A new trove of interview summaries and notes from the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails lays out a series of allegations that could prove fodder for future attacks on the Democratic presidential nominee.

The 100 pages, released Monday morning, include claims that Clinton "blatantly" disregarded protocol. Other claims include that a group of powerful State Department employees attempted to coordinate a document release, and that a department official asked for a "quid pro quo" related to the former secretary of state's emails.

The documents, part four of four to be released by the FBI, include notes and interview summaries that may illuminate more about the bureau's decision not to recommend Clinton be prosecuted for her actions.

Many Republicans have criticized that decision, but FBI Director James Comey has repeatedly insisted the move was apolitical.

"I want the American people to know we really did this the right way. You can disagree with us, but you cannot fairly say we did it in any kind of political way," Comey said in July. "We don't carry water for anybody. We were trying to do what the right thing is."

One revelation in the documents came from an interview with an unidentified person who suggested that Freedom of Information Act requests related to Clinton went through a group sometimes called "the Shadow Government."

"There was a powerful group of very high-ranking STATE officials that some referred to as 'The 7th Floor Group' or 'The Shadow Government.' This group met every Wednesday afternoon to discuss the FOIA process, Congressional records, and everything CLINTON-related to FOIA/Congressional inquiries," the FBI's interview summary said.

That group, according to the summary, argued for a Clinton document release to be conducted all at once "for coordination purposes" instead of on a rolling basis as would normally be the case. But the "Shadow Government" did not get its way, and the agency in charge decided for a rolling release, the FBI summary said.

Another claim from the documents is that one unidentified interviewee said Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy pressured the FBI to unclassify certain emails from Clinton's private server that were previously deemed classified.

The interviewee said Kennedy contacted the FBI to ask for the change in classification in "exchange for a 'quid pro quo.'"

A representative for the State Department categorically denied that claim.

"This allegation is inaccurate and does not align with the facts. To be clear: the State Department did upgrade the document at the request of the FBI when we released it back in May 2015," State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.

"Under Secretary Kennedy sought to understand the FBI's process for withholding certain information from public release," Toner added. "As has been reported, there have been discussions within the interagency on issues of classification. Classification is an art, not a science, and individuals with classification authority sometimes have different views. There can be applicable FOIA exemptions that are based on both classified and unclassified rules."

The FBI also denied such a "quid pro quo," offering NBC News the following statement:

"Prior to the initiation of the FBI's investigation of former Secretary Clinton's personal email server, the FBI was asked to review and make classification determinations on FBI emails and information which were being produced by the State Department pursuant to FOIA. The FBI determined that one such email was classified at the Secret level. A senior State Department official requested the FBI re-review that email to determine whether it was in fact classified or whether it might be protected from release under a different FOIA exemption. A now-retired FBI official, who was not part of the subsequent Clinton investigation, told the State Department official that they would look into the matter. Having been previously unsuccessful in attempts to speak with the senior State official, during the same conversation, the FBI official asked the State Department official if they would address a pending, unaddressed FBI request for space for additional FBI employees assigned abroad. Following the call, the FBI official consulted with a senior FBI executive responsible for determining the classification of the material and determined the email was in fact appropriately classified at the Secret level. The FBI official subsequently told the senior State official that the email was appropriately classified at the Secret level and that the FBI would not change the classification of the email. The classification of the email was not changed, and it remains classified today. Although there was never a quid pro quo, these allegations were nonetheless referred to the appropriate officials for review."

Separately, one claim from the FBI documents that was receiving attention online was that one interviewee said there was a "stark difference" between Clinton's "obedience to security and diplomatic protocols" and that of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Clinton, the interviewee said, "blatantly" disregarded such protocols, including her frequent refusal to attend foreign diplomatic functions with the local ambassador.

"This frequently resulted in complaints by ambassadors who were insulted and embarrassed by this breach of protocol," the interview summary said, adding that the subject claimed that "Clinton's protocol breaches were well known throughout Diplomatic Security and were 'abundant.'"

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/17/fbi-releases-100-new-pages-on-clinton-email-probe.html

Assange updates: FORTUNATELY ASSANGE LEFT A WAY TO CONFIRM IF
: IT IS OVER OR NOT - THE CHECKSUM KEYS. EVERYONE HAS THEM,
: AND IF THEY WORK, WHATEVER IS VERIFIED BY THEM IS LEGIT.
: Whatever happened - if he was poisoned, arrested, whatever
: - even if he pokes his head out the balcony window - there
: is a way to keep what is credible credible: Either the
: check sum keys work or they do not. That ought to end the
: rumors that "those who are saying he is arrested or
: dead are trolls" that is now taking off on the web. HE
: LEFT A WAY TO KNOW. SHOW ME. LET'S SEE THE UNLOCKED FILES
: WORK WITH THE CHECK SUMS POSTED HERE. IF THEY DO NOT AND WE
: NEVER GET THE ENCRYPTION KEYS TO GO WITH THEM, IF THE
: ENTIRE PACKAGE DOES NOT WORK,WITH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW,
: (plus the decryption keys to come) IF THERE IS EVEN ONE
: GLITCH THAT STOPS THE RELEASE HE'S DEAD OR SILENCED, AND
: SAYING SO IS NOT TROLLAGE, PERIOD. NICE TRY WITH THAT
: ANGLE, CORRECT THE RECORD CAN GO HOME NOW.
: RT set up a live feed outside the embassy. Little good that
: will do, because I do not think he is even there. Last
: night a security van had the entrance to the embassy
: blocked and no one saw what was going on.

: Today, the FBI released "100 pages" about Hillary.
: So what. The FBI is trash, 100 pages is not a lot, and all
: they are doing is using a number that sounds big to
: childish minds - "100" with the hopes that they
: will draw the attention away from Assange. My conclusion?
: The FBI was involved in the takedown of Assange, and now
: they are going to play a stupid game to try to make
: themselves look trustworthy and important. There is no
: conceivable reason for them to have released anything at
: all today if they themselves were not involved with what
: happened last night and they want people to start looking
: away.

: I am confident at this point that the decryption keys were
: released, and it was all blocked, stopped, and shut down by
: the U.S. government. I am confident at this time that there
: will be no more. "They" own the web, and when
: things get serious enough, they can do whatever they want.
: Nothing more of substance will be had. I believe it is
: over.

: The election will be stolen, and people will be silenced.
: Every time I got onto something this morning, my internet
: suddenly shut off. I could not do anything of substance
: while it really mattered, and now it miraculously works
: perfect. They got the job done, contained the problem and
: it is OVER. There will be no decryption keys. The files
: will remain a mystery and get debunked by trolls, it is
: OVER.

: FOLKS, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THEY CUT ASSANGES INTERNET. BECAUSE
: IF THEY CUT IT, THE DEAD MAN SWITCHES MIGHT HAVE ALL GONE
: OFF AND THEY DID NOT WANT THAT. Now it is all contained and
: under control. GAME OVER. Hillary got the job done. How
: could Assange have given the message that the internet got
: cut anyway? That would not be possible, it would just
: suddenly be gone, leaving no way for him to say it was
: gone. The internet story is probably a ruse, cover for
: something else that happened.
: Now all we have is "be happy, the FBI is your friend.
: LOOK! THEY RELEASED 100 PAGES ON HILLARY AND THE SHADOW
: GOVERNMENT THE DAY ASSANGE WENT AWAY! YEAY, YEAY,
: YEEEEAYYYY!!!!!

: Time for lead.

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