and democrats for her history of secretive and contradictory behavior. Most recently,

she has been plagued by rumors of indictment for possible violations concerning government

e-mails. This is nothing new for Clinton, who has been marred by controversy throughout

her decades-long political career. So we wanted to know, What are Hillary Clinton’s biggest

controversies?

Well, Clinton’s most recent and arguably most consequential scandal is her use of a

private email server, from 2009 to 2013, as Secretary of State. The private server, which

was installed in her home, was allegedly used to conduct official government business, instead

of using a secured government server, as is required by State Department regulations.

The New York Times reported that Clinton’s aides did not preserve her emails in accordance

with the Federal Records Act, as well as other potential violations of the law. Moreover,

when Clinton was asked to turn over her emails in order to investigate the 2012 Benghazi

terrorist attack, she deleted thirty thousand emails deemed too personal, and allegedly

wiped her private server.

In fact, the Benghazi investigation is another major controversy for Clinton. In this incident,

Islamic extremists in Libya attacked two US compounds, killing four Americans. At the

time, Clinton was Secretary of State, and was thus responsible for overseeing security.

Critics say Clinton neglected the safety of the Benghazi compounds, as they were left

with a number of security failures, like a weak perimeter and broken video surveillance.

The compounds’ request for additional security in the weeks leading up to the attack went

unfulfilled.. Many republicans hold Clinton ultimately responsible for the event, and

even accuse her spinning the attacks as spontaneous when she knew they were planned. The House

Committee has since held dozens of hearings, including one that lasted 11 hours. Clinton

claimed responsibility for the security failures, but continues to deny a cover up. Despite

an end to the investigation, Clinton is still hounded by these accusations.

Perhaps one of the biggest criticisms that plague Clinton today is her close ties to

Wall Street. During the 2016 presidential race, she has come out against the banking

industry and promised significant reforms. However, in 2013 alone, Clinton received more

than 2 million dollars for speeches to big banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan

Stanley. In total that year, Clinton took in 8 and a half million dollars from speeches.

This has been a major talking point for her campaign rival, Bernie Sanders, who has pointed

to Wall Street’s total investment of $15 million dollars to Clinton’s Super PAC.

And this is just a few of the long list of controversies that have surrounded Clinton

since she entered the public eye in 1974. This presidential election will be the ultimate

test of whether or not she can rise above her controversies.

The Benghazi controversy has haunted Hillary for a while — check out our video at the

top for a more in-depth look at why she’s become the scapegoat for the attack. But Hillary

Clinton isn’t just made up of controversies, she’s had a long record as a politician,

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