State Dept. says it destroyed BlackBerrys of Clinton aides

By Sarah Bedford

Published August 19, 2015 6:07pm ET

State Dept. says it destroyed BlackBerrys of Clinton aides — Huma Abedin, left, an aide to Hillary Clinton, watches the Democratic presidential contender greet members of the audience following a speech at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. in New York. David Dinkins is at center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) | Mark Lennihan

State Department officials likely destroyed a pair of BlackBerry phones given to Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, two top aides to Hillary Clinton.

The agency admitted the devices no longer existed in court documents filed Wednesday in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch.

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