President Trump in 2016 went so far as to say that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, should go to jail for her private email server. The reason? She had created a grave national security threat by allowing countries like China to possibly hack the server and gain access to sensitive information. He baselessly alleged that China had, in fact, done so and said it was “putting all of America and our citizens in danger — great danger.” He wrote on Facebook: “Clinton’s home email server that she lied to the American people about was a profound national security risk.”
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US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 17, 2018.
