MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said the news of a federal investigation into the security of Hillary Clinton's private email server while secretary of state was more evidence that the more one learned about her server, the "uglier" it got.
The Washington Post reported late Tuesday that the FBI had in the past week contacted the Denver-based firm that managed Clinton's server. She has faced intense scrutiny over sending classified emails through a non-government server and deleing more than 30,000 emails she deemed of a private nature during her tenure. Scarborough mocked people saying that it was an investigation into the system and "not the person."
"I feel very comfortable in saying the more you find out about this story, the uglier it gets," Scarborough said Wednesday morning. "We'll see where it ends up. Maybe it's much ado about nothing. Maybe Donald Trump will get out of the race in the next two days."
The report went on:
Also last week, the FBI contacted Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall, with questions about the security of a thumb drive in his possession that contains copies of work e-mails Clinton sent during her time as secretary of state.
The FBI’s interest in Clinton’s e-mail system comes after the intelligence community’s inspector general referred the issue to the Justice Department in July. Intelligence officials expressed concern that some sensitive information was not in the government’s possession and could be "compromised." The referral did not accuse Clinton of any wrongdoing, and the two officials said Tuesday that the FBI is not targeting her.
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The inquiries are bringing to light new information about Clinton’s use of the system and the lengths to which she went to install a private channel of communication outside government control — a setup that has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
"That's not a helpful story for Hillary," panelist Mike Barnicle said.