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FBI Said to Recover Personal E-Mails From Hillary Clinton Server

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 45th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington on Sept. 19, 2015.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 45th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington on Sept. 19, 2015.

Photographer: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

The FBI has recovered personal and work-related e-mails from the private computer server used by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s success at salvaging personal e-mails that Clinton said had been deleted raises the possibility that the Democratic presidential candidate’s correspondence eventually could become public. The disclosure of such e-mails would likely fan the controversy over Clinton’s use of a private e-mail system for official business.