WASHINGTON: Documents from an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server system show she did not fully grasp what constituted classified information and had left it largely to her staff to determine what was sensitive.
The documents reveal that Clinton considered information about drone strikes as “routine” and did not understand classification procedures.
The 58-page summary of the investigation that was released on Friday provides no major revelation, but some new details that her opponents will be able use in the months leading up to the presidential election.
The controversy over use of a private email server housed at Clinton’s family home in New York during her tenure as secretary of state cast a shadow on her campaign early with the Republican demanding her prosecution.
While agreeing that Clinton was “extremely careless,” the FBI said there was not enough to prosecute her.
Her campaign said: “While her use of a single email account was clearly a mistake and she has taken responsibility for it, these materials make clear why the Justice Department believed there was no basis to move forward with this case.”
The Trump camp had fired back arguing the documents reinforced their charge that she was not fit for the White House. “Hillary Clinton is applying for a job that begins each day with a top secret intelligence briefing, and the notes from her FBI interview reinforce her tremendously bad judgment and dishonesty,” said spokesman Jason Miller in a statement.
{{/usCountry}}The Trump camp had fired back arguing the documents reinforced their charge that she was not fit for the White House. “Hillary Clinton is applying for a job that begins each day with a top secret intelligence briefing, and the notes from her FBI interview reinforce her tremendously bad judgment and dishonesty,” said spokesman Jason Miller in a statement.
{{/usCountry}}The new details revealed by the documents show there were attempts by hackers to access the private server and an email with a link to a pornographic website, which she had earlier claimed could have been an attempt to hack her mail.
Clinton told the FBI that she had received no “guidance” or training on to handle sensitive information on emails. She had even communicated with the president through her private email when travelling abroad, when it was most vulnerable.