Hillary Clinton Interviewed By FBI Saturday In Email Probe

Hillary Clinton met with investigators at FBI headquarters Saturday as part of an investigation into her private email server she maintained while Secretary of State.

Her campaign released the following statement following the meeting:

Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was Secretary. She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion. Out of respect for the investigative process, she will not comment further on her interview.

According to CNN, the meeting took place at the FBI's Washington, D.C., headquarters and lasted about three and a half hours.

The interview with Clinton could be a sign that the FBI's investigation into her home-brew server — and whether any information she sent or received on it was marked classified at the time — is in its final stages.

The investigation is expected to be completed before the Democratic National Convention later this month.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday that she will accept the findings and recommendations of the investigation, which could include criminal charges for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Many experts, though, see criminal charges as unlikely.

But even if she is not formally indicted, the investigation continues to hamper her presidential campaign. Polls continue to show that voters view her as untrustworthy and corrupt, and a Real Clear Politics polling average says that only about 40 percent of the public views her as favorable.

Still, she continues to maintain a steady lead over her general election counterpart, Donald Trump, as polls show the American public dislikes him even more.

A report on the 2012 Benghazi attacks released earlier this week by House Republicans did not find any new evidence of wrongdoing on Clinton's part.

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