Obama sparks FBI anger over Clinton emails

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Days after President Obama stated unequivocally that Hillary Clinton did not breach national security by hosting her official communications on a private server, an FBI source leaked news that investigators were looking into a possible “gross negligence” violation of the Espionage Act.

Although the White House quickly attempted to walk the president’s comments back, the assertion reportedly angered FBI agents and prompted a watchdog group to renew its calls for a special counsel to probe the case.

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