Fox’s America’s Newsroom Scandalizes 15,000 Clinton Emails “Nobody Knew About Last Week” That FBI Disclosed In July

FBI Director: There Is “No Evidence The Emails … ‘Were Intentionally Deleted In An Effort To Conceal Them’”

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Fox News hosts Martha MacCallum and Tucker Carlson misleadingly claimed that nearly 15,000 emails related to the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton’s private server she used as secretary of state, and that the State Department will soon release, are “new” and that “nobody knew about [them] last week.” In fact, a Washington Post report on the emails explained that FBI Director James Comey disclosed the existence of these emails in July, and he said “investigators found no evidence that the emails it found ‘were intentionally deleted in an effort to conceal them,’” and the Post explains that “like many users, Clinton periodically deleted emails, or they were purged when devices were changed.” The State Department also has not yet determined how many of the emails are personal and not work-related, and how many may be duplicated of emails already released to the public. From the August 23 edition of Fox News’ America’s Newsroom:

MARTHA MACCALLUM (HOST): So the State Department also scrambling to explain nearly 15,000 new emails that were uncovered by the FBI which Hillary Clinton never turned over to the State Department.

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MACCALLUM: It’s very difficult when you have a separate server where you're sort of running your own offsite government entity that is processing stuff for the foundation and for the State Department. The fact that everyone is just supposed to accept that this is fine, and that she said she turned it over but she didn't, and there's thousands more that they're finding out there, and we're just supposed to laugh it off on Jimmy Kimmel, and just pretend like there’s no there there, or at least nothing to talk about or look at, is quite striking.

TUCKER CARLSON: Well, it's a tragedy. It discredits not simply Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign but the U.S. government. I mean, she ran the State Department, and they allowed this, and now you're watching State Department flacks to have to spin for her. The whole thing is gravely embarrassing to the country. It makes our government look incompetent and third world, and for good reason. By the way, does anybody think this is end of it? I mean, 15,000 new emails that nobody knew about last week? What comes next? You see what I'm saying? So, this is going to be a story that unfolds for years. And it has all kinds of very sad implications. And keep in mind, Hillary Clinton as of today is likely to be the next president of the United States. What does that mean? It means it’s going to be pretty hard for her to dodge this story if elected. And that’s bad for all of us.

Previously:

Fox News Host’s Attempt To Scandalize Phone Calls To Clinton Aide Undermined By Network’s Own Reporting

Media Continue To Fall For Clinton Foundation Pseudo-Scandals Promoted By Judicial Watch