her early in her term that private email could give her more control over her communications in the face of public inquiries . In January 2009 , according to the FBI , Clinton contacted Powell , who also used a personal email account during his time in office , to ask about his use of a BlackBerry . According to the FBI , Powell “ warned Clinton that if it became ‘ public ’ that Clinton had a BlackBerry , and she used it to ‘ do business , ’ her e - mails could become ‘ official record[s ] and subject to the law . ’ ”
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