State Department investigators are reportedly escalating their probe into email records from former Hillary Clinton aides

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• The Trump administration has revived an investigation into email records from Hillary Clinton's former aides, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
• Investigators reportedly reached out to roughly 130 officials in recent weeks over years-old emails, and told them the emails were retroactively classified and are now considered potential security violations.
• The investigation began roughly 18 months ago, but the officials told The Post that investigators appeared to drop the effort but picked it up again last month.
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State Department investigators in recent weeks have been contacting former Hillary Clinton aides over their email records, The Washington Post reported Saturday evening.

Investigators have reached out to roughly 130 officials in recent weeks over years-old emails and told them the emails were retroactively classified and are now considered potential security violations, The Post reported, citing current and former State Department officials and letters they received.

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