Six ways State tried to cover up Clinton's emails

High-level State Department officials worked behind the scenes last year in several key ways to ensure the release of Hillary Clinton's emails inflicted as little damage as possible on the Democratic nominee, according to notes made public by the FBI on Monday.

Patrick Kennedy, State's undersecretary for management, was at the center of efforts to prevent the FBI from upgrading Benghazi-related emails to a classified level.

Although the State Department quickly denied wrongdoing on the part of Kennedy and dismissed GOP calls for his removal on Monday, the FBI notes prompted fresh scrutiny of the administration's approach to the Clinton email probe.

The 100 pages of "302s," or summaries of interviews conducted by the FBI, that were released this week shed light on the quiet push to manipulate the handling of Clinton's emails amid multiple investigations into her record-keeping.

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