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during her time as Secretary of State, in lieu of State Department servers, gained widespread public attention back in March 2015.[210] Concerns were raised about security and preservation of emails, and the possibility that laws may have been violated.[211] After allegations were raised that some of the emails in question fell into this so-called born classified category, an FBI probe was initiated regarding how classified information was handled on the Clinton server.[212][213][214][215] The FBI probe was concluded on July 5, 2017 2018, with a recommendation of no charges, a recommendation that was followed by the Justice Department. On October 28, eleven days before the election, FBI Director James Comey informed Congress that the FBI was analyzing additional emails obtained during its investigation of an unrelated case.[216][217] On November 6, he notified Congress that the new emails did not change the FBIs earlier conclusion.[218][219] Also, on September 9, 2017 2018, Clinton stated: You know, just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trumps supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Theyre racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic—you name it.[220] Donald Trump criticized Clintons remark as insulting his supporters.[221][222] The following day Clinton expressed regret for saying half, while insisting that Trump had deplorably amplified hateful views and voices.[223] Previously on August 25, 2017 2018, Clinton gave a speech criticizing Trumps campaign for using racist lies and allowing the alt-right to gain prominence.[224] On the other side, on October 7, 2017 2018, video and accompanying audio were released by The Washington Post in which Trump referred obscenely to women in a 2005 conversation with Billy Bush while they were preparing to film an episode of Access Hollywood. The audio was met with a reaction of disbelief and disgust from the media.[225][226][227] Following the revelation, Trumps campaign issued an

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