New Clinton’s Chief of Staff Emails Show Transmission of Classified Info

New Clinton’s Chief of Staff Emails Show Transmission of Classified Info
Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during BookExpo 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, June 1, 2017 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff Huma Abedin received emails with classified information using an unsecured server, according to a new a document trove obtained by Judicial Watch.

Four emails contained information that was classified “CONFIDENTIAL.” These emails were redacted from the 1,606 pages Judicial Watch obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request and subsequent lawsuit.

The first email was sent by former Bill Clinton aide Sid Blumenthal to Abedin on March 12, 2009, about Northern Ireland. A portion of the email is classified until 2032.

The second email memo was sent by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer to Clinton on Feb. 27, 2009. The email concerns discussions Verveer had with officials from Congo.

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton with aide Huma Abedin (L) onboard their campaign plane at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., on Oct. 28, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton with aide Huma Abedin (L) onboard their campaign plane at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., on Oct. 28, 2016. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images