FBI Releases Hillary Clinton Email Report (cnn.com)

The FBI released 58-pages documents on Friday detailing its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, and a summary of her interview with agents, providing the most thorough look yet at the probe that has dogged the campaign of the Democratic presidential nominee. CNN reports: Clinton repeatedly told the FBI she lacked recollection of key events. She said she "could not recall any briefing or training by State related to the retention of federal records or handling classified information," according to the FBI's notes of their July 2 interview with Clinton. Fallout from Clinton's use of a private email server continues to dog the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign, as her lead over her Republican counterpart Donald Trump has been cut in half since her post convention bounce last month, according to CNN's Poll of Polls released Thursday. Trump and other Republicans have stepped up their attacks connecting the emails to questions over whether Clinton gave preferential treatment to donors to her family's foundation. The bureau is making the information public in response to numerous Freedom of Information Act requests, including from CNN. "Today the FBI is releasing a summary of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's July 2, 2016 interview with the FBI concerning allegations that classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on a personal e-mail server she used during her tenure," the agency said in a statement. "We also are releasing a factual summary of the FBI's investigation into this matter."

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"could not recall"

[Anonymous Coward]

"could not recall any briefing or training by State related to the retention of federal records or handling classified information"

Funny, every one of us poor bastards who actually would go to jail over a classified release remembers the briefing distinctly. She, having had the statutory authority to determine what's classified or not with the stroke of a pen (Original Classification Authority) doesn't remember any of the training and couldn't be assed to declassify what she told her subordinates to email her. If she had any integrity, at all, she should shoot herself.

Re:"could not recall"

[sycodon]

I recall my training on confidential information when I entered the Defense Industry nearly thirty years ago. Hell, I remember the Food Safety course I took at age 17.

It's clear Hillary has some kind of Brain Injury issue going on.

Re:"could not recall"

[meerling]

The way the government does things, I can see someone gaining that kind of lofty position not getting a briefing on it. It's very common for them to assume that their new boss already knows it, despite them not having come up through the ranks and subsequently having had the briefings, training, and general experience that everyone else already had.
(I've seen a similar thing happen with the officers in the military at every base I was ever at, except there you sometimes had the additional difficulty that they always assumed they knew more than everyone else of a lower rank, even if their knowledge of that sites operations were less than a slicksleeve in that had been there less than 2 weeks.)

Re:"could not recall"

[_Sharp'r_]

Yup. She's either senile, incompetent or a pathological liar.

I vote for "all of the above"...

Doesn't recognize what classified markings look like, doesn't remember any of her briefings on it, losing her blackberry dozens of times...

Does anyone actually believe all this stuff? She's been conveniently "forgetting" things for 25 years, going back to the Whitewater FBI investigation interviews. It's a bit much to believe she has the worst memory ever, but only when it comes to things which are potentially damaging to her criminally and politically.

Don't get me started on the fact that the FBI conveniently released all this damaging information as a Friday-Before-Holiday news avoidance dump.

Re:"could not recall"

[kwbauer]

Yes. She sustained this injury early in her life. It is called "I am better than you" syndrome AKA "I am not one of the little people" syndrome.

Re:"could not recall"

[magarity]

if Americans vote for trump it'll be simultaneously the saddest thing and the most fucking funny thing that has ever happened.

It will probably be more like when Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota except on a national level. Endless complaining by the establishment on both sides but not much coming of it by the end.

Re:"could not recall"

[myid]

I recall my training on confidential information when I entered the Defense Industry nearly thirty years ago. Hell, I remember the Food Safety course I took at age 17.

It's clear Hillary has some kind of Brain Injury issue going on.

According to this article,

Mrs. Clinton told the FBI she couldn’t remember if she was ever briefed on preserving records, but said it may have happened in 2012, after she fell and suffered a concussion and had a blood clot.

“Based on her doctor’s advice, she could only work at State for a few hours a day and could not recall every briefing she received,” the agents wrote in their notes.

Clinton became Secretary of State in 2009. I doubt she got her briefing on preserving records in 2012.

Claiming that she can't remember things because of her concussion helps keep her out of legal trouble. However, it doesn't help her claim that her mind is healthy enough to be president. Well, maybe she'll say that her mind was messed up then, but that it's ok now.

Re:"could not recall"

[Kierthos]

I hate to break it to you, but something like 99% of politicians at state level and above have that same problem.

Honestly, I'm not sure if I even need the qualifier. I've met a couple city councilmen who thought they walked on water and that their feces was not odoriferous.

Re: "could not recall"

[WindBourne]

You were obviously home schooled in the Bible belt.

Re: "could not recall"

[ScentCone]

Things will be horrible shit for just about everyone if Trump is elected.

Because things are going SO well thanks to Clinton's policies and advice when she was Secretary of State? I wonder how a couple million Syrian refugees feel about that. Or the people now living in that shining bastion of liberty and peace, Lybia. No doubt you're thinking of the nice people in Crimea or Ukraine who are just thrilled to living where USSR 2.0 is testing the waters. Or are you thinking of the people in Pacific Rim nations who ware watching China take over international waters? Or maybe your contemplating the sterling success of economies in Central and South America, where pandered-to lefty kleptocracies are causing more than their usual share of suffering? Yes, definitely - we need the US to do its level best to ensure there's more of the same. Great idea.

Re:"could not recall"

[Anonymous Coward]

True story. I/We get a yearly briefing. It is pretty memorable because the FBI gives it. During the briefing, they threaten to kill you. I'm pretty sensitive to that kind of thing, so I tend to remember my _yearly_ training. It usually goes something like this:
"Does anyone know what type of crime 'leaking classified information' is considered?"
"Treason? Did I hear anyone say Treason?"
"Does anyone know the Statute of Limitation on Treason?"
"Trick Question! There is no SoL on Treason. If the Government catches it, they can prosecute any penalties for the crime."
"New question: Does anyone know the _maximum penalty_ for treason against the United States Government?"
"Trick Question! There is no maximum. The fine penalty is unlimited. The time penalty is unlimited time in prison or death. By law, we can take everything you own and kill you. Don't commit treason."
"Now, let's get down to business. The following people are the people that we, the FBI, caught this year. The following are their penalties."

I have "bullshit" level of clearance. A friend of mine has TS-SCI level clearance, so he gets a pee test every month and a special "you better not mutter things in your sleep" guy every time he gets anesthesia for the rest of his life. I CANNOT IMAGINE that they just "assume you had the training" at the Department of State level.

Re:"could not recall"

[Enigma2175]

She can't even sign right, she did dd-mm-yyyy instead of mm-dd-yyyy!
Maybe she'll claim that makes it not valid...

Yes, she used one of the two logical ways to portray a date, the other being YYYY-MM-DD. The American habit of using MM-DD-YYYY is almost as annoying as refusing to use the metric system

Re:Could not recall briefings because of concusion

[Tyrannicsupremacy]

Man, I disagree with some of Hitler's social policies, but I voted for him anyway. I'm sure it'll be alright.

Re:Could not recall briefings because of concusion

[Anonymous Coward]

If you're voting for this woman, you're every bit the partisan idiot she was counting on you to be.

Re:Could not recall briefings because of concusion

[DidgetMaster]

The problem with the 'convenience' argument is that it just doesn't hold water. Maybe if she had just set up a gmail account and used it, then convenience might sound plausible. Instead, she went to a lot of trouble to set up a private server and make sure everything flowed through it. If she is going to own up to anything close to the truth, it would be to admit is was about control. Control over what information got out to the public. Control over what information was given out when a subpoena or FOIA request came in.

Just wait until January 21 2017

[damn_registrars]

This report won't mean anything to whatever number of republicans remain in congress after Clinton is sworn in as POTUS on January 20. January 21 will begin with GOP members attempting to initiate impeachment hearings over the email server. It will be the endless series of Benghazi hearings and investigations all over again.

People who like the government to not get any meaningful work done should be able to rest easy. Those who would like to see something happen will be inevitably disappointed.

Re:Just wait until January 21 2017

[Anonymous Coward]

> People who like the government to not get any meaningful work done should be able to rest easy.

Hitler got things done.

Re:Just wait until January 21 2017

[Anonymous Coward]

Both of the front runners would be 'competent' presidents. But for different reasons. Trump seems like he would get the job done just because it is the right thing to do and he enjoys doing it. Hillary would do it because it brings her power and she has tons of shady connections to get things done.

The thing is scandal follows the Clintons. It clings to them. Why? Because it seems like *everything* they do is shady. Maybe legal, maybe not. When you have Bill Clinton saying 'house of cards is 99% accurate', and the makers of the show going 'yeah we based it on the clintons', you go WTF dude! She blames people for outing her dirty laundry. When the real story is that she has heaping mounds of toxic stuff of it. If she is elected. The email thing and Benghazi will blow over. But there will be 3 new things. Controversy follows them not because they are doing good things. But because they are enriching themselves with power and wealth. This is not their first rodeo.

Good example of what I am talking about. Trump is off talking to México's president? What is Hillary doing? She is off in the Hamptons raising money and consolidating power with 1%rs.

"I do not recollect"

[31415926535897]

See, she's not a malicious lawbreaker, she's a drooling moron. All hail our next Commander-in-Chief!

Seriously, if she can't recall basic instructions, how can she be trusted to lead the country?

[No, don't get me started on Trump. Please, everyone, vote 3rd party.]

Sociopath

[Anonymous Coward]

Hillary is plainly a Sociopath. She has demonstrated no regard what-so-ever for the rule of law or the well being of anyone.

I bet Chelsea is afraid to let her hold her kid.

Re:Could not recall briefings because of concusion

[Anonymous Coward]

So you want a person that don't care about security or classified information running the country?
Not saying vote for Trump. But there has to be a better person then either of these two.

Washington Times Cred [Re:"could not recall"]

[Tablizer]

According to this article [washingtontimes.com], ...

Sorry, but Washington Times is known for political bias and spin. My advice is either find and quote the original source of their info, or ignore them. You might as well cite a tabloid (which they arguably are).

Re:Washington Times Cred [Re:"could not recall"]

[Bing Tsher E]

Half your audience is wondering why you misspelled 'Post.'

Hence, there really isn't anything unclear or confusing here.

That's it - I'm going Libertarian

[erp_consultant]

Hillary is clearly a lying, deceptive, corrupt, sociopath dirt bag. Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican I just don't see how it can be viewed any other way. Trump is just a buffoon. A carnival barker. An embarrassment.

Neither one of them deserves my vote. So what to do? I suppose I could just stay home and not bother to vote but that seems unpatriotic to me. People fought and died for my right to vote so the least I can do is exercise that right. So I'm voting for Gary Johnson the Libertarian candidate. He hasn't got a snowballs chance in hell of winning but that is not the point. I just can't bring myself to vote for either of those two shit sandwiches so at least I can cast a vote for Johnson with a clear conscience.