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    Clinton’s Emails, Weiner’s Laptop and a Falsehood

    by Angelo Fichera Aug 24, 2018 3 minutes

    Q: Did the FBI wait until after the 2016 election to review the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop?

    A: No. A viral story misinterprets an FBI document and ignores widely reported facts.

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    Citing a recently released FBI document, a viral story misleads readers by claiming that the emails of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that were found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop weren’t “reviewed” by an FBI investigator until after the 2016 election.

    The FB News Cycle story claims that the document proves that now-fired FBI agent Peter Strzok “buried evidence of HRC’s corruption.”

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