The State Department on Wednesday refused to wade into Donald Trump’s remarks that maybe Russia can help the U.S. find Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails from when she led the department.

“I don’t know that it’s our place here at the State Department to make a judgment about the appropriateness of comments made by candidates for elected office,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

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