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7 quirky emails on Hillary Clinton's server

  • Ben Affleck emails Clinton directly

    Hillary Clinton email on Ben Affleck, from State Department email release, Oct. 30, 2015 State Department

    On behalf of his charity, the Eastern Congo Initiative, filmmaker and actor Ben Affleck emailed Hillary Clinton about a security report on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on April 16, 2012. The report, according to Affleck, "describes a path towards greater security" for the DRC.

    Clinton forwarded Affleck's note to Johnnie Carson, her assistant secretary of state for African affairs, writing, "I'd like to respond to Ben Affleck. Pls advise. Thx."

    Carson's reply is largely redacted, but he told Clinton that he would have a draft of a response for her later that day.

    The next day, Clinton still hadn't received a draft from Carson. She sent him another email saying that she "would like to respond today."

    Carson emailed soon after, apologizing for the delay and enclosing his proposed email back to Affleck. The actual response to Affleck has been redacted by the State Department.

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