From the NYT just now:
“DORAL, Fla. Donald J. Trump said Wednesday that he hoped Russia had hacked Hillary Clintons email, essentially sanctioning a foreign powers cyberspying of a secretary of states correspondence.
They are taking the bait, again. They just can’t help themselves.
I would not expect the NYT to spin it in any way other than that.
Since Hillary's correspondence was done outside of the official government communications and security system which was not authorized or sanctioned by the United States government, I'd say it was not entitled to any status as protected information. Legally, it was fair game to be hacked by anyone and not a violation of any diplomatic protocols.
Please, somebody, make this argument.