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Comey testifies Clinton email claims 'not true' at heated Hill hearing

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FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday that Hillary Clinton's claims -- some made under oath -- about her use of a private email server were "not true," raising the question of whether in doing so she committed a felony.

In a wide-ranging appearance before the House oversight committee, Comey also said Clinton's email practices put America's secrets at risk and her actions constituted the "definition of carelessness."

At the same time, Comey staunchly defended the bureau's decision not to pursue charges. He also said, "We have no basis to conclude that [Clinton] lied to the FBI."

Yet he acknowledged that lying under oath is a felony, as some Republicans point to statements she made last October before the House Benghazi committee. There, Clinton claimed that nothing she sent or received was marked classified.

Comey was asked about such statements, which she also made publicly, in a pointed exchange with Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.

"That's not true. … There was classified material emailed," Comey said.

On her claim that she used one device, Comey also said, "She used multiple devices."

And on her claim that she turned over all work-related emails, he said, "No, we found work-related emails, thousands that were not returned."

"It's apparent that she lied to the American people," Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., later said of Clinton.

Democrats on the committee tried to make the case for Clinton that she may not have noticed or understood the classified markings in a few emails that bore them, bolstering any claim of plausible deniability. Comey indeed said there is a question over whether Clinton was "sophisticated enough" to know at the time what a particular classified marking signified. 

Fox News was first to report on a 2012 email that carried a classified code known as a "portion marking" when it was sent to Clinton's account. 

While the hearing was underway, Clinton herself was hunkered down at her Washington home – as her campaign responded regularly to hearing highlights. The campaign flagged that Comey acknowledged during the hearing that the portion markings themselves were not properly marked.

But Gowdy and House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, whose committee hosted the tense hearing with Comey just two days after the investigation decision, both suggested a "double standard" was at play in the FBI decision.

"It seems to a lot of us that the average Joe … if they had done what you laid out in your statement, that they'd be in handcuffs," Chaffetz said. "And I think there is a legitimate concern that there is a double-standard -- if your name isn't Clinton or you're not part of the powerful elite, that lady justice will act differently."

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Comment by chris gill
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Comey indeed said there is a question over whether Clinton was "sophisticated enough" to know at the time what a particular classified marking signified, Was she not touted as the smartest women in the US by the democrats??????

Comment by chris gill
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Would that not be the case for Lying to congress? So a rule for the OX is not the rule for Zeus?



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