(Our colleagues at the Washington Post Fact Checker reached a similar conclusion.) We now feel comfortable concluding that Clinton’s phrasing is potentially misleading to viewers and voters, and fails to account for many unanswered questions. In the past, we avoided rating this claim on the Truth-O-Meter because of the lack of details publicly available. "I never received nor sent any material that was marked classified."Ĭlinton has indeed repeated this talking point for many months now. "Let me repeat what I have repeated for many months now," Clinton responded. Following the FBI interview, Todd asked Clinton how her practices did not violate federal law. You can read more about the findings of the FBI investigation here.)įBI agents questioned Hillary Clinton July 2, possibly signaling that the nearly year-long investigation into her email practices is nearing its finish, said Meet the Press host Chuck Todd.įBI investigators are evaluating whether Clinton, while serving as secretary of state, or members of her team criminally mishandled classified information by exclusively using a personal email address hosted on a private server located in her New York home. But the FBI investigation clearly undercuts Clinton’s defense if she makes a similar claim again. This claim will remain rated Half True, because we base our rulings on when a statement was made and on the information available at that time. (After this fact-check published, FBI Director James Comey released details of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 7:27 p.m. Hillary Clinton on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press"įact-checking Clinton's claim she 'never received nor sent any material that was marked classified'īy Lauren Carroll on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 7:27 p.m. Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while she was secretary of state. Archived fact-check: Clinton's claim she never received nor sent material marked classifiedĮditor's note: This is an archived version of a fact-check that has been re-rated due to new information.
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