Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI on Saturday as part of the continuing probe into her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state.
The Associated Press reports that Clinton sat for a voluntary three-and-a-half hour interview at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as part of the investigation which has been ongoing for nearly a year. In a statement shared with the press, a Clinton spokesperson said that the presumptive Democratic nominee for president was “pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion.”
He added that “out of respect for the investigative process, she will not comment further on her interview."
Clinton has been under investigation for potentially mishandling sensitive information after it was revealed that she used a private email server, located in the basement of her New York home, for official State Department emails while she served as Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. Last month, a federal audit found Clinton to be at fault for disregarding guidelines about cybersecurity during her time in office, but also acknowledged that the faults were systematic, rather than limited to any one secretary of state.
The interview comes a few days after U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that she intended to accept the findings and recommendations of the investigation. Lynch was later criticized for a spur-of-the-moment meeting with Clinton’s husband, Bill, which some called inappropriate given that Clinton is still under investigation. Both parties have said that the meeting was social.
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