Fbi Probe On Clinton Emails

Two senior FBI officials who texted each other about President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton relied on work phones to try to hide their romance from a spouse and made the bureau's probe of Clinton's private email server their cover story for being in such close contact, according to people familiar with the matter.

For more than two hours after the news broke, Trump had no official spokesperson, as his army of communications aides scrambled to craft a plan. By nightfall, Trump had ordered his talkers to talk; one adviser said the president wanted "his people" on the airwaves.

Comey was fired as he is leading a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether associates of President Donald Trump may have coordinated with Russia to meddle with the presidential election last year.

The US Justice Department on Thursday said it would probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to announce an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails shortly before the November presidential election, a move she has blamed as a factor in her defeat.

Search warrant documents released on Tuesday related to the probe of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's private email setup provided new details about the FBI's decision to revive the investigation days before the Nov. 8 election.

President Barack Obama remains confident in FBI Director James Comey's ability to the lead the agency in the aftermath of the probe of Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, the White House said on Monday.

US President Barack Obama implicitly criticized FBI director James Comey Wednesday, insisting US investigations should not operate based on "innuendo" or "incomplete information."

Top aides for Hillary Clinton on Monday accused FBI Director James Comey of a "double standard" in his handling of the investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state.

A US State Department spokesman said on Monday that to his knowledge the FBI had not asked the department for anything in connection with its renewed scrutiny of emails linked to a private server used by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The race for the White House narrowed noticeably on Sunday as Hillary Clinton sought to shake off a renewed FBI probe of her emails and Donald Trump blitzed western states nine days ahead of the vote.

Most breaking news stories, especially ones based on law-enforcement sources, tend to be contradictory, confusing or incomplete. That's because reporters are chasing for scraps of information, which may or may not be right depending on the quality of the sourcing. It usually takes a few days - or weeks - for a complete and accurate picture to emerg...

Hillary Clinton embarks this weekend on the frenetic final 10 days of her White House campaign, determined to shake off renewed controversy over the FBI probe into her private emails.

Newly discovered emails found on a computer seized during an investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner thrust the controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of a private server back into the presidential campaign less than two weeks before the election.

Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta called on FBI Director James Comey on Friday to "immediately" release more information about the nature of a new inquiry into Clinton's private email server.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump welcomed news on Friday that the FBI would investigate additional emails it found related to Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server to determine whether they contain classified information.

Two senior FBI officials who texted each other about President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton relied on work phones to try to hide their romance from a spouse and made the bureau's probe of Clinton's private email server their cover story for being in such close contact, according to people familiar with the matter.

For more than two hours after the news broke, Trump had no official spokesperson, as his army of communications aides scrambled to craft a plan. By nightfall, Trump had ordered his talkers to talk; one adviser said the president wanted "his people" on the airwaves.

Comey was fired as he is leading a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether associates of President Donald Trump may have coordinated with Russia to meddle with the presidential election last year.

The US Justice Department on Thursday said it would probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to announce an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails shortly before the November presidential election, a move she has blamed as a factor in her defeat.

Search warrant documents released on Tuesday related to the probe of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's private email setup provided new details about the FBI's decision to revive the investigation days before the Nov. 8 election.

President Barack Obama remains confident in FBI Director James Comey's ability to the lead the agency in the aftermath of the probe of Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, the White House said on Monday.

US President Barack Obama implicitly criticized FBI director James Comey Wednesday, insisting US investigations should not operate based on "innuendo" or "incomplete information."

Top aides for Hillary Clinton on Monday accused FBI Director James Comey of a "double standard" in his handling of the investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state.

A US State Department spokesman said on Monday that to his knowledge the FBI had not asked the department for anything in connection with its renewed scrutiny of emails linked to a private server used by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The race for the White House narrowed noticeably on Sunday as Hillary Clinton sought to shake off a renewed FBI probe of her emails and Donald Trump blitzed western states nine days ahead of the vote.

Most breaking news stories, especially ones based on law-enforcement sources, tend to be contradictory, confusing or incomplete. That's because reporters are chasing for scraps of information, which may or may not be right depending on the quality of the sourcing. It usually takes a few days - or weeks - for a complete and accurate picture to emerg...

Hillary Clinton embarks this weekend on the frenetic final 10 days of her White House campaign, determined to shake off renewed controversy over the FBI probe into her private emails.

Newly discovered emails found on a computer seized during an investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner thrust the controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of a private server back into the presidential campaign less than two weeks before the election.

Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta called on FBI Director James Comey on Friday to "immediately" release more information about the nature of a new inquiry into Clinton's private email server.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump welcomed news on Friday that the FBI would investigate additional emails it found related to Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server to determine whether they contain classified information.