Setting up a private email server was actually allowed by the official rules at the time. I have no idea why that was the case, but presumably they had some reasons for creating that exception. Honestly, that's the real question IMO.
PS: I also wonder how this worked in practice. I mean I would assume top officials spam rules where setup to ignore hillary@somerandomdomain.org due to spoofing if nothing else.
First I've heard of this rule/exception, got a link to any doc's validating this claim? If true, it flys in the face of everything on the books with regards to mandates/rules/regs for ensuring secure communications for high-level government officials.
Quite interested, as I've been watching this one closely, especially with regards to retro-active changes allowing for an escape from previously committed illegalities.
I fully expect a presidential pardon to be the end-game on this one.
Other government officials, and Secretaries of State before her, had also used private email for official business, and experts agree that this is allowed by federal law in case of emergencies.[25][8][26] The State Department declined to answer questions about whether the private system was widely known within the agency or officially approved.[21]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controve...
Because DoS's email system was crazy ancient at time (maybe still?), and the rules allowed the boss some leeway. In terms of security and government IT, 2008 was a long time ago.
PS: I also wonder how this worked in practice. I mean I would assume top officials spam rules where setup to ignore hillary@somerandomdomain.org due to spoofing if nothing else.