WASHINGTON – Emails found in a sexting investigation have prompted the FBI to reopen its investigation into presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
FBI Director James Comey revealed the revived probe in a letter to Congress delivered Friday.
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