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FBI investigating Clinton-linked emails found during Anthony Weiner case

2016-10-28T13:27:19-04:00

FBI Director James Comey wrote in a letter today that the agency has discovered new emails that may be relevant to its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. In an unexpected development, The New York Times has since reported that the emails were found on devices belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her scandal-plagued husband Anthony Weiner.

New emails discovered by FBI

The letter, which was distributed to members of Congress, has little information, but Comey writes that the agency discovered the emails in the course of another investigation. Those emails, Comey writes, "appear to be pertinent" to the Clin …

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The FBI recommends not to indict Hillary Clinton for email misconduct

2016-07-05T11:15:54-04:00

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has completed its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server and is recommending that the Department of Justice not indict Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said in a press conference today. The recommendation is not binding, and the ultimate decision will be made by the Department of Justice. Still, the recommendation will likely clear longstanding questions that have dogged Clinton's presidential campaign for over a year.

The recommendation is the result of a painstaking investigation by the bureau, which uncovered a number of new details. The investigation determined that 110 e …

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Hillary Clinton sent classified info through personal email, according to government review

2015-07-24T13:26:45-04:00

According to a government review, Hillary Clinton sent at least four emails containing classified information through her controversial private email account while she was secretary of state, The Wall Street Journal reports.

At least four emails contained classified info

A letter sent to Congress yesterday from the inspector general of the Intelligence Community said information in four emails was designated as "secret." The inspector general's review found the classified information through an inspection of 40 emails, meaning many more could still exist in the thousands of other emails Clinton sent, according to the Journal.

The Clinton ca …

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Hillary Clinton under scrutiny at Department of Justice for use of private email

2015-07-24T04:11:29-04:00

Two government inspectors have asked the Department of Justice to examine whether whether Hillary Clinton misused sensitive information on the private email account she used during her tenure as secretary of state, Reuters reports. The referral was filed by two inspectors general, though the Justice Department has not decided whether it will launch an investigation. The latest characterization of the DOJ's action disputes a New York Times report from earlier today that said the inspectors had requested a criminal investigation.

The referral comes amid an ongoing State Department review of Clinton's private email account, which she used for …

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Hillary Clinton campaign posts 3,600-word explainer of private email scandal

2015-07-14T10:20:04-04:00

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails are now a big enough issue that they merit an official 3,600-word fact sheet. Today, the campaign put up its own gigantic explainer, covering why the former secretary of state stored mail on a private server instead of an official State Department account, whether that server violated government transparency policies, and how she decided what to hand over for public release.

The fact sheet aggregates news coverage, quotes from Clinton's speeches, and known statistics. It repeats, for example, that she "opted to use her personal email account as a matter of convenience." Clinton once again says …

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Judge tells State Department to release Clinton emails in batches

2015-05-19T14:21:42-04:00

That news this morning about Hillary Clinton's private email server, which she used instead of an official State Department address? That the department would be releasing 55,000 pages of her emails in January of 2016? That may no longer be true. Vice News, which previously filed a FOIA request for the emails, now reports that Judge Rudolph Contreras of the DC District Court has ordered the State Department to create a schedule to release the emails on a rolling basis.

They'll also have to set a specific date for the emails relating to the 2012 attacks on a US compound in Benghazi, Libya - a major point of contention between Clinton and som …

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Judge rejects plan to release Hillary Clinton’s private emails in 2016

2015-05-19T09:50:21-04:00

Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account has raised many transparency concerns - and at least a few lawsuits. After news broke, outlets filed Freedom of Information Act lawsuits to quickly obtain the emails, and in response to one, the State Department proposed a date for the documents' release: January 15th, 2016. But a judge has rejected that plan, instead ordering the department to release emails as they become available.

Vice News sued the State Department for the emails and other documents, and on Monday, the department proposed the date in a court filing. The department said the records were "voluminous, and due to the breadth …

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Congress reportedly asked Hillary Clinton about private email in 2012

2015-04-15T09:11:48-04:00

Congressional investigators asked Hillary Clinton whether she used a private email account - a decision that has come under fire in the past month - back in 2012, The New York Times reports. The Times says it has obtained a December 2012 letter from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), then chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In the letter, Issa asks whether Clinton or any other senior official at the State Department used a personal email address for official business, and if so, whether the agency had requirements for turning over documentation of work messages sent through personal accounts.

According to the Times, the …

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AP sues State Department to speed up release of Hillary Clinton’s emails

2015-03-11T11:52:50-04:00

A day after Hillary Clinton defended her decision to use a private email account for official government correspondence, the Associated Press is ratcheting up the pressure to release her messages. The AP said today that it's filing a lawsuit against the State Department, requesting access to emails that could shed light on her tenure as Secretary of State. Among other things, it's looking specifically for Clinton's full schedule and calendar, conversations with advisers who will be instrumental in her presidential campaign, and any messages regarding NSA surveillance and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.

"At no time … has the Sta …

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Hillary Clinton says she used private email as ‘a matter of convenience’

2015-03-10T15:24:21-04:00

In a press conference, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has explained her decision to route all emails through a personal account housed on a private server, and reiterated a promise to publicly release any work-related messages. "When I got to work as Secretary of State, I opted for convenience to use my personal email account, which was allowed by the State Department, because I thought it would be easier to carry one device for my work and personal email instead of two," she said after a speech at the United Nations. "At the time, this didn't seem like an issue."

This, Clinton maintains, was explicitly allowed at the time she to …

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