Hillary Clinton Asks State Department to Release Emails to Public

Following criticism regarding emails sent from her personal email address, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has encouraged the State Department to release her emails to the public.

Clinton received criticism earlier this week when The New York Times published an article claiming that during her time as Secretary of State, Clinton used a personal email system, known as "clintonemail.com," to communicate official government business.

The former Secretary of State and likely 2016 presidential runner has received criticism from both Democrats and Republicans regarding the use of a personal email to conduct government business, saying it raises red flags regarding transparency and security issues.

Clinton then broke her 48-hour silence on the email controversy with a tweet Wednesday night that read: "I want the public to see my email. I asked State to release them. They said they will review them for release as soon as possible."

Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman, followed up on Clinton's tweet, saying the government agency will review the emails as promptly as possible.

"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," Harf said. "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."

Some questioning Clinton's motive in setting up a private email domain have called on an independent investigation to also be conducted to ensure Clinton did not pick and choose which emails the State Department may review.