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| Hillary Clinton was interviewed on Saturday at FBI headquarters in Washington, as part of the investigation into her use of a private email server while secretary of state in the Obama administration. | Hillary Clinton was interviewed on Saturday at FBI headquarters in Washington, as part of the investigation into her use of a private email server while secretary of state in the Obama administration. |
| Related: Trump deletes tweet with image of the Star of David, Hillary Clinton and money | Related: Trump deletes tweet with image of the Star of David, Hillary Clinton and money |
| The interview lasted three and a half hours, her campaign said, and came at the end of a week in which the attorney general, Loretta Lynch, expressed her regret over a private meeting with Bill Clinton which critics used to cast doubt on her impartiality in the email issue. | The interview lasted three and a half hours, her campaign said, and came at the end of a week in which the attorney general, Loretta Lynch, expressed her regret over a private meeting with Bill Clinton which critics used to cast doubt on her impartiality in the email issue. |
| “Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was secretary,” Nick Merrill, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, said in a statement. | “Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was secretary,” Nick Merrill, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, said in a statement. |
| “She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion. Out of respect for the investigative process, she will not comment further on her interview.” | “She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion. Out of respect for the investigative process, she will not comment further on her interview.” |
| The interview was expected and does not mean prosecutions will follow. However, Clinton’s campaign to succeed Barack Obama in the White House has been dogged by revelations that she used a private email server while serving as America’s most senior diplomat. | The interview was expected and does not mean prosecutions will follow. However, Clinton’s campaign to succeed Barack Obama in the White House has been dogged by revelations that she used a private email server while serving as America’s most senior diplomat. |
| More than 30,000 such emails were released in tranches between May 2015 and February 2016. | More than 30,000 such emails were released in tranches between May 2015 and February 2016. |
| Among the communications was information later marked as classified by government officials, although Clinton’s campaign has said the material was not classified at the time it was exchanged. The matter was referred to the justice department, which opened an investigation in July 2015. | Among the communications was information later marked as classified by government officials, although Clinton’s campaign has said the material was not classified at the time it was exchanged. The matter was referred to the justice department, which opened an investigation in July 2015. |
| In May of this year, a state department audit found that the use of the private server had violated department rules. Violations cited in the audit included the use of mobile devices for official business without checking if they were secure. | In May of this year, a state department audit found that the use of the private server had violated department rules. Violations cited in the audit included the use of mobile devices for official business without checking if they were secure. |
| Clinton’s meeting with the FBI on Saturday signalled that the investigation could be nearing its final stages. She is set to formally accept her party’s nomination for president later this month, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. | Clinton’s meeting with the FBI on Saturday signalled that the investigation could be nearing its final stages. She is set to formally accept her party’s nomination for president later this month, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. |
| Republicans have made the issue a cornerstone of their presidential campaign. The presumptive GOP nominee, Donald Trump, has said he would pursue a criminal indictment of Clinton if elected president. On Saturday, before news of Clinton’s interview broke, he tweeted two pictures declaring Clinton “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!” | Republicans have made the issue a cornerstone of their presidential campaign. The presumptive GOP nominee, Donald Trump, has said he would pursue a criminal indictment of Clinton if elected president. On Saturday, before news of Clinton’s interview broke, he tweeted two pictures declaring Clinton “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!” |
| Reince Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee, released a statement in which he said: “Hillary Clinton has just taken the unprecedented step of becoming the first major party presidential candidate to be interviewed by the FBI as part of a criminal investigation surrounding her reckless conduct. | |
| “That the FBI wanted her for questioning reinforces her central role in deliberately creating a culture which put her own political ambitions above State Department rules and jeopardized our national security.” | |
| Polling has found Americans split over Clinton’s email practices. Republicans are overwhelmingly more likely than Democrats to view the behavior as unethical, but the email controversy has taken a toll more broadly on whether voters view Clinton as trustworthy. | Polling has found Americans split over Clinton’s email practices. Republicans are overwhelmingly more likely than Democrats to view the behavior as unethical, but the email controversy has taken a toll more broadly on whether voters view Clinton as trustworthy. |
| Lynch said on Friday she would accept whatever recommendations were put forward by the FBI and career prosecutors upon the conclusion of the case. | Lynch said on Friday she would accept whatever recommendations were put forward by the FBI and career prosecutors upon the conclusion of the case. |
| Related: Loretta Lynch: Bill Clinton meeting 'cast shadow' over email server investigation | Related: Loretta Lynch: Bill Clinton meeting 'cast shadow' over email server investigation |
| Lynch described her encounter with Bill Clinton, at an airport in Phoenix, as a purely social discussion. But Republicans and even some Democrats said the timing of the meeting raised concerns. | Lynch described her encounter with Bill Clinton, at an airport in Phoenix, as a purely social discussion. But Republicans and even some Democrats said the timing of the meeting raised concerns. |
| Lynch acknowledged that the meeting had “cast a shadow” over the justice department’s investigation, but insisted the process was independent. | Lynch acknowledged that the meeting had “cast a shadow” over the justice department’s investigation, but insisted the process was independent. |
| “It’s important to make it clear that that meeting with President Clinton does not have a bearing on how this matter will be reviewed and resolved,” Lynch said at the Aspen ideas festival in Colorado. | “It’s important to make it clear that that meeting with President Clinton does not have a bearing on how this matter will be reviewed and resolved,” Lynch said at the Aspen ideas festival in Colorado. |
| “The recommendations will be reviewed by career supervisors in the department of justice and in the FBI, and by the FBI director. And then, as is the common process, they present it to me and I fully expect to accept their recommendations.” | “The recommendations will be reviewed by career supervisors in the department of justice and in the FBI, and by the FBI director. And then, as is the common process, they present it to me and I fully expect to accept their recommendations.” |
| In his statement on Clinton’s interview, Priebus said: “The American people need to have confidence that the Obama Justice Department is conducting a fair and impartial investigation, but when the attorney general meets secretly with Bill Clinton just days before Hillary’s interrogation is conducted discreetly over a holiday weekend, it raises serious concerns about special treatment. | |
| “Others have lost their security clearances, their jobs, or even gone to jail for doing far less, and Clinton needs to be held to the same standard as everyone else.” |