Hillary Clinton's Email Probe Is Not Going Away

The probe into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information over a personal email server is not over despite the fact she's the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

The FBI found that Clinton's server contained at least 113 emails with material that was classified at the time, some of which included classified markings, and some of which contained top secret material and referred to a highly classified special access program. 

As part of a re-opened investigation by the State Department, the FBI, by Friday of this week, will send the State Department several thousand emails the bureau found while investigating the case, a Justice Department lawyer explained to a judge on Monday. 

Meanwhile, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., sent a letter last week to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. They want the Justice Department to launch an investigation into whether Clinton committed perjury and made false statements while testifying under oath before Congress.

The letter states in part: 

"The evidence collected by the FBI during its investigation of Secretary Clinton's use of a personal email system appears to directly contradict several aspects of her sworn testimony. In light of those contradictions, the Department should investigate and determine whether to prosecute Secretary Clinton for violating statutes that prohibit perjury and false statements to Congress, or any other relevant statutes."

In addition, Republicans claim that Clinton went against the Freedom of Information Act by using her private email server to house official information, according to The Nation.com. The news outlet reports that a lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on the grounds of a possible FOIA violation.

"There's one big problem, however, with the FOIA: It applies only to documents in the files of federal agencies -- and that's why Clinton's setting up private servers creates a conflict with the freedom-of-information law," wrote Jon Wiener, contributing editor for The Nation.com. "Officials long ago figured out that they could avoid disclosing the records of their actions by moving records outside of government-agency control."

"When Hillary Clinton set up a private email server at her home, did she have a similar intent? We don't really know," he continued.

Fifty-six percent of Americans oppose the recommendation by the FBI not to file criminal charges against Clinton, according to an ABC/Washington Post poll released last week. 

Fifty-seven percent say the issue makes them worry "about how Clinton might handle her responsibilities if she's elected president."

Meanwhile, Clinton's campaign and Democratic allies have continually labeled the investigations as being part of a political onslaught funded by taxpayers.