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It said the
emails referred for review came from a sample of about 20
percent of the Clinton emails screened to determine if they can
be released publicly.
Last December, Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic
Party nomination in the 2016 presidential election, handed over
about 30,000 emails she sent and received while America's top
diplomat.
Clinton's use of her private email while secretary of state from
2009 to 2013 came to light in March and drew fire from political
opponents who accused her of sidestepping transparency and
record-keeping laws.
The FBI was looking into the security of the federal records and
classified information contained among Clinton's emails. The
U.S. government considers federal records to be government
property.
The Justice Department has said the FBI investigation began
after a government watchdog said at least four emails out of a
sample of 40 he inspected contained classified information,
including two that contained information deemed "top secret,"
the highest classification level.
Clinton has said she did not send or receive any secret
information using that account.
The government forbids the sending of classified information
outside unsecured networks because it could harm national
security if intercepted.
After months of pressure, Clinton last week gave the FBI her
private email server and a thumb drive of work-related emails
from her tenure.
Asked about the additional emails being reviewed by intelligence
agencies, State Department John Kirby told a media briefing on
Monday: "It's a healthy thing."
"It doesn't mean that all 300 are going to end up at some level
of (classification upgrade). I suspect some will and I suspect
some won't," Kirby said.
(Reporting by Peter Cooney and Emily Stephenson; editing by
Grant McCool)
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