or 200 times, you’re gonna be able to find that they don’t use exactly the same word every time, and there’s gonna be variations, and then people are gonna play on those.”
Kaine was adamant he was in Clinton’s corner and seemed, much like the former secretary of state, weary of answering the same question a couple hundred times. He suggested the public should be allowed to see the FBI notes Congress has seen in order to put an end to the conversation. This has been a topic that has dogged Clinton for the past year and been Trump’s bread and butter on the campaign trail. The conversation doesn’t seem to be simmering any time soon, and Clinton’s camp may need to have a game plan on how to address it during the presidential debates.
Meanwhile, the New York Times notes that there’s likely classified information in these notes, which “is being provided with the expectation it will not be disseminated or disclosed without F.B.I. concurrence.” So, it may not matter that Kaine is supporting a public release that may never happen, but he’s still providing a unified front with his running mate.
(Via New York Times & NBC)