William Cummings

USA TODAY

Hillary Clinton might have been president were it not for her use of a private email server.

And here she is reading that the running mate of the man who defeated her used a private email account to conduct official business as governor:

You might notice in the photo that the former secretary of State is reading the story, headlined "Pence used personal email in office," on the cover of Friday's issue of USA TODAY.

The Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network, broke the story Thursday that Vice President Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues. The Star acquired the emails in an effort that began in 2014.

Pence sharply criticized Clinton's use of a personal email server while serving as secretary of State under former president Barack Obama. But Pence said "there's no comparison whatsoever" between his emails and Clinton's. He accused Clinton of "mishandling classified information" and "destroying the emails when they were requested by the Congress," while saying he, on the other hand, had "fully complied with Indiana's laws."

Where's Hillary? She just spoke to students at Wellesley and Harvard

Pence said all private emails used to conduct official business were transferred to the state as required by Indiana's public access laws.

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