CLINTON FAILED TO HAND OVER KEY EMAIL TO STATE DEPARTMENT

[SusanLarson]

35. Oh really?

It may be from Fox News but even they can't manufacture quotes from the FBI director.

"Hillary Clinton for months has downplayed the FBI investigation into her private email server and practices as a mere “security inquiry.”

But when asked Wednesday by Fox News about Clinton's characterization of the bureau's probe, FBI Director James Comey said he doesn’t know what "security inquiry" means -- adding, “We’re conducting an investigation. … That’s what we do.”

The FBI director reiterated that he’s “not familiar with the term security inquiry” when told that is the phrase Clinton has used."

Here's another one from Vice Media..

In a separate, public declaration filed by Hardy in March, he said any documents the FBI retrieved from Clinton's email server, which would be responsive to VICE News' FOIA request, "are potential evidence in the FBI's investigation, or may provide leads to or context for potential evidence" and are exempt from disclosure under FOIA because they would be deemed law enforcement records.

"As this is an active and ongoing investigation, the FBI is continuing to assess the evidentiary value of any materials retrieved for the investigation from any such server equipment/related devices," the filing said. "Disclosure of evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value while the investigation is active and ongoing could reasonably be expected to undermine the pending investigation by prematurely revealing its scope and focus."

In a footnote to the new declaration filed Monday night, Hardy said, "Due to the sensitive nature of the investigation, the number of FBI personnel and involved in and having knowledge of the pending investigation is limited."

What about directly from Barack Obama's White House?

Barack Obama's spokesman described the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's classified email scandal as a 'criminal investigation' on Thursday, less than an hour after the president endorsed his embattled former secretary of state to succeed him.

Josh Earnest told reporters during a White House press briefing that Obama was committed to keeping his hands off the investigation, trusting career investigators and prosecutors to follow evidence wherever it leads.

'That's what their responsibility is,' Earnest said. 'And that's why the president, when discussing this issue in each stage, has reiterated his commitment to this principle that any criminal investigation should be conducted independent of any sort of political interference.'

Then you have the fact that they don't give immunity to people, unless there is a planned prosecution, now it may not be directed at Clinton but it is news, and it is legimate.