Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is alleged to have used a private email exclusively during her entire tenure at the State Department, according to a report broadcast Tuesday on Fox News.
If found to be true, such an action could be a violation of U.S. federal law, and Clinton could be charged with mishandling classified information, or improper placement of classified materials, as was former General David Petraeus.
The former CIA director and general is pleading guilty to the charges, according to Fox News. He lied to FBI agents over whether he had given material to his biographer during questioning over the attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Clinton appears to be planning a run on the Democratic ticket for the White House in the 2015 presidential race; this charge may possibly affect that plan.