The Democratic vice presidential nominee is commenting on the development in an interview with Vice News. Tim Kaine says it's "very, very troubling" that the FBI is releasing information about a new probe into emails that may relate to Hillary Clinton just 11 days before the election. The messages were discovered during a federal sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, the soon-to-be ex-husband of a longtime Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. 8.Ĭlinton says she's confident investigators won't find information that would cause the FBI to change its decision to close the investigation without filing charges in July.Ĭlinton spoke hours after the FBI announced it was reviewing newly discovered emails to see if they are relevant to its closed investigation into her private email server. The Democratic presidential candidate says the American people deserve to have as much information as possible before they vote Nov. Hillary Clinton is calling on the FBI to release more information about its review of emails that may be related to its investigation into her private server. Pence is appearing at a Friday night get-out-the-vote rally in Smithfield, North Carolina, along with Gov. Pence says the agency should release "all the emails pertinent" to its investigation before Election Day. The messages were discovered during a sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, the soon-to-be ex-husband of a longtime Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. The Republican vice presidential nominee is referring to the FBI's announcement that it was reviewing newly discovered emails to see if they are relevant to its closed investigation into Clinton's private email server. Mike Pence has long accused Hillary Clinton of "playing fast and loose" with governmental ethics and now says "it sounds like the Department of Justice is starting to feel that way, too." It is not yet clear if there is any sensitive material in the new emails, which were found amid a sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-congressman who is separated from longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin.Ĭlinton called on Comey to release the contents of the email investigation. Trump went on to say "the FBI would never have reopened this case unless it was a most egregious offense." He says Clinton lied by claiming that FBI Director James Comey only notified Congressional Republicans about the development.
Trump is speaking at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The FBI is investigating whether there is classified information in new emails uncovered during the sexting investigation of the estranged husband of one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides.Ĭomey reiterates that "we don't know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails." He also notes he is aware "there is significant risk of being misunderstood" in sending Congress such a letter "in the middle of an election season."ĭonald Trump is accusing Hillary Clinton of trying to "politicize" the FBI's decision to investigate whether there was classified information on a device belonging to the estranged husband of one of her closest aides. FBI Director James Comey says he felt an "obligation" to send a letter to Congress advising lawmakers that the bureau is looking into more emails connected to Hillary Clinton after he had testified repeatedly that the investigation was completed.Ĭomey tells FBI employees in an internal email, obtained by The Associated Press, that he also thinks "it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record."