FBI publishes notes on Hillary Clinton's use of private email

The 58 pages of documents include a summary of FBI agents' interviews with former-Sec. of State Clinton and aides

By Michael Biesecker - Eric Tucker

Published September 2, 2016 5:48PM (EDT)

In this photo taken Aug. 18, 2016,Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to media at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. In his speech at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump made seven references to the conflict in Syria, pointing to the war-ravaged nation as a source of much of the world’s turmoil, particularly immigration and extremism. A week later at the Democratic convention, Hillary Clinton made not one reference to Syria. That could be because the conflict in Syria remains a major conundrum for both President Barack Obama and Clinton, his former secretary of state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In this photo taken Aug. 18, 2016,Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to media at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. In his speech at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump made seven references to the conflict in Syria, pointing to the war-ravaged nation as a source of much of the world’s turmoil, particularly immigration and extremism. A week later at the Democratic convention, Hillary Clinton made not one reference to Syria. That could be because the conflict in Syria remains a major conundrum for both President Barack Obama and Clinton, his former secretary of state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI has released 58 pages of documents from its recently closed investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, including a summary of agents' interviews with Clinton and several of her aides.

The documents include technical details about how the server in the basement of Clinton's home was set up.

Friday's release of documents involving the Democratic presidential nominee is a highly unusual step, but one that reflects the extraordinary public interest in the investigation into Clinton's server.

After a yearlong investigation, the FBI recommended against prosecution in July, and the Justice Department then closed the case.

FBI Director James Comey said that while Clinton and her aides had been "extremely careless," there was no evidence they intentionally mishandled classified information.


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