FBI Investigating Newly Discovered Emails In Hillary Clinton Probe
Editor's note: The headline of this article has been updated.
(CBS/AP) - The FBI informed Congress Friday it is investigating whether new emails that have emerged in its probe of Hillary Clinton's private server may contain classified information.
The disclosure raises the possibility of the FBI reopening the criminal investigation involving the Democratic presidential nominee just days before the election, although it is not clear if that will happen.
Clinton's campaign didn't immediately respond to request for comment.
In a letter sent to congressional leaders, FBI Director James Comey says that new emails have come to light recently that have prompted investigators to take another look at the sensitive government information that flowed through the private email server Clinton used while serving as secretary of state.
Republican nominee Donald Trump praised the FBI's decision Friday, saying that "perhaps finally justice will be served." He was addressing a roaring crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire shortly after news broke of the FBI decision.
Trump said that "Clinton's corruption is on a scale we have never seen before" and said that "we must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office."
Trump said he had "great respect" for the FBI's decision. He had previously been very critical of the FBI and Department of Justice for the earlier decision not to bring charges against the Democratic nominee.
Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, isn't weighing in yet on the news. The Democratic vice presidential nominee says he's "got to read a little more." Kaine was responding to a reporter's question while stopping by an early voting site in Tallahassee.
House Speaker Paul Ryan issued a statement in support of the FBI's investigation.
"Yet again, Hillary Clinton has nobody but herself to blame. She was entrusted with some of our nation's most important secrets, and she betrayed that trust by carelessly mishandling highly classified information. This decision, long overdue, is the result of her reckless use of a private email server, and her refusal to be forthcoming with federal investigators. I renew my call for the Director of National Intelligence to suspend all classified briefings for Secretary Clinton until this matter is fully resolved."
The FBI closed the criminal investigation into Clinton's use of the email server in July.
It's not clear yet where the new emails came from.
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