Goodlatte: "It's terribly difficult" for Ivanka Trump to comply with e-mail standards

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The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Said Monday that it was "terribly difficult" for government officials such as Ivanka Trump to comply with the standards of the government. agency in secure communications when sending e-mails.

"When such things come up, it's important that people understand, they need to make sure they do what they can," Goodlatte said in an interview for CNN.

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"And as everyone knows, it's extremely difficult when you email many different things to make sure you're doing it according to the White House rules or wherever you are." added.

Goodlatte also suggested that President Donald Trump's daughter uses a personal email account to conduct government business – first reported by POLITICO last year – was "very different" from the private messaging server, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, employed during her time at Foggy Bottom.

"I think, of course, that it's very different to send private emails on topics that are not classified information," Goodlatte said. "Penal sanctions are imposed for that, you have classified information that has been misreported, as was the case for the allegation, and I think the facts confirm it, regarding Hillary Clinton."

Last week, the US president dubbed "false news" a separate report from the Washington Post that Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of e-mails to White House aides and cabinet officials from the United States. a personal email account.

"Just for you to understand, Ivanka Trump sent e-mails, they were not classified as Hillary Clinton," said the president last Tuesday, adding: "There was no suppression, no it is a false story.

Last week, the House Judiciary Committee summoned former FBI director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to testify at a closed meeting of the jury, including for handling the investigation. federal email on Clinton's e-mails.