Dem whip: Hillary should explain emails

Hillary Clinton should explain her exclusive use of private email while serving as Secretary of State, according to Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat.

“I’d like to hear her explanation,” he said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”  “I don’t know the answer and I think it’s only fair to say to Hillary Clinton, ‘Tell us your side of the story.’ ”

{mosads}Durbin said he agreed with fellow Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) who, during an appearance on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC, called for Clinton to address the controversy. Feinstein told Clinton to “step up and come out and state exactly what the situation is,” and added that as the presidential front-runner, “silence is going to hurt her.” 

Clinton has endured weeks of speculation since a New York Times article uncovered her use of private email, and a number of Republicans have accused her of trying to shield some of her emails from disclosure. 

The Clinton camp has been silent on the issue outside of one statement issued to the media, but she’ll reportedly address the situation during a press conference soon, according to multiple media reports.