Hillary Clinton, regarding the presence of classified information in her email, said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” on July 31 that FBI Director James Comey “said my answers were truthful, and what I’ve said is consistent with what I have told the American people.”
Clinton said regarding the presence of classified information in her email, FBI director James “Comey said my answers were truthful, and what I’ve said is consistent with what I have told the American people.”
A reasonable person would interpret Clinton’s statement to mean that Comey has endorsed her public remarks about her email. This is not the case.
Talking specifically about Clinton’s closed-door FBI interview, Comey said there is “no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI” about her email practices. But Comey has specifically declined to comment on whether Clinton’s public remarks have been accurate.
Further, while not explicitly rebuking Clinton’s public comments, Comey highlighted a major problem with them.
Clinton repeatedly said she did not have any classified information whatsoever in her email, marked or unmarked. After the FBI investigation, including the interview with Clinton, Comey said she unequivocally did.
We rate her claim Pants on Fire.
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