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Clinton Campaign Chief Says FBI Investigating His Hacked Emails

by VOA News

   Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, says the FBI is
   investigating the hack of his emails, which were posted by WikiLeaks.

   Podesta told reporters late Tuesday that the investigation is part of a
   wider FBI probe into the hacking of Democratic Party emails, in which
   Russia is suspected.

   Podesta said Russia may be trying to influence the outcome of the U.S.
   presidential election to favor Republican Donald Trump, who has spoken
   of his admiration of President Vladimir Putin.

   Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak denied Tuesday that Moscow has any
   intention of intervening in the U.S. election in any way.

   The leaked Democratic Party emails have embarrassed the Clinton
   campaign.

   They include allegations that campaign officials tried to discredit
   Clinton's former rival for the nomination, Bernie Sanders, as well as
   suggestions that the campaign should laugh off the controversy
   surrounding Clinton's State Department emails.