השופטת ורדה וירט-לבנה, נשיאת בית הדין הארצי לעבודה
עו"ד שלמה יצחקי, הממונה הראשי על יחסי עבודה
עו"ד אבי ניסנקורן, יו"ר הנהגת ההסתדרות הכללית החדשה
אתם כאן: דף הביתמחקריםFirst International Bank posts higher Q2 profit
חיפוש מחקרים
Coffee killed 1 of 13 Clinton devices, emails show
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 200 additional pages released late Friday from the
FBI's now-closed investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server show an often-haphazard handling of sensitive information and devices by top aides who scrambled to keep their boss in the loop on important digital information.
One aide recalled helping Clinton replace BlackBerry devices three or four times during her tenure, once after the secretary spilled coffee on a device and again when one of the new devices began to "slowly fail over time.''
Each time, confidential assistant Monica Hanley told FBI agents in a January interview, that a new device was secured and a technical aide would "sync'' it with Clinton's server and then "talk Hanley through the process of wiping the old device.''
"Hanley would provide the new BlackBerry to Clinton along with the old/wiped BlackBerry,'' the FBI reported. "However, Hanley was not sure what Clinton did with the old BlackBerry after Hanley turned them over.''
An initial release of investigation documents earlier this month showed that Clinton used 13 BlackBerry devices as secretary of State. All of those devices, the report said, could not be located for analysis.
In July, FBI Director James Comey recommended that no criminal charges be brought against Clinton, though he described the handling of classified information by Clinton and others as "extremely careless.''
The documents released Friday largely included summaries of interviews with former top aides to the now Democratic presidential nominee who outlined their activities on the former secretary's behalf, including the shuttling of secure documents to Clinton's homes in New York and Washington.
One unidentified aide, who was responsible for channeling a range of information to Clinton, from benign ceremonial notifications to "top secret intelligence briefings,'' was "unaware'' that Clinton was working off a personal server. When the aide did receive emails from Clinton, the aide thought it "a little odd'' that that were marked as having come from "H,'' because State Department emails usually contained the senders full names.
Another unidentified aide who worked in the State Department's Office of Information Programs and Services (IPS) told FBI agents that although Clinton took office in January 2009, the IPS office was unable to locate any emails between the time of her swearing in through April of the same year.
"At some point, the determination (by State's Office of Legal Counsel) was made that the emails would not be considered official State records,'' the official told agents.
Hillary Clinton will be devoting the majority of her time working out how she will confront Trump next Monday night at Hofstra University. USA TODAY
The IPS official described a rush last year to vet 296 emails, culled from a review of 30,000, that were found to relate to a congressional review of the 2012 attack of the U.S., diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The official said she did not believe that the attorneys assigned to prepare the congressional response had the "appropriate training.'' Later the official told agents that she believed "there was interference with the formal (Freedom of Information Act) review process.''
State Department spokesman John Kirby disputed the claims late Friday, saying that the matter was reviewed by State's inspector general who "found no wrongdoing.''
"We have been clear all along that our Freedom of Information Act review of former Secretary Clinton’s emails was a complex and multi-step process which included consultations with State Department policy experts and legal advisors, as well as other government agencies,'' Kirby said.
Meanwhile, Jacob Sullivan, a top Clinton aide at State, told agents that he, too, was unaware of Clinton’s use of a private email server.
Though Sullivan said that he sometimes used a personal gmail account. On one occasion, while attending a bachelor party in Idaho, Sullivan recalled receiving an email to his private gmail account from State Department watch officer regarding a “pending military activities of a foreign military.’’
Questioned about the sensitivity of the email, Sullivan told agents that the officer “must have had reason to believe it could be sent on an unclassified system.’’
“Sullivan stated everyone he worked with at (State) worked hard while under pressure and used the best judgment they could to accomplish the mission,’’ according to a summary of the FBI’s interview.
Clinton speaks to members of the media after meeting with small-business owners on May 19, 2015, at the Bike Tech cycling shop in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP
The Clintons hug after her official campaign launch event at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island on June 13, 2015, in New York. Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images
Army veteran John Strong demonstrates outside the Elwell Family Food Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds before Clinton's campaign event on June 14, 2015, in Des Moines. Scott Olson, Getty Images
Members of the Californian College Republicans protest against Clinton's fundraising visit outside the Democratic Party offices in Los Angeles on June 19, 2015. Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images
Clinton takes part in a panel discussion during a campaign stop at Christ the King United Church of Christ on June 23, 2015, in Florissant, Mo. Jeff Roberson, AP
A Secret Service agent watches as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton flexes her muscle with Miss Teen New Hampshire Allie Knault, center, and Miss New Hampshire Holly Blanchard, during a parade on July 4, 2015, in Gorham, N.H. Robert F. Bukaty, AP
Clinton talks with a supporter after delivering a speech about her proposed economic policies at the New School in New York on July 13, 2015. Justin Lane, European Pressphoto Agency
Clinton listens as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2015. Clinton, who spoke to reporters on the deal reached with Iran, attended meetings on Capitol Hill with House and Senate Democrats. Susan Walsh, AP
Clinton speaks about her renewable energy plan on July 27, 2015, at the Des Moines Area Rapid Transit Central Station in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP
Protester Bob Kunst of Miami wears a Clinton mask while demonstrating outside of the Quicken Loans Arena on Aug. 5, 2015, in Cleveland ahead of the first GOP primary debate. Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images
Clinton eats a pork chop on a stick and carries a lemonade while greeting fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 15, 2015 in Des Moines. Win McNamee, Getty Images
Clinton eats a pork chop on a stick and carries a lemonade while greeting fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 15, 2015, in Des Moines. Win McNamee, Getty Images
Clinton speaks to guests gathered for a campaign meeting on the campus of Case Western Reserve University on Aug. 27, 2015, in Cleveland. Jeff Swensen, Getty Images
Clinton speaks to supporters in an overflow area outside a campaign stop at Uncle Nancy's Coffee House on Sept. 6, 2015, in Newton, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP
Amy Schumer skates past Clinton as she speaks to Ellen DeGeneres during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Sept. 8, 2015, at Rockefeller Center in New York. Mary Altaffer, AP
Clinton invites host Jimmy Fallon to pull her hair during a taping of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Sept. 16, 2015, in New York. Douglas Gorenstein, AP
Clinton reaches out to Nicole Hockley, whose child was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, during a town hall event at Manchester Community College on Oct. 5, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. Darren McCollester
Clinton, accompanied by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, smiles and waves as she arrives for a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 23, 2015. Evan Vucci, AP
The Clintons walk off the stage during a rally before the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner on Oct. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Brian Powers, AP
Clinton listens to her husband, former president Bill Clinton, speak at the Central Iowa Democrats Fall Barbecue on Nov. 15, 2015, in Ames, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP
Bernie Sanders waits as Clinton returns from a break during the Democratic debate at Saint Anselm College on Dec. 19, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. Andrew Burton, Getty Images
Bernie Sanders and Clinton take the stage before a Democratic debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Feb. 11, 2016, in Milwaukee. Tom Lynn, AP
Clinton arrives with former president Bill Clinton to give a Nevada caucus victory speech at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Feb. 20, 2016. Steve Marcus, AP
Clinton speaks to supporters at her election night watch party for the South Carolina Democratic primary in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 27, 2016. Gerald Herbert, AP
Clinton looks to Senior Pastor Clifton Ronald St. Clair Williams at Mount Zion Fellowship Church in Highland Hills, Ohio, on March 13, 2016. Carolyn Kaster, AP
Flanked by supporters, including former New York mayor David Dinkins, Clinton celebrates after winning the New York primary on April 20, 2016. Kathy Willens, AP
Clinton speaks during a primary night rally on June 7, 2016, in New York, declaring victory in the Democratic race and becoming the first woman to lead a major-party ticket. Julio Cortez, AP
Clinton speaks at the Cleveland Industrial Innovation Center on June 13, 2016, about national security in the aftermath of the Orlando shootings. Tony Dejak, AP
Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., looks on during a campaign rally on June 27, 2016, in Cincinnati. John Sommers II, Getty Images
Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrive at a rally at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami on July 23, 2016, the day after Clinton chose Kaine to be her running mate. Andrew Harnik, AP
Clinton greets daughter Chelsea Clinton as she arrives on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Clinton, returning to the campaign trail after a bout of pneumonia, speaks with members of the media on her campaign plane in White Plains, N.Y., on Sept. 15, 2016, before traveling to Greensboro, N.C., for a rally. Andrew Harnik, AP
Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a campaign rally at Pasco-Hernando State College East Campus on Nov. 1, 2016, in Dade City, Fla. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
Asked about another email referring to a drone strike that had transited on an unclassified system, Sullivan told agents that the sender may have believed the strike had already been reported by news outlets.
In an extended interview with one of Clinton’s closest aides, Huma Abedin, agents pressed on her knowledge of Clinton’s communications with President Obama.
Abedin said that the president received emails only from approved addresses and that each time Clinton changed her primary email address, the White House had to be notified so that her communications would not be rejected.
Presented with a June 28, 2012, email chain, Abedin said she did not recognize the name of the sender--a pseudonym used by the president. '"How is this not classified?'' Abedin told agents.
"Abedin then expressed her amazement at the president's use of a pseudonym and asked if she could have a copy of the email,'' the FBI summary stated.
