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Hillary Clinton and her staffers still have active State Department security clearances, meaning they still have access to classified intelligence, according to Fox News' Malia Zimmerman.

However, Clinton and her aides are in danger of losing that access now that the State Department has opened a "formal inquiry" into whether she and her team mishandled classified information when she served at the top spot at Foggy Bottom.

It's the latest development in a very long story involving Clinton and her use of an unauthorized private State Department email server.

It's unclear when this new inquiry by the State Department was first launched, but it seems to have come on the heels of former FBI Director James Comey's announcement in July 2016 that he'd recommend no charges be brought against Clinton for her ethically dubious use of a homebrew server.

Fox's Zimmerman outlined one possible consequence of the new inquiry, writing, "Depending on the outcome of the current State Department inquiry, Clinton and her aides could have their access to sensitive government documents terminated."

To be clear, it's not unusual for former senior officials to maintain some level of access to classified information, as national security attorney Bradley Moss explained Wednesday to LawNewz.com. This is done with the idea that former officials can be called on to advise on issues involving sensitive intelligence.

However, it may still strike some as odd that Clinton and her aides have maintained their clearance despite that Comey himself characterized her handling of classified State information as "extremely reckless." The State Department's own Inspector General even reported her private server was a serious violation of department policy.

"At a minimum, Secretary Clinton should have surrendered all emails dealing with department business before leaving government service and, because she did not do so, she did not comply with the Department's policies that were implemented in accordance with the Federal Records Act," the IG's report said.

If the State Department revokes Clinton's clearance, she can appeal the decision. However, it seems unlikely it'll come to that, according to Moss.

"It would be unusual for this to happen for a senior official but Clinton's behavior was unusual as well," he said.

A Clinton spokesman meanwhile downplayed news of the new inquiry, and suggested that going after the private server story is tantamount to beating a dead horse.

"Nothing's been more thoroughly dissected. It's over. Case closed. Literally," Nick Merrill told Fox.

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Wait, Hillary Clinton still has a State Department security clearance? - Washington Examiner

Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is viewed no more favorably now than she was before last years election, a rare feat since, according to Gallups polling, over the past quarter century, the favorable ratings of losing presidential candidates generally have increased after the election -- some in the immediate aftermath and others in the months that followed.

With the exception of John Kerry, for whom there are no comparable data, losing presidential candidates since 1992 have experienced a boost of at least four percentage points in favorability when averaging their ratings from the day after the election through the following June, Gallup notes.

Forty-one percent of Americans have a favorable view of Clinton in the most recent poll which is within the 41 to 43 percent range Gallup has recorded since November.

The majority of Americans, 57 percent, view Clinton unfavorably and have viewed her unfavorably in all Gallup polls on the former first lady since January 2016.

The polling group observed that some of Clintons post-election appearances were not well-received. Including an interview last month in which Clinton blamed her election loss on various factors, including weak Democratic Party infrastructure, mishandlings of an investigation by former FBI Director James Comey and biased media coverage of her campaign. Though she claimed to take responsibility for every decision her campaign made, many viewed her comments as shirking blame for her loss.

They added that Americans have liked Clinton most when her role was less political -- such as secretary of state or first lady weathering her husband's public scandal -- and her ratings have suffered each time she has run for office.

According to Gallup polling, Trump, similar to previous winners, got an increase in favorability post-election.

The surveys results were based on telephone interviews conducted June 7-11, 2017, with a random sample of 1,009 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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Gallup: Hillary Clinton 'Unique' in Having No Post-Election Gain in Favorability Ratings - Townhall

Former FBI Director JamesComeymisled the American people during last years presidential campaignwhen he referred to the Clinton email scandal as a matter, not an investigation. He did it willfully. He did it intentionally. And he did it at the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Mr. Comeymisled the American people in the early weeks of the Trump administration by furtheringthe perception that President Trump was under investigation, when in fact he was not. He again did this willfully and intentionally.

Comey recently admitted that, after beingfired from the FBI, he had a friend leak an internal FBI document to the New York Timesdetailing aconversation Comey had with President Trump. Comey testified under oath that he ordered the leak to helpcreate public momentum for the appointment of a special counsel, which we now know is Comeys mentor and predecessor, Robert Mueller.

The American people want justice to be blind. They want equal justice and equal protection for everyone. But Mr. Comeys actions continue to call his impartiality, and the impartiality of the Holder and Lynch Justice departments, into question.

On May 7, 2014, the House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for a special counsel to investigate the IRS targeting of conservatives for their political beliefs. Comey and Attorney General Eric Holder blocked the appointment.This despite the factthatthe lead investigator they assigned to the case, BarbaraBosserman, was a max-out contributor to President Obamas reelection campaign.

This is the type of unequal justice that Americans despise. No special counsel in the IRS targeting investigation. No special counsel for the Clinton email investigation. But if its about protecting Comeys reputation and hurting President Trump, then of course there has to be a special counsel.

Throughout 2015 and 2016 there were calls from Congress for a special counsel in the Clinton email scandal. Again the Justice Department refused, even after it was revealed that Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately with Bill Clinton less than a week before the FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton. No special counsel was established, even after some unusual Justice Department immunity deals were revealed, including those designed to protect Secretary Clintons chief of staff Cheryl Mills, and Bryan Pagliano, who set up the email server in the first place.

This is the type of unequal justice that Americans despise. No special counsel in the IRS targeting investigation. No special counsel for the Clinton email investigation. But if its about protecting Mr.Comeysreputation and hurting President Trump, then of course there has to be a special counsel.

We appreciate Mr. Muellers service to our country, but his past testimony as FBIdirector before the House Judiciary Committee did not inspire confidence about his impartiality. Just fourweeks after the treasury inspector general released the report on the IRS targeting scandal and the Justice Department began their investigation into the matter,Mr. Mueller could not answer even the most basic questions about the investigation. He was asked:Who is the lead agent? Howmany agents have been assigned to the case? And, Have any victims been interviewed? His responses were, I dont know, I dont know, and I dont know.

Investigating the targeting of conservatives by the IRS, which was the biggest story in the news at the time, was clearly not a priority for Mr. Mueller. As FBI director, he didnt even know who was doing what.

But as special counsel investigating the Trump administration? Youd better believe Mr. Mueller has handpicked the exact team he wants.

James Quarles, a partner atWilmerHale,was a $10,000contributorto House and Senate Democrats. He alsohasa long history of supporting Democratic presidential candidates, includingDukakis,Gore,Kerry,ObamaandClinton.

Jeannie Rhee,a senior adviser to former Attorney General Eric Holder, wasanObamaandClintonsupporter. She also represented the Clinton foundation in litigation, and personally represented Hillary Clinton.

Andrew Weissmann,a former Justice Department official, was also an Obamacontributor.

Elizabeth Prelogar, a former law clerk for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, donated to both theObamaandClintonpresidential campaigns.

In fact, of thedozenpeople named to Muellers investigation team so far, nonehave similarly supported Republican presidential candidates.

The House has a responsibility to defend the deeply-held American principle of equal justice under the law. Thats why we believe its time for the House to have hearings on the troubling matter of the motivation and organization of this investigation.

The past actions of Mr. Mueller and Mr. Comey as part of the Holder and Lynch justice departments call into question their impartiality. If this investigation is to be taken seriously, it is important that theAmerican people get the answers they deserve.

Republican Jim Jordan represents Ohio's Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Republican Mark Meadows represents North Carolina's 11th Congressional District and is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Republican Jody Hice serves Georgia's 10th Congressional District and is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

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Trump Russia probe gets special counsel but not Hillary, not IRS? Time to investigate the investigators - Fox News

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton just got very bad, yet familiar, news from the State Department shes under federal investigation again. The probecenters around the well-known accusations that Clinton and her staff mishandled classified information.

Fox News reported that the State Department has opened the investigation anew, though Clinton and her associates will retain their security clearance designations.

The departments investigation aims to determine whether Clinton and her closest aides violated government protocols by using her private server to receive, hold and transmit classified and top-secret government documents. The department declined to say when its inquiry began, but it follows the conclusion of the FBIs probe into the matter, which did not result in any actions being taken against Clinton or any of her aides.

Fox News said that Clinton and her aides could have their security clearance privileges revoked based on the findings of the investigation.

The existence of Clintons controversial private email server was discovered during the congressional hearings into the Benghazi debacle headed by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.). The mishandling of classified information was used by Donald Trump, then a candidate, to bludgeon Clintons candidacy and heighten the appearance of incompetence and corruption on the Democrat side.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) confirmed the existence of the investigation to Fox News even as his committee conducted their own probe into Clintons carelessness. Grassley said there appeared to be evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information.

Grassley cited the controversial statement from former FBI Director James Comey that outlined the many violations Clinton made against the State Departments policy on document security. Comey later said that Clinton should not be criminally prosecuted for her violations, but his statement has been widely cited by Clinton allies as the central reason she lost the election.

Fox News outlined the findings that were problematic for Clinton:

During the FBIs investigation of Clintons use of top-secret and classified information on her private server, Comey said there were seven email chains on Clintons computer that were classified at the Top Secret/Special Access Program level. Another 2,000 emails on her private server were found to have contained information deemed classified now, though not marked classified when sent. In addition, the server also contained 22 top-secret emails deemed too damaging to national security to be released.

Clintons spokesperson contradicted the report, saying, Nothings been more thoroughly dissected. Its over. Case closed. Literally.

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State Department has terrible, but familiar, news for Hillary Clinton - TheBlaze.com

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