FBI pushes back on Trump claim that China hacked Clinton email

WASHINGTON — The FBI on Wednesday pushed back on an unfounded claim by President Donald Trump that Hillary Clinton’s emails were hacked by China, saying it had found no evidence that the private servers she used while secretary of state had been compromised.

Mr. Trump asserted early Wednesday, without citing evidence, that China had hacked by China. Next hacked Ms. Clinton’s emails, move better be by the FBI & and he said the Justice DOJ or, after all of their Department and the FBI other missteps … their credibility risked losing their credibility will be forever gone!” if they did not look into Mr. Trump wrote in a tweet the matter further. posted shortly after midnight.

Writing on Twitter, Mr. Trump alleged that many of Mr. Trump provided no the emails that were purportedly details about the alleged hacked contained hacking, but his tweets came classified information and shortly after the online publication called it “a very big story.” of a story by the

“Hillary Clinton’s Daily Caller asserting that a Emails, many of which are Chinese-owned company operating Classified Information, got in the Washington area hacked Ms. Clinton’s private server while she was secretary of state and obtained nearly all her emails. The publication cited “two sources briefed on the matter.”

Fox News, which is frequently watched by the president, aired a segment on the report Tuesday night, with a guest calling it a bombshell if true.

Asked about the president’s assertions, the FBI provided a statement Wednesday afternoon that simply said: “The FBI has not found any evidence the servers were compromised.”

Democrats, as well, seized on Mr. Trump’s remarks.

“Mr. President, you have at your disposal the resources of the nation’s law enforcement agencies and intelligence community. Use them,” Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in a tweet.