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Senate Republicans: Clinton emails ‘probably’ broke law

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011, file photo, then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hands off her mobile phone after arriving to meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands. Clinton emailed her staff on an iPad as well as a BlackBerry while secretary of state, despite her explanation that she exclusively used a personal email address on a homebrew server so she could carry a single device, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool/File)
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011, file photo, then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hands off her mobile phone after arriving to meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands. Clinton emailed her staff on an iPad as well as a BlackBerry while secretary of state, despite her explanation that she exclusively used a personal email address on a homebrew server so she could carry a single device, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool/File) FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011, file photo, then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hands off her mobile phone after arriving to meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands. Clinton emailed her staff on an iPad as well as a BlackBerry while secretary of state, despite her explanation that she exclusively used a personal email address on a homebrew server so she could carry a single device, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool/File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two high-ranking Republican senators are criticizing Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a personal email server, and one says Clinton likely violated federal law.

Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley says Clinton made a “great big mistake” by using a private email account for public business while she was secretary of state. Grassley tells Newsmax TV the use of a private server “probably violates the Freedom of Information Act” and national security laws.

Texas Sen. John Cornyn is No. 2 Republican in the Senate. Cornyn says he wants the State Department’s inspector general to investigate whether Clinton violated federal law or policy.

Clinton is a likely Democratic presidential candidate. She used a private email account and server during her tenure at State.