By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
The FBI is publicly rejecting a right-wing report that was amplified by President Trump, essentially calling it fake news.
The right-leaning news site The Daily Caller reported on Monday that China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private email server and obtained thousands of emails while she was secretary of state.
Trump retweeted the story, saying “Report just out: ‘China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private Email Server.’ Are they sure it wasn’t Russia (just kidding!)? What are the odds that the FBI and DOJ are right on top of this? Actually, a very big story. Much classified information!” the president tweeted.
An FBI spokesman told NBC News, “The FBI has not found any evidence the servers were compromised.”
The spokesman pointed to an inspector general’s report that quoted a forensic analyst telling the Justice Department that he was “fairly confident” Clinton’s server had not been comprised.
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