The FBI questioned Hillary Clinton for over three hours on Saturday about her private e-mail system and whether or not it put government secrets in jeopardy. That means the FBI’s investigation is drawing to a close, and we should know soon whether or not the former Secretary of State will be indicted.
Chris Cilizza, who discusses the situation after the jump, notes that she does not have the 2,383 pledged delegates necessary for the Democratic presidential nomination. She has 2,220, which means she will need the super-delegates to put her over the top. An indictment would threaten her nomination. Then again, if she isn’t indicted, that will hurt her politically also.
From Chris Cilizza, The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton today. The next two weeks will be huge. – The Washington Post:
The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton for three hours Saturday, the presumed final step of its investigation into whether the former secretary of state or any of her top aides exposed government secrets because of her decision to exclusively use a private email server while serving as the nation’s top diplomat.
Assuming that the long-awaited Clinton interview does indeed signal the imminent end of the investigation, the timing could get very interesting, very quickly.
The Democratic Party’s national convention opens in Philadelphia on July 25 — 23 days from today. Until Clinton is formally nominated by the convention delegates, she is only the presumptive nominee. And depending on when the FBI decides to announce its finding, it could badly complicate Clinton’s attempts to build momentum going into and coming out of the convention.
