Hundreds of Hillary Clinton’s emails that included classified information from her tenure as secretary of state sat in a private Gmail account for more than two years and were still there about two weeks before then-FBI Director James Comey cleared Clinton in a 2016 statement of criminal responsibility for mishandling the country’s secrets.
The Gmail account came under the scrutiny of Republican lawmakers because its name—“[email protected]”—mirrored that of a Chinese company, Shandong Carter Heavy Industry Machinery Co. Ltd. The similarity raised concerns that a foreign actor had gained access to Clinton’s emails.
