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FBI reopens probe into Clinton's State Department email
The FBI has said it is reviewing new emails that could be relevant to its investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information.
FBI Director James Comey told members of Congress on Friday that investigators "learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation" into Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state, Comey wrote in a letter.
"I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation," he said.
Comey did not provide any details about how long the FBI investigation might last, and said the bureau "cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant."
US officials quoted by "The New York Times" said the emails did not come from Clinton's private server, but were found on a separate device belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her husband, Anthony Wiener.
Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Comey was reopening the case against Clinton.
Trump welcomes probe
At a campaign rally in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Clinton's "conduct threatens the security of the United States." He said it was a "horrible mistake" and a "grave miscarriage of justice" that Clinton was not investigated earlier, but added that news of the probe meant the system "might not be as rigged as I thought."
His campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said on Twitter that "a great day in our campaign just got even better."
Trump has seized on the news, accusing Clinton of orchestrating a 'criminal scheme'
Friday's revelation comes less than two weeks before the US election. The email controversy has dogged Clinton for much of the campaign, with Trump seeking to hold the issue up as an example of his rival's untrustworthiness.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Clinton "was entrusted with some of our nation's most important secrets, and she betrayed that trust by carelessly mishandling highly classified information,"
Clinton, who is campaigning in Iowa, has previously apologized for using the private email server, saying the arrangement was a mistake. Still, recent polls show she has retained her lead over Trump nationally and has made crucial gains in some swing states.
The Clinton campaign on Friday appealed to FBI officials to provide more information about the probe. Campaign chairman John Podesta said Comey "owes it to the American people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining. We are confident this will not produce any conclusions different from the one the FBI reached in July."
The FBI's initial yearlong inquiry found that Clinton had mishandled emails but did not call for criminal charges to be brought against her.
sms,nm/mkg (AP, dpa, AFP)
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