Many are still very suspicious about the infamous tarmac meeting prior to the 2016 elections involving former President Bill Clinton and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.  However, at the end of November, government watchdog Judicial Watch released 29 pages of FBI Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting documents that were previously withheld by the Justice Department.

The FBI originally informed Judicial Watch they did not locate any records related to the tarmac meeting.  However, in a related case, the Justice Department located emails in which Justice Department officials communicated with the FBI and wrote that they had communicated with the FBI, Judicial Watch found.  As a result, by letter dated August 10, 2017, from the FBI stated, "Upon further review, we subsequently determined potentially responsive documents may exist. As a result, your [FOIA] request has been reopened."

According to the documents obtained by Judicial Watch via a Freedom of Information Act request, the FBI seemed to be more concerned about leaks than the actual meeting.

Judicial Watch reports:

The new FBI documents show FBI officials were concerned about a leak that Bill Clinton delayed his aircraft taking off in order to "maneuver" a meeting with the attorney general.  The resulting story in the Observer is seemingly confirmed and causes a flurry of emails about the source of the article.  FBI official(s) write "we need to find that guy" and that the Phoenix FBI office was contacted "in an attempt to stem any further damage."  Another FBI official, working on AG Lynch's security detail, suggests instituting non-disclosure agreements.  The names of the emails authors are redacted. There are no documents showing concern about the meeting itself. 

The FBI?originally informed?Judicial Watch they could not locate any records related to the tarmac meeting.? However, in a related?FOIA lawsuit, the Justice Department located?emails?in which Justice Department officials communicated with the FBI and?wrote?that they had communicated with the FBI.? As a result, by?letter?dated August 10, 2017, from the FBI stated, "Upon further review, we subsequently determined potentially responsive documents may exist. As a result, your [FOIA] request has been reopened…"