new york hillary clinton break government rule use private email server without approval work u.s. secretary state internal government watchdog say wednesday long-awaited report state department inspector general first official audit controversial arrangement make public highly critical clinton use server home immediately fuel republican attack clinton democratic front-runner already acrimonious presidential race report also find problems department record-keeping practice clinton tenure undermine clinton early defenses email likely add democratic anxieties public perceptions candidate majority voters say clinton dishonest accord multiple poll report conclude clinton would allow use server home ask department officials charge information security report say staff late raise concern tell keep quiet several suspect hack attempt 2011 never report department information security officials breach department rule say crook come donald trump presumptive republican presidential candidate say clinton campaign rally anaheim california add report find good clinton campaign disagree say report rebut republican criticism inspector general office examine email record-keeping five secretaries state democratic republican john kerry current officeholder predecessors madeline albright colin powell condoleezza rice agree speak inspector general investigators clinton one decline interview aid report contradict clinton repeat assertion server allow permission need several inquiries continue include u.s. justice department investigation whether arrangement break laws inspector general report cite longstanding systemic weaknesses state department record predate clinton tenure find problems email record-keeping predecessors particularly powell fail comply federal record act single clinton decision use private server home chappaqua new york government business oig find evidence secretary request obtain guidance approval conduct official business via personal email account private server report say use abbreviation office inspector general report say clinton discuss arrangement department security technology officials officials tell investigators would approve exclusive reliance personal email account conduct department business reason officials say breach department rule present security risk state department spokesman mark toner say would challenge find tell reporters department aware hack attempt clinton server evidence successful two lower-level information technology officials try raise concern clinton email arrangement late 2010 supervisor clinton office instruct never speak secretary personal email system report say supervisor tell department lawyers approve system inspector general office say find evidence true brian fallon clinton spokesman say report rebut criticisms clinton make political opponents report show problems state department electronic recordkeeping systems longstanding precedent someone position state department email account arrival successor say statement address report criticism clinton use private server something secretary state do democrats include fundraisers clinton campaign say report reveal nothing new dig dig dig amy rao chief executive data company integrate archive systems clinton fundraiser say interview compare investigation probe clintons face 1990s trust whitewater current secretary state kerry ask steve linick state department inspector general investigate clinton email arrangement come light last year president barack obama appoint linick role 2013. republicans use clinton email practice suggest try hide government record scrutiny public-access laws republican national committee chairman reince priebus say statement find late chapter long saga hillary clinton bad judgment break federal rule endanger national security clinton email server break government rule watchdog find