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| Hillary Clinton poll lead over Donald Trump slashed by new FBI email probe | Hillary Clinton poll lead over Donald Trump slashed by new FBI email probe |
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| Hillary Clinton's election lead over Republican rival Donald Trump has been cut almost in half by the revelation that the FBI is investigating new emails sent during her time as Secretary of State. | Hillary Clinton's election lead over Republican rival Donald Trump has been cut almost in half by the revelation that the FBI is investigating new emails sent during her time as Secretary of State. |
| The Democrat's lead slumped fron 4.6 percentage points on Friday to 2.5 points late on Monday, according to the Real Clear Politics tracker which averages most major polls. | The Democrat's lead slumped fron 4.6 percentage points on Friday to 2.5 points late on Monday, according to the Real Clear Politics tracker which averages most major polls. |
| The FBI said on Friday that it had found thousands of emails, during an unrelated investigation, that may be "pertinent" to its review of Ms Clinton's use of a private server from 2009 to 2013. | The FBI said on Friday that it had found thousands of emails, during an unrelated investigation, that may be "pertinent" to its review of Ms Clinton's use of a private server from 2009 to 2013. |
| A Reuters survey conducted in the midst of the FBI's announcement showed Ms Clinton on 44 per cent of the vote to Mr Trump's 39 per cent, already slipping slightly from a six-point lead. | A Reuters survey conducted in the midst of the FBI's announcement showed Ms Clinton on 44 per cent of the vote to Mr Trump's 39 per cent, already slipping slightly from a six-point lead. |
| But that poll may not yet represent the full impact of the damage from FBI director James Comey's letter to Congress, that his agency was looking into new emails uncovered during an unrelated investigation into Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin. | But that poll may not yet represent the full impact of the damage from FBI director James Comey's letter to Congress, that his agency was looking into new emails uncovered during an unrelated investigation into Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin. |
| Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook decried what he called a "blatant double standard" following a CNBC report that FBI Director James Comey opposed releasing details about possible Russian interference in the US election because it was too close to Election Day. The FBI declined to comment on that report on Monday. | |
| Mr Trump has been making political hay out of the FBI's new investigation, despite the fact Mr Comey's letter contained very little detail about what the FBI thinks it might have found. | Mr Trump has been making political hay out of the FBI's new investigation, despite the fact Mr Comey's letter contained very little detail about what the FBI thinks it might have found. |
| "That's the motherlode," Mr Trump said at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday night. "I think you're going to find the 33,000 (emails) that are missing." | "That's the motherlode," Mr Trump said at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday night. "I think you're going to find the 33,000 (emails) that are missing." |
| But Ms Clinton, at her own rally in Kent, Ohio, said the FBI was welcome to check her aide's emails too. | But Ms Clinton, at her own rally in Kent, Ohio, said the FBI was welcome to check her aide's emails too. |
| "They should look at them and I'm sure they'll reach the same conclusion they did when they looked at my emails for the past year: there is no case here," she said. | "They should look at them and I'm sure they'll reach the same conclusion they did when they looked at my emails for the past year: there is no case here," she said. |
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| With one week to go to election day, there is some doubt as to whether the FBI will be able to release the findings of its new probe before the nation goes to vote. | With one week to go to election day, there is some doubt as to whether the FBI will be able to release the findings of its new probe before the nation goes to vote. |
| The Justice Department, moving to address concerns over the timing of the revelation of the emails and a potential post-election spillover, said it would "dedicate all necessary resources" to concluding the review promptly. | The Justice Department, moving to address concerns over the timing of the revelation of the emails and a potential post-election spillover, said it would "dedicate all necessary resources" to concluding the review promptly. |
| At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said he would neither defend nor criticise the timing of Comey's disclosure. But he also said President Barack Obama does not believe Comey was trying to influence the election, or attempting to benefit one candidate or party. | At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said he would neither defend nor criticise the timing of Comey's disclosure. But he also said President Barack Obama does not believe Comey was trying to influence the election, or attempting to benefit one candidate or party. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |