FBI Director James Comey, left, speaks during a press conference on July 5, 2016, while Hillary Clinton, right, followed by aide Huma Abedin, to her right, at Andrews Air Force Base on July 5, 2016. (Photos: AP)
Hillary Clinton said Friday she didn’t lie about sending classified emails, she “short circuited” and then proceeded to lie about sending classified information on a personal server, again.
In her first press conference in almost a year, Mrs. Clinton said she and Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace were “talking around each other” and she misunderstood his question. The Democratic nominee claimed during the interview that FBI Director James Comey confirmed she was being truthful to the American people, which he did not. In fact, he said the exact opposite, though he told lawmakers during testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee that she didn’t lie to the FBI during what was a three-hour interview.
Essentially, Director Comey said she lied to the public, but not to the Bureau. Mrs. Clinton’s explanation was that she thought Mr. Wallace was talking about her answers to the FBI during the private interview, which was not transcribed and thus far has been kept private. However, she went on to again repeat the lie that she did not send or receive classified information on her private email server, which was extraordinary.
Worth noting, Ed O’Keefe of The Washington Post, gave her an underhanded criticism over how few times she holds a press conference. But, again, this is why her campaign doesn’t like her to be very accessible to the media.
