希拉里私人電郵事件被指引發安全風險
Hillary Clinton created “security risks” by using a personal email account and private email server when she was secretary of state, according to a sharply critical report by the state department that could hound her in the tightening presidential election campaign.
美國國務院一份措辭嚴厲的報告稱，希拉里•克林頓(Hillary Clinton)在擔任國務卿期間使用個人電子郵件賬戶和私人電子郵件服務器的行爲，引發了“安全風險”，這件事可能在緊張的總統競選中困擾她。
The department’s inspector-general, an internal watchdog, said Mrs Clinton had not sought legal approval to conduct official business on the server she installed in her New York home. It also said security officials would not have sanctioned the practice in part because of “the security risks of doing so”.
美國國務院的內部監督部門——國務院監察長辦公室表示，希拉里並沒有就利用其安裝在紐約家裏的服務器處理公務尋求法律批准。報告還稱，安全官員不會批准這種做法，部分原因就在於“這麼做的安全風險”。
Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential candidate, has used Mrs Clinton’s use of the private email server as fodder for attacks against an opponent he has dubbed “Crooked Hillary”. An average of polls shows Mr Trump narrowly leading his Democratic rival.
基本鎖定共和黨總統候選人提名的唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)，已經把希拉里使用私人電郵服務器當作把柄，攻擊這名被他戲稱爲“不誠實的希拉里”的政治對手。最近幾項民調的平均結果顯示特朗普小幅領先他的民主黨對手。
Although the email controversy has raged for months, the findings are the first conclusions from an official investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is still conducting its own inquiry, which could ultimately lead to criminal charges. In recent weeks, the FBI has interviewed top Clinton aides, including longtime adviser Huma Abedin, but has yet to interview Mrs Clinton.
雖然這場電郵爭議已經發酵了幾個月，但這是官方調查首次作出定論。聯邦調查局(FBI)仍在進行調查，最終可能導致刑事指控。最近幾周，FBI對希拉里的高級助理進行了問訊，包括長期顧問胡瑪•阿貝丁(Huma Abedin)，但尚未對希拉里本人進行問訊。
Brian Fallon, her campaign spokesman, said while Republicans would use the report to attack Mrs Clinton, it proved her “use of personal email was not unique, and she took steps that went much further than others to appropriately preserve and release her records”.
希拉里競選團隊發言人布賴恩•法倫(Brian Fallon)表示，儘管共和黨方面將利用這份報告來攻擊希拉里，但報告證明她“不是使用個人電郵的唯一官員，而且她採取了相關步驟，在妥善保存和交出自己的記錄方面比其他人到位得多”。
While the report found no evidence of illegal activity, the conclusions will fuel concerns within her own party that Mrs Clinton is perceived as untrustworthy. A recent CBS-New York Times poll found two-thirds of voters do not believe Mrs Clinton is “honest and trustworthy” — though a similar number said the same thing about Mr Trump.
雖然這份報告沒有發現違法活動的證據，但它得出的結論會加劇民主黨內部的擔憂，即希拉里給人的印象是不可信任。哥倫比亞廣播公司-紐約時報(CBS-New York Times)最近進行的一項民調發現，三分之二的選民不認爲希拉里是“誠實和可信任的”，儘管近似比例的選民對特朗普也有相同看法。
Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman, said the report proved that Mrs Clinton “hasn’t been telling the truth since day one”.
共和黨全國委員會(RNC)主席雷恩斯•普瑞巴斯(Reince Priebus)表示，這份報告證明希拉里“從第一天開始一直沒有說真話”。
While previous secretaries of state, including Colin Powell, used personal email for business on occasion, Mrs Clinton was unique in relying on a private server. The investigation said she should have turned over her work-related emails when she stepped down in 2013. She did not provide them until 2014, after intense public pressure.
儘管以往的國務卿——包括科林•鮑威爾（Colin Powell，2001年至2005年擔任小布什政府國務卿——譯者注）——偶爾利用個人電子郵件開展公務，但希拉里在依靠私人服務器方面是唯一的。調查稱，她本應在2013年離職後馬上移交與工作相關的電子郵件。結果她只是在受到強烈輿論壓力後，在2014年才交出這些郵件。
Mrs Clinton has repeatedly defended her actions, saying she never emailed any information marked “classified”. The report said she had refused to be questioned as part of its investigation.
希拉里一再辯解自己的行爲，稱她從未通過電子郵件發送任何標有“機密”的信息。報告稱，她拒絕作爲調查的一部分接受質詢。
Though the FBI probe is not expected to lead to criminal charges, James Comey, the FBI director, recently said he felt “pressure” to finish the investigation given its political ramifications.
雖然FBI的調查預計不至於導致刑事指控，但該局局長詹姆斯•科米(James Comey)最近表示，他感受到“壓力”，要求他考慮該案的政治影響，儘快完成調查。
Even if the justice department decides not to prosecute based on the FBI findings, Mrs Clinton faces other probes. Her campaign hopes all of the probes will be wrapped up ahead of the election to damp the attacks from Mr Trump.
即使司法部決定不根據FBI的調查結果提起公訴，希拉里還面臨着其他調查。她的競選團隊希望，各項調查都能在大選之前落下帷幕，以便抵擋特朗普的攻擊。
