On the May 21 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews suggested scandals showing Hillary Clinton as secretive and manipulative could actually be a plus:
“Franklin Roosevelt — probably the best President we ever had, certainly in the 20th century — was very secretive and manipulative, and we still thought he was a good President. So if Hillary Clinton is secretive, we know that, is that going to help us get any further here?”