Washington D.C. – The FBI has revealed previously undisclosed details outlining the scope of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email practices as Secretary of State. The disclosure, made Wednesday evening, was a result of Cause of Action Institute (“CoA Institute”) convincing the court to release the secret declaration. In August, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in favor of CoA Institute ordering the government to produce the full declaration that had been filed ex parte and in camera, meaning only the judge had been able to review it.
The declaration reveals the FBI issued several grand jury subpoenas to allies of Mrs. Clinton in instances where there was probable cause to believe those individuals may have received classified information. These subpoenas were issued in addition to subpoenas to her email service providers. The FBI claims it recovered thousands of emails that had previously not been returned to the State Department.
Cause of Action Institute President and CEO John J. Vecchione: “Americans are finally getting important information about the FBI’s efforts to recover the government emails possessed by Hillary Clinton. It’s amazing that this information was only revealed by this suit and not by Congress, the mainstream press, or the administration.”
The full FBI declaration is available here.
For information regarding this press release, please contact Zachary Kurz, director of communications: zachary.kurz@causeofaction.org
