The Clinton campaign’s story is evolving to more closely fit the facts found in an investigation by the FBI.
Hillary Clinton and her lackeys repeated said all government-related emails were turned over to the State Department after each one was read by an attorney.
The FBI found that wasn’t true.
Now, the campaign’s talking points are reflecting that reality.
Campaign spokesman Brian Fallon appeared on Bloomberg on Thursday as admitted as such.
“You camp suggested, in order to ensure FOIA was completely complied with and public record completeness, that Hillary Clinton had her lawyers read through all of her 60,000 emails, meticulously dividing the personal from the governmental and the business ones and that all the business ones were turned over,” Mark Halperin said.
“Comey says they (her lawyers) didn’t read them. They looked at the headers and did word searches.
“Is Comey right and did the campaign misrepresent how complete that search was?” Halperin asked.
“I think the search was pretty darn complete,” Fallon responded — a stark difference from the unambiguous statements the campaign repeatedly made previously.
“In addition to looking at headers and doing key word searches for a wide range of terms that would capture any work-related correspondence, they did read a large number of them.”
When challenged, Fallon fell back on Comey’s claim that there was “no evidence that there was any willful effort to conceal anything or hold anything back.”
“I don’t think you’re challenging the director’s account, which is contrary to what you said,” Halperin said.
“Not challenging the director’s account,” Fallon confirmed.
He then disputed that Hillary’s lawyers conducted an incomplete review.
“They did a fine job but an incomplete job and short of what they were responsible for and short of what you all represented,” Halperin determined.
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