FBI
looking into security of Clinton private email account: Washington Post
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[August 05, 2015]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has
begun looking into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private email
setup, contacting in the past week a Denver-based technology firm that
helped manage the unusual system, the Washington Post reported on
Tuesday, citing two government officials.
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The FBI last week also contacted Clinton's lawyer, David Kendall,
with questions about the security of a thumb drive in his possession
that contains copies of work emails Clinton sent during her time as
secretary of state, the Post said.
Clinton's use of her private email account linked to a server in her
New York home for her work as America's top diplomat came to light
in March and drew fire from political opponents who accused the
Democratic presidential candidate of sidestepping transparency and
record-keeping laws.
"The government is seeking assurance about the storage of those
materials. We are actively cooperating," Kendall said in a
statement.
At least four emails from the account used by Clinton while she was
secretary of state contained classified information, according to a
government watchdog. Clinton has said she did not send or receive
any secret information using that account.
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comment, as did multiple Justice Department officials, the Post
said. Reuters was not immediately able to reach a representative of
the company for comment.
At this point, the FBI probe is preliminary and is focused on
ensuring the proper handling of classified material, the Post said.
Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton’s campaign, declined to
comment on the FBI’s actions.
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The server installed in her Chappaqua, New York, home as she was
preparing to take office as secretary of state was originally used
by her first campaign for the presidency, in 2008, the Post
reported, citing two people briefed on the setup. A staffer who was
on the payroll of her political action committee set it up in her
home.
Responsibility for setting up and maintaining the server that
handled personal email communications passed through a number of
different hands, starting with Clinton staffers with limited
training in computer security and eventually expanding to Platte
River, the Post reported.
(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Ken Wills)
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