White House Officials and Private Email Accounts

“All White House personnel have been instructed to use official email to conduct all government related work. They are further instructed that if they receive work-related communication on personal accounts, they should be forwarded to official email accounts.”

What Happens Going Forward?

There is no indication that any White House staff member will change their current email habits. Furthermore, there is no rule or law stating that they must. Whether or not officials used private emails remains unknown. However, as long as officials comply with the law, there shouldn’t be any problems.

According to NYT, their team reached out to the aforementioned White House officials, yet received no response. However, Ty Cobb, one of the White House lawyers, made the following statement regarding the investigation into various email accounts:

“I am dealing with honorable professionals and getting what I need. I am doing all I can to ensure the special counsel receives the materials they request.”