Cybersecurity
FBI Findings Undercut Hillary Clinton’s Claims on E-Mail System
- Clinton should have known e-mail system was unsafe, Comey says
- Hostile powers may have been able to hack e-mails, he says
FBI Decides Not to File Charges: Is Clinton in the Clear?
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The FBI’s findings in its probe of Hillary Clinton’s e-mail practices as secretary of state undermine her explanations for how she handled sensitive information on point after point, creating an enduring political liability for the Democratic presidential contender.
While stopping short of recommending criminal charges, FBI Director James Comey sharply criticized Clinton and her former State Department aides on Tuesday as “extremely careless” in using private e-mail to discuss sensitive information. He said the practice could have exposed highly classified information to hacking by hostile powers.