Breaking: FBI Re-Opens Hillary Clinton Email Investigation
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FBI Director James Comey said that the Bureau is re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server just 11 days before election day.
Comey sent a letter to congress indicating that the FBI had discovered additional emails that were deemed relevant to the investigation and that the FBI’s agents were reviewing them. It is unclear how long the investigation could take or whether the emails contain classified information.
BREAKING NEWS → The FBI is reopening its investigation into Secretary Hillary Clinton.
My full statement ⇩ pic.twitter.com/LHfyg46dWk
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) October 28, 2016
“In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation,” said Comey. “I am writing to inform you that the investigative team briefed me on this yesterday, and I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.”
The FBI must conduct this investigation expeditiously, and thoroughly brief the American people of its findings in a transparent manner. https://t.co/2bmzJs6vl5
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) October 28, 2016
There is no word yet on what exactly led the FBI to find these emails or how they were discovered.
Earlier this year, the FBI found multiple classified emails on her server, which the director of the FBI called “extremely careless” but declined to prosecute for.
Just a thought: Maybe we ought to learn more before we rush to judgment about what the FBI is looking at and why.
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) October 28, 2016
The months-long investigation resulted in no charges against Clinton.
Speaker Paul Ryan said in response to the new investigation that the Democratic candidate “has nobody but herself to blame. She was entrusted with some of our nation’s most important secrets, and she betrayed that trust by carelessly mishandling highly classified information.”
Others have come to the Clinton’s defense, wondering why the FBI is doing this on such short notice before the election.
Worth noting, DoJ frowns upon investigators taking overt steps that could be seen as influencing an election… 1/3
— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) October 28, 2016
DoJ memo: "If faced with a question regarding timing of charges or overt investigative steps near the time of a primary or general…2/3
— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) October 28, 2016
"… please contact the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division for further guidance.'' 3/3
— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) October 28, 2016
The previous investigation was seen by many as a political cover-up, especially considering that previous instances of government employees mishandling classified information have resulted in firings and jail time.
Whatever the outcome, the Clinton campaign will be sure to have a response to the new investigation. We will continue to update this as new information becomes available.