fbi re-opens investigation into clinton<u+2019>s use of a private email server after new evidence is discovered. 




elad benari 




the fbi will re-open its investigation into democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton<u+2019>s use of a private email server while she served as secretary of state, nbc news reported friday. 




fbi director james comey made the announcement in a letter to the senate judiciary committee, according to the network. 




<u+201c>in connection with an unrelated case, the fbi has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation <u+2026> i agreed that the fbi should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation,<u+201d> he wrote. 




in july, comey announced that he did not recommend charging clinton with willfully mishandling classified information. 




in september, the fbi chief defended his agency<u+2019>s decision to not press criminal charges in the investigation. documents related to the case were released just before the labor day weekend and included a summary of clinton<u+2019>s 





breaking bombshell: fbi re-opens clinton email probe
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