FBI never asked top aides for devices used while Clinton was secretary of state

[RandySF]

The FBI never asked Hillary Clinton's top aides to turn over all the computers and smartphones they used while Clinton was secretary of state, an omission that is now triggering questions from Republican lawmakers.

While the FBI made a concerted effort to obtain all the computers that were used as Clinton's private server and ultimately asked two of Clinton's lawyers for laptops used to review her email messages, investigators never requested or demanded all equipment her top staffers used for work purposes during her four years at State, a source familiar with the investigation told POLITICO.

"No one was asked for devices by the FBI," said the source, who requested anonymity.

The decision left the FBI at least partially dependent on the aides' attorneys' decisions about which messages were work-related and therefore might have contained classified information the agents were looking for. Those messages were turned over to State in response to its request last year.


http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/fbi-hillary-clinton-devices-230592#ixzz4Op86CW1j

[riversedge]

1. I do not think this is a good thing as Repugs now will be

demanding that the FBI redo their investigation and demand all the devices. oh damn.

[TeamPooka]

14. Sure, let's just turn over every State dept email ever to trump and the GOP so it all can be sent

straight to Putin.

[tinrobot]

2. Who keeps a 4-8 year old device?

Most people replace their phones every few years.

[wishstar]

3. Repubs want the fishing expedition to never end- they'll always think up something more

Next thing, after Weiner case, they'll want FBI to go after all staffers' spouses' devices too. It never ends when you go down a rabbit hole.

[TeamPooka]

15. Whitewater witch hunt was about a land deal and turned into a blowjob. nt

[rusty quoin]

5. What will always get me is all the get Clinton congressional hearings in the 90s.

The one thing they came up with was lying about a BJ, and they impeached him for it.

Republicans will do anything to win. They are all horrible people.

THEY WILL DO ANYTHING!!!

[Tom Rivers]

6. fuck outta here republicans

seriously, enough of this horseshit. the more you scream bloody murder the more you turnout our base and moderate women who are turned off by the constant witch hunt and obstructionist tactics.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. work related devices come and go

Gov't owned and provided desktops, laptops, cell phones, etc are all regularly changed out for upgrades. The agency collects the old, issues the new and then cleans the drives of the old devices which are then disposed. That's the way it works.

[anamandujano]

8. Did they ever ask Repuke Secs of State for all their files?

[pnwmom]

9. Yes, and Colin Powell told them he had an AOL account and that he deleted all the emails

when he left office.

Done. End of story.

[complain jane]

11. LOL n/t

[radius777]

10. F_ck their stupid witchhunts, its about time Dems got tough,

and stood up to this "investigation trolling" the GOP (and their gov't agency arms such as the FBI and CIA) has carried out for the past 30 years, which itself has traded arms for hostages, started illegal wars under false pretenses, deleted 22 million emails from private RNC servers, etc - yet there are no investigations on those actual scandals which cost lives and trillions of dollars, crashed the economy, etc.

They spent the 90's trying to find whatever they could to bring down Bill Clinton, who won the votes of the people in 2 landslide elections, yet they could never leave him alone and let him do his job.

They can't cope with losing, and think the country belongs to them, and will sit and play these games all day long unless Dems start standing up to this sh1t.

[Tactical Peek]

12. Well. the top aides weren't running for President

Well. the top aides weren't running for President and needing to be slimed and their campaigns damaged, duh.

[RandySF]

13. But I recall the Republicans claiming that the FBI HAD requested all devices.