Jeb Bush discussed sensitive info on personal email account

Jeb Bush discussed troop movements and nuclear plant security, among other sensitive information, through a personal email account during his tenure as Florida governor, according to a Washington Post review of public documents.

A spokesperson for Bush called the emails "innocuous," noting that the former governor voluntarily released them.

The revelation comes amid intense scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a personal email account during her tenure in the State Department. Bush dinged Clinton over the email flap, saying "transparency matters." However, it took Bush seven years to release thousands of his own emails in compliance with Florida's public records rules.

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