despite the e-mail fbi probes currently ongoing, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton holds a 6-point lead over her rival donald trump. on october 31, 2016, at approximately 4:00 p.m. edt, nbc announced, <u+201c>james comey, fbi director, released a statement about the democratic nominee having several emails on a nonsecure server.<u+201d>




the timing of the fbi probe, while clinton holds a 6-point lead over trump, remains coincidental. according to nbc: <u+201c>a recent poll tracking the election asked voters whether or not the release of comey<u+2019>s letter was a publicity stunt to distract them or an attempt to address an actual problem. due to the timing of the letter<u+2019>s release, about 56 percent of voters believe the letter was to deter voters from voting for the democratic nominee and remains unaffected.<u+201d>




voters have spoken out about the need for the fbi to probe clinton, as she poses a threat to trump as she holds a national 6-point lead.




update: cnn politics 




a poll conducted by cnn politics shows that clinton has a 5-point lead over north carolina; a state trump needs to win.




written by jhayla d. tyson




edited by cathy milne




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cnn politics: new polls show tight clinton-trump race nationally, battlegrounds




nbc news : poll: clinton maintains national lead over trump despite fbi letter




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hillary clinton holds 6-point lead despite fbi probe [update]
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