NBC anchor Chuck Todd said on Sunday that only 27 percent of voters think Hillary Clinton is honest or straightforward.
"Just 27 percent of all voters and 52 percent of Democratic primary voters give Clinton a good rating on being honest and straightforward," Todd said on Meet the Press.
Clinton has justified her use of a private email server when she was Secretary of State, saying that government officials knew she used a personal account.
"It was fully above board. The people in the government knew that I was using a personal account," Clinton said.
Obama administration officials have contradicted Clinton’s claim. In a 60 Minutes interview, President Obama said he didn’t know that Clinton used a private server to conduct government business. Former Obama White House senior adviser David Axelrod also said he didn’t know that Clinton used a private server.
Many of Clinton’s statements about her private email scandal have been proven false.
Clinton first claimed that she turned over her emails to the State Department as part of a routine record-keeping request. That turned out to be incorrect.
In a press conference, Clinton said there was no classified material in her emails, but the State Department’s Inspector General issued a letter stating that several of her emails contained classified material. The Washington Free Beacon acquired a copy of the nondisclosure agreement Clinton signed warning against negligent handling of classified information.
The FBI is carrying out an investigation of Clinton and her private email server. The FBI recently announced that the investigation has been expanded.