Republicans subpoena Hillary Clinton's emails on Benghazi
Clinton's tweeted statement came hours after a congressional committee investigating the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, issued subpoenas for her emails.
The US House of Representatives' Select Committee on Benghazi demanded all communications from Clinton related to the incident, in which a US ambassador was killed.
The panel also sent letters to Internet companies telling them to protect any documents relevant to the ongoing investigation, Jamal Ware, communications director for the Benghazi committee, said in a statement.
Representative Trey Gowdy, the Republican chairman of the Benghazi panel, told reporters that within two weeks, he must either have the documents or a "really good explanation" for why they may be delayed.
Republicans have been scrutinizing Clinton's actions and communications surrounding the Benghazi attack, when Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed during an assault on the U.S. consulate. Republican lawmakers believe she did not do enough to ensure the safety of Americans in Libya.
Representative Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the Benghazi committee, said the Republicans' actions have led him to believe they simply want to attack Clinton. He noted that Colin Powell, the secretary of state under former President George W. Bush, a Republican, had used personal emails.
The email controversy appeared to have caught the Clinton camp off guard when it erupted.
In an appearance in Washington on Tuesday night, Clinton avoided the topic altogether in a 30-minute speech at a gala dinner for the Emily's List political organisation.
The State Department has defended Clinton, saying that at the time there was no prohibition on using a personal email account for official business as long as it was preserved.
But experts have called her use of personal email highly unusual in an era when most U.S. government electronic emails are archived, and that her practise possibly left her communications open to hacking.
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Republicans subpoena Hillary Clinton's emails on Benghazi