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FBI: Records from Clinton's email server being held as 'evidence'

www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 6/8/16 11:28 AM | By Sarah Westwood

Posted on by Red Badger

FBI agents have confirmed that they recovered records from Hillary Clinton's private server and other electronic devices, but won't reveal any details about those records because that information is being treated as "evidence" in a "pending investigation."

"[A]ll of the materials retrieved from any electronic equipment obtained from former Secretary Clinton for the investigation are evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value," the FBI said in documents filed with a federal court Monday.

While media reports last year suggested the law enforcement agency had some success pulling potentially deleted emails off Clinton's private server, which it seized in August, the FBI had previously shied away from confirming the existence of recovered records. It also hadn't revealed any details about what was being considered "evidence" in its high-profile investigation.

"Due to the sensitive nature of the investigation, the number of FBI personnel involved in and having knowledge of the pending investigation is limited," the FBI said in the filings.

The FBI argued that disclosing even the number of records it has pulled off Clinton's server, thumb drive or other unnamed devices "could reasonably lead to the public identification and compromising of potential witnesses, as well as defensive actions to conceal activities, elude detection, and/or suppress or fabricate evidence."

The details were revealed through filings in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Vice News against the FBI in search of records related to its investigation of Clinton's private email use.

While the FBI asked a federal judge to allow it to keep information about its probe secret, including a pair of emails sent between FBI and State Department officials, the law enforcement agency did reveal its investigation is focused on a "security referral made for counterintelligence purposes" by the inspector general of the intelligence community.

That detail was the latest to undermine Clinton's repeated argument that the investigation is a routine "security review," and suggests the FBI is looking into the specific mishandling of classified intelligence.

In March 2015, Clinton claimed she had deleted roughly 30,000 emails off her private server because she had deemed them personal in nature. Her legal team submitted another 30,000 "work-related" messages to the State Department in December 2014.

But the FBI's most recent admission may cast further doubt on her claim that every government communication was included in the batch of records she surrendered in 2014.



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To: Red Badger

Yawn. Nothing to see here folks. Just move along please.



by 2 posted onby buckalfa (I am feeling much better now.)

To: Red Badger

Her Serene Majesty Hillary has described this as “a security review,” so the FBI’s court filing is obviously in error. Probably as a result of the VRWC.



To: Red Badger

indict her ass TODAY ! If this present regime tries to coverup and stonewall this

and let an election go forward , like they did with Obama and Benghazi , there is going to be a revolution in this country . Get ready



To: buckalfa

A court battle over the evidence, which is sure to slide past the election. How convenient!



To: LeoWindhorse

I WISH there would be a revolution in this country. Sad fact of the matter is, most people will yawn, and then turn on the next episode of Modern Family.



To: Red Badger

Evidence of what? That she’s the smartest woman in the world breaking glass ceilings? /s



To: Red Badger

>>FBI: Records from Clinton’s email server being held as ‘evidence’ Big deal. They’ve dragged their heels through the whole primary season. Now that she is the presumptive nominee, they can issue a statement that they “won’t proceed during the election process because that would interfere with a free and fair election”, which will imply that they have something but will turn the election into a “win or go to jail” proposition for her. The Hillary voters will still vote Hillary. The media will proclaim that the issue is closed and “let’s get on with the business of electing a president” and the boxes of “found” ballots will be prepared for election day.



by 8 posted onby Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)

To: Red Badger

She broke the law but she didn’t commit a crime!



by 9 posted onby Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)

To: Red Badger

If the FBI can be kept honest she’s toast toast smoked up toast.



To: Red Badger





Hillary's IT guy is seeking 5th Amendment protections. He had it all working fine.

by 11 posted onby SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)

To: buckalfa

why the delay? Just curious. If you give her a pass now she can have a good weekend. By the way , you at the FBI may want to watch Trump list her crimes next week. You might have a pencil and note pad handy. You will need several pages tp write on.



To: Blood of Tyrants

LOL!



To: Red Badger

in a "pending investigation." Wait a minute now, isn't this an ongoing investigation?



by 14 posted onby DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)

To: Red Badger

—— a “security referral made for counterintelligence purposes” —— hmmm.... the world knows what Hillary e mailed BTW...... in journospeak, the FBI admitted but in reality the FBI declared



by 15 posted onby Thibodeaux (leading from behind is following)

I still believe my 2 year old prediction will come to pass. At the convention, Hitlary will pick Fauxcahontis as Veep. At some point during the election when even the powers that be in the Dem party finally fully recognize that Trump is going to kick their asses, will get rid of Hitlary somehow, and then Fauxcahontis will rise like the phoenix from Hitlary’s ashes, and the media will organize the fastest meteoric rise of a candidate of all time, and she will siphon back a large percentage of the Bernie kiddies from Trump.



by 16 posted onby dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)

To: Red Badger

Using the FBI as a tool to provide exhausting suspense and resigned frustration.



To: Red Badger

LE theater....



To: Red Badger

They are investigating the Clinton Crime foundation. The emails she deleted were related to her quid pro quo for the foreigners and the “campaign contributions” and “speaking fees”.

They have those deleted emails and are building a case, but my gut tells me no indictment and half, most of America will still vote for her and not care. Until their in jail or dead because of her, they won’t care.



by 19 posted onby thirst4truth (America, What difference does it make?)

To: Red Badger

She’s a Clinton, nothing will happen.



by 20 posted onby wastedyears (I'm actually going back to school. I kinda don't believe it.)

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