Clinton Likely Won't Face Charges Over Private Email Server

<p>The possibility that Hillary Clinton won&#39;t face charges related to her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state is getting media attention.</p><p>On Saturday, CNN, citing unnamed sources,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/02/politics/clinton-meets-with-fbi-as-part-of-email-probe/" target="_blank">reported Clinton isn&#39;t expected to be charged</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>It&#39;s just the latest report to suggest the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee&nbsp;<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/hillary-clinton-prosecution-past-cases-221744" target="_blank">likely won&#39;t</a>&nbsp;be prosecuted.</p><p>Earlier on Saturday, the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/hillary-clinton-was-pleased-to-give-fbi-interview-that-lasted-hours/" target="_blank">FBI interviewed Clinton</a>&nbsp;for more than three hours. At issue whether Clinton violated any laws by handling classified information on her private email server.&nbsp;</p><p>A U.S. State Department Inspector General report&nbsp;<a href="https://oig.state.gov/system/files/esp-16-03.pdf" target="_blank">released in May</a>&nbsp;found Clinton didn&#39;t follow proper department procedure.</p><p>But Clinton has repeatedly said she hasn&#39;t broken the law.</p><p>&quot;I never sent nor received any information that was classified at the time it was sent and received,&quot; she told reporters last year.</p><p>After her FBI interview, &quot;Meet The Press&#39;&quot; Chuck Todd asked Clinton about reports that said she wouldn&#39;t face charges.</p><p>&quot;I am not going to comment on the process. I have no knowledge of any timeline. This is entirely up to the department,&quot;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/msnbc-exclusive-hillary-clinton-s-first-interview-after-fbi-meeting-717556291850" target="_blank">Clinton said</a>.</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-fbi-email-investigation-election-2016/" target="_blank">interview&#39;s timing</a>&nbsp;suggests the U.S. Department of Justice is&nbsp;<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/02/reports-fbi-interview-hillary-clinton-coming-days/86633980/" target="_blank">nearing the end</a>&nbsp;of its investigation. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday she would&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/us/politics/loretta-lynch-hillary-clinton-email-server.html" target="_blank">accept investigators&#39; recommendations</a>&nbsp;for the case.</p><p>Lynch&#39;s announcement followed news of a private meeting with former President Bill Clinton aboard her plane earlier this week.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/01/politics/lynch-to-accept-guidance-from-fbi-on-clinton-email-probe/" target="_blank">Lynch said</a>&nbsp;that meeting was purely social and Hillary Clinton echoed that statement on Saturday.</p><p>&quot;They did not discuss the Department of Justice&#39;s review,&quot; she told Todd.</p><p>Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump chimed in Saturday afternoon,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/749350193095667713" target="_blank">tweeting</a>: &quot;It was just announced-by sources-that no charges will be brought against Crooked Hillary Clinton. Like I said, the system is totally rigged!&quot;</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://demconvention.com/" target="_blank">Democratic National Convention</a>&nbsp;begins on July 25.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FITPKRwaVw" target="_blank"><i>Hillary for America</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?406676-1/hillary-clinton-primary-night-speech" target="_blank">C-SPAN</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/4374921272001/clinton-never-sent-or-received-classified-emails/?#sp=show-clips" target="_blank">Fox News</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGY5x9w-aLM" target="_blank">Aspen Institute</a></i><i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</i><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/msnbc-exclusive-hillary-clinton-s-first-interview-after-fbi-meeting-717556291850" target="_blank"><i>MSNBC</i></a><i>&nbsp;and images from Getty Images.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-and-clinton-probably-want-you-to-ignore-this-fact-checker/">Trump And Clinton Probably Want You To Ignore This Fact-Checker</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/hillary-clinton-was-pleased-to-give-fbi-interview-that-lasted-hours/">Hillary Clinton Was &#039;Pleased&#039; To Give FBI Interview That Lasted Hours</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/donald-trump-may-announce-his-vp-pick-before-national-convention/">Donald Trump May Announce His VP Pick Before National Convention</a></li></ul>