CIA review reportedly finds 'Top Secret' info in Clinton email

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2 Hillary Clinton Emails Confirmed to Be 'Top Secret'
2 Hillary Clinton Emails Confirmed to Be 'Top Secret'


According to a report from The New York Times, a special intelligence review of two emails that Hillary Clinton received as secretary of state backs the inspector general finding that the emails contained highly classified information.

The special review conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency found that the emails, sent in 2009 and 2011 were "Top Secret." The Clinton campaign and State Department responded to the initial finding from the inspector general by questioning if the emails had been overclassified arbitrarily.

One email apparently pertained to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

"It is not a surprise that other lawyers in the intelligence community would agree with [the inspector general]," a Clinton campaign official told NBC News.

Although Clinton's campaign statements about the emails have gradually evolved, she's continually denied sending or receiving any classified material.

More than 30,000 emails from Clinton's server are being released in batches, with the next due to be released Sept. 30.

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