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FBI found Hillary Clinton's emails in Obama White House, former top official says washex.am/2XDMfta
As part of a court-ordered discovery related to Clinton’s unauthorized email server, Bill Priestap was asked by Judicial Watch to identify representatives of @HillaryClinton, her former staff, and government agencies from which “email repositories were obtained" by the FBI.
Other people mentioned were former Clinton aides Cheryl Mills, Heather Samuelson, Jacob Sullivan, and Justin Cooper, former Clinton information technology staffer Bryan Pagliano, the State Department, Secret Service, and Washington-based law firm Williams and Connolly.
Priestep answered questions in writing and under oath as part of U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's ruling earlier this year that discovery could commence examining Clinton’s use of the server, encompassing Obama admin Sr State Dept officials, lawyers, and Clinton aides
“This astonishing confirmation, made under oath by the FBI, shows that the Obama FBI had to go to President Obama’s White House office to find emails that Hillary Clinton tried to destroy or hide from the American people.” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.
“No wonder Hillary Clinton has thus far skated — Barack Obama is implicated in her email scheme.”
Priestap served as former assistant director of the FBI's counterintelligence division and played a significant role in overseeing both the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s private email server and her handling of classified information.
He also was involved in the FBI’s investigation into allegations that President Trump and Trump campaign associates were colluding with the Russian government during the 2016 election.
The FBI confirmed to the Washington Examiner earlier this month that Priestap is retired. "Yes, Mr. Priestap became eligible to retire and chose to do so after 20 years of service," a representative said.
One of the main controversies stemming from Clinton's emails was how a technician managing the server deleted 33,000 emails. The FBI was only able to recover about 5,000 of the emails, which were released in tranches up until earlier this year as part of a Judicial Watch lawsuit.
