Probe could find more than just emails

Associated Press

WASHINGTON

A forensic examination of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private computer server could unearth more details than what she put in her emails. It could answer lingering questions about the security of her system, who had access to it and whether outsiders tried to crack its contents.

Clinton last week handed over to the FBI her private server, which she used to send, receive and store emails during her four years as secretary of state. The bureau is holding the machine in protective custody after the intelligence community’s inspector general raised concerns recently that classified information had traversed the system.

Clinton leads the race for Democratic presidential nomination by a wide margin even though questions about her use of the server have since shadowed her campaign. Republicans have seized on the issue to raise questions about Clinton’s trustworthiness.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday in North Las Vegas, Nev., Clinton said she was “very comfortable that this will eventually get resolved and the American people will have plenty of time to figure it out.”

She added: “In retrospect, this didn’t turn out to be convenient at all, and I regret that this has become such a cause celebre. But that does not change the facts.” She reiterated that what she did was “legally permitted” and said she did not send any emails marked “classified.”

As she departed the availability with reporters, she said, “Nobody talks to me about it other than you guys.”