Intuitively, it feels that those emails aren&#x27;t official government records.  But according to the law, they actually are official records. [1]<p>All government employees and contractors undergo annual records retention training that requires them to be aware of the obligation to retain relevant communication for the required time period.  It even breaks down what emails should be deleted and which ones should be retained. [2]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politifact.com&#x2F;truth-o-meter&#x2F;article&#x2F;2015&#x2F;mar&#x2F;12&#x2F;hillary-clintons-email-did-she-follow-all-rules&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politifact.com&#x2F;truth-o-meter&#x2F;article&#x2F;2015&#x2F;mar&#x2F;12&#x2F;...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.archives.gov&#x2F;records-mgmt&#x2F;bulletins&#x2F;2014&#x2F;2014-06.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.archives.gov&#x2F;records-mgmt&#x2F;bulletins&#x2F;2014&#x2F;2014-06....</a>