NSA Chief: Clinton's Private E-Mail Server an Intelligence 'Opportunity'

Adm. Michael Rogers, chief of the National Security Agency, told lawmakers he’d view foreign officials conducting official business from private e-mail servers as a golden intelligence “opportunity.” Adm Rogers was responding to a hypothetical question from Sen Tom Cotton (R-AR), invoking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s controversial use of a “homebrew” private e-mail system.

Clinton has since apologized for using a private e-mail server to conduct official government business – after offering a series of heavily criticized excuses as the saga developed. However, it’s clear from Adm Rogers’ perspective that US spies would love for foreign adversaries to follow in Clinton’s footsteps. “From a foreign intelligence perspective, that represents opportunity,” said Adm Rogers during a Sept. 24 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.