This is not a 'reopening' of the email investigation. As a technical matter, it was never closed. Comey letter was sent to Hill 'out of an abundance of caution' to be extra thorough. There is no sense that any of this was due to withholding of evidence. New emails discovered on 'another device.' While the political consequences of today's news could be substantial, they might not be legally.

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