but it wasn t. but as the fbi got a chance to take a look at these e-mails again to make sure there was nothing on there that was sensitive or classified, they saw this, they realized it should have been classified. they classified it and then they had it redacted. michael schmidt from the new york times, he appreciate you taking the time tonight. thank you. so we ve been talking about the substance of hillary clinton s e-mails, what was released today, what was in them, what isn t, why it s in there. but what about they also these e-mails and how they re being used, how they re being used politically. these are things that can be very, very different especially in the court of public opinion. we mentioned this just a minute ago, that one e-mail in which five lines were classified today by the fbi, and this headline sounds very troubling, at least at first glance. clinton got now classified benghazi info on private e-mail. but that one word there, that word now is key because t
clinton got now classified benghazi info on private e-mail. but that one word there, that word now is key because that information was not classified when hillary clinton as secretary of state received it. but it is very easy to drop in that tiny word which is just what house speaker john boehner did today, blasting out this image on twitter, quote, she had classified info about benghazi on her private e-mail. snooert cornan also sweeting about it saying quote, what s clear is that hillary clinton consistently played fast and loose with the rules in the interest of her own political gain. every new revelation is a constant reminder that hillary clinton can t be trusted. even beyond the specific accusation around chas phied information, conservatives and republicans are clearly champing at the bit to use these e-mails in some politically assailant
e-mails contain classified information, saying, quote, clinton received now classified benghazi info on private e-mail document server. we recall a couple of months ago when hillary clinton denied any classified information came through that e-mail address. i did not e-mail any classified material to anyone on my e-mail. there is no classified material. so i m certainly well aware of the classification requirements, and did not send classified material. and then consider this, in another e-mail we uncovered, a fully redacted e-mail indicating more classified information. but take note of the e-mail address. that s different from the hdr 22 we had been told was the only nonofficial account she used ever. here s mrs. clinton trying to tell us she only used one. i thought it would be easier