They have pretty much proven that they don't really understand how modern communication works. They have the "send trolls out to spread rumors and pick fights" part down pat, but that whole email thing seems to have eluded them.
"What? You mean my email server isn't really private or secure??"
We at Somd.com (and by "we" I mean David) have secured our servers hard and monitor them constantly for threats, and we STILL don't send sensitive information (passwords, credit card numbers, etc) via email. Our motto is, if you don't want the whole world to see it, don't send it through email. I raise my eyebrows that we have highly placed government officials who didn't know that.