FBI probes security of Clinton emails

The FBI has begun a review into the security of Hillary Clinton's private email system that she used during her time as secretary of State, a federal official confirmed Wednesday.

The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the review follows a referral last month to the Justice Department from the inspector general overseeing the government's intelligence community expressing concern about the potential compromise of proprietary information.

The Washington Poston Tuesday was first to report the FBI's review.

The Post also reported that the FBI also contacted Clinton's lawyer, David Kendall, last week with questions about the security of a thumb drive he has with copies of emails from Clinton's tenure as secretary of State.

"The government is seeking assurance about the storage of those materials," Kendall told The Post. "We are actively cooperating."

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Four emails containing classified information were identified among 30,000 emails that Clinton handed over to the State Department for review, the inspectors general for the State Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint statement last month.

The Post said a lawyer for Platte River Networks, the Denver tech company that helped manage Clinton's server and that was contacted by the FBI, declined to comment.

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