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She calls on the State Department to release her emails.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

3/5/15 12:05 AM EST

After two days of silence, Hillary Clinton weighed in on the controversy surrounding her use of a personal email address during her tenure as secretary of state late on Wednesday night, saying she had asked the State Department to release her emails.

I want the public to see my email, she tweeted after spending the night at a gala for her familys foundation. I asked State to release them. They said they will review them for release as soon as possible.

Clinton has in recent days faced serious scrutiny for her use of personal email accounts for State Department business, which was first revealed by the New York Times. Republicans have piled on, accusing Clinton of wanting to hide her communications while her allies insist her email use followed federal government rules.

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The former first lady and senator did not address the swirling questions at a gala in Washington on Tuesday, despite the hopes of some of her allies as the news made headlines and led cable news segments. Wednesdays late-night tweet, which came at 11:35 p.m. Eastern time, was her first public remark on the topic.

The State Department will review for public release the emails provided by Secretary Clinton to the Department, using a normal process that guides such releases, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf emailed reporters shortly after Clintons tweet. We will undertake this review as quickly as possible; given the sheer volume of the document set, this review will take some time to complete.

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