Pence hands over AOL emails from time as Indiana's governor

[George II]

Source: Hartford Courant

August 5, 2017 1:07 AM
Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence has turned over emails from private AOL.com accounts he used to conduct official business while he was Indiana's governor.

The state's public records law generally requires state officials to preserve and make available correspondence or documents related to state business, with some exemptions. But Pence waited months to hand over the records — and only did so after his use of the private accounts was widely reported.

Attorneys for the vice president notified current Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's office in July that an electronic database containing the emails was handed over, Holcomb spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said.

"We delivered to you a complete electronic production of state records that were in the custody of Vice President Pence from during the time that he served as governor," attorney Karoline E. Jackson wrote in an email to the Republican governor's office. The email states that Pence's attorneys also provided guidance on emails and documents they believe could be withheld from release.

Read more: http://www.courant.com/nation-world/ct-mike-pence-emails-20170804-story.html

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What's this? A private account? Lock him up!

[Mrs. Overall]

1. Yep, lock him up. His emails.

[burnbaby]

2. did he use his own server

and then wipe it clean or is his info all in the clouds?

[Skittles]

19. I don't know, let's spend ten million dollars and find out

[cyclonefence]

3. AOL (smirk)

[d_r]

4. You've got mail

[lapucelle]

10. indeed...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood_Edwards

[lapucelle]

7. Meh.

AOL began its email service 1989-1991, whereas Gmail launched in 2004. Most people with an AOL address were using computers long before many millennial hipsters were even born. Even Yahoo predates Gmail.

An AOL email account functions nicely as a sort of online post office box address, especially since since the typical reaction is a snicker accompanied with a faulty set of assumptions. I wonder if Pence has other private accounts.

Pence is very, very crafty. He adopted a scoldly - folksy persona and parlayed it from local broadcasting into a successful political career. As governor, he accepted the ACA medicare expansion, but added a conservative twist to keep his base happy. He was the bottom half of a dirty ticket, but I doubt he left fingerprints.

And all the while, the smart set is laughing. What a tool He uses AOL!

Underestimate him at your own peril.

[PasadenaTrudy]

8. I still have

my Earthlink email acct!

[lapucelle]

9. An internet pioneer!

Young people are always amused by dial-up service stories.

Kids today, I tell ya!

[mainer]

15. I always hide my head when I tell people my AOL email address.

It's like saying "I'm at dinosaur.com."

And yet, AOL does what I want it to. And it confirms that I was hip way way back before anyone even knew what email was.

And besides, it's just too much work to contact everyone I know about an email change of address.

[lapucelle]

16. "And besides, it's just too much work to contact everyone I know about an email change of address."

Bingo.

Besides, at this point, AOL is the email version of normcore.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/fashion/normcore-fashion-movement-or-massive-in-joke.html

[SethH]

14. don't smirk, it's a religious restriction

AOL is the only ISP mentioned in the Bible.

[lapucelle]

17. Yes, but at least Moses

was able to use his name alone, without underscores, periods, or numbers.

[cyclonefence]

18. good one

[Blue Idaho]

5. ALL of them?

I doubt it.

[Qutzupalotl]

13. Your instincts are correct:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029419289

[Achilleaze]

6. Private email accounts are OK if you are a republican

the KGOP thinks of itself, and treats itself as special, way above the station of American proles..

[Iliyah]

11. It wouldn't surprise me if they were altered, some deleted and changed

with the help of outside forces.

[lark]

12. He didn't turn over all the emails?

Well, that 100% makes him guilty per his so-called boss.

LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!

[Hieronymus]

20. No surprise, Pence uses AOL.

[tazkcmo]

21. AOL?

Now THAT'S funny!

[Bengus81]

22. AOL...safe from hackers,they probably think it went out of business in the 90's