FBI Documents: State Department Tried to Get FBI to Declassify Clinton Email

Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton

By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com

Newly released FBI documents are raising questions about the integrity of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server when she was secretary of state.

In one instance, Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy repeatedly urged the FBI to declassify an email from Clinton’ private server, CNN reports. 

At issue is whether the FBI and State Department were involved in a “quid pro quo” that called for declassifying an email in exchange for the State Department allowing FBI personnel in Iraq. The State Department denies there was any quid pro quo and said it would not have been unusual for it to be involved in a discussion over the proper classification of a sensitive document.

The FBI denied such a deal was proposed or arranged.

In the meantime, Republicans are calling for the resignation of Kennedy, Fox News reports. 

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