WASHINGTON — One document in a new batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails released by the State Department on Friday contains classified information.
The department posted to its website 112 documents that the FBI recovered during its investigation into the private email server the Democratic presidential nominee used when she was secretary of state. In one email, the department censored several paragraphs that it determined contained “foreign government information” deemed “confidential” – the lowest level of classification.
Several other documents published Friday also contain classified information, but they are from email chains that were previously classified and released in earlier tranches of Clinton’s email, according to the State Department.
The message in question, to Clinton from her deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin on Nov. 26, 2010, contains readouts of two telephone conversations a senior U.S. diplomat had with top leaders from the United Arab Emirates. The paragraphs containing the descriptions of the calls with the Emirati officials were not marked classified when Clinton received the email. They were redacted entirely for public release under Freedom of Information Act standards on Thursday.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said the classification does not necessarily mean the information was mishandled at the time it was sent or received.
“While foreign government information may be protected from public release, both the executive order on classification and the Foreign Affairs Manual acknowledge that FGI often can be maintained on unclassified systems,” he said.
The FBI provided the State Department with about 14,900 emails purported to not have been among the 55,000 pages of work-related documents that Clinton had turned over and had been previously released. Of those previously released, the department classified more than 2,000 emails, mostly at the “confidential” and next-highest “secret” levels. Twenty-two emails were withheld entirely from publication on grounds that they were “top secret.”
Friday’s email release is the latest in a series of batches from the FBI-provided documents that the department is under court order to process and release under the Freedom of Information Act. The next releases are scheduled for Nov. 3 and 4, before the 2016 presidential election.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
-
Morning Sentinel
Fire Marshal’s spokesperson confirms arson charged in fire that destroyed Jackman camp
-
Varsity Maine
High school indoor track and field overview: Teams facing likelihood that season will be for training only
-
Local & State
Few turn out to protest in Augusta, larger group gathers in Wayne to celebrate peaceful transition
-
Schools and Education
Benton Elementary School declares second outbreak of COVID-19; Skowhegan-, Pittsfield-area school districts report new cases
-
Schools and Education
Cony Middle and High School reports positive COVID-19 cases
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi {SUB NAME}, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have one? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login to participate in the conversation. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.