Getty White House says got no advance notice of new FBI Clinton email review

The White House found out through media reports that the FBI would be reviewing additional emails related to its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private server as secretary of state, a spokesman said Friday.

“We got it through press reports,” principal deputy White House press secretary Eric Schultz told reporters during a gaggle aboard Air Force One.


FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to congressional committee chairmen earlier Friday informing them of new emails “that appear to be pertinent to this investigation.” He added that the bureau would review the emails to determine whether they contained classified information.

“We had that letter after it was made public,” Schultz said, “so we did not have advance warning.”

Schultz was unable to clarify the exact nature of the FBI's latest review.

“The president’s expectation is that all FBI efforts follow the facts wherever they lead,” he said.

The FBI’s announcement of the inquiry comes just 11 days before Election Day. Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta called on Comey to immediately release more details beyond his three-paragraph letter.

“It is extraordinary that we would see something like this just 11 days out from a presidential election,” Podesta said in a statement. “The Director owes it to the American people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining. We are confident this will not produce any conclusions different from the one the FBI reached in July.”