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Clinton Left Politically Exposed by FBI Report on E-Mail Habits

The FBI report on its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mail use gives Donald Trump and other Republicans a new opportunity and more tools to chip away at the Democratic nominee’s core argument to voters: competence and experience.

While there were no startling revelations in the 58 pages of material released by the agency on Friday, the FBI summaries give heft and context to Director James Comey’s assessment that the former secretary of state had been “extremely careless” in handling sensitive government communications.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s release of the heavily redacted investigative summary and a July 2 interview with Clinton were quickly seized upon by Trump and Republicans.

“Hillary Clinton’s answers to the FBI about her private email server defy belief,” Trump said in a statement. “After reading these documents, I really don’t understand how she was able to get away from prosecution.”