--- title: Donald Trump Attacks Hillary Clinton Over Emails description: Amid reports that he's under investigation for obstruction of justice, President Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton canonical: https://time.com/4820708/donald-trump-russia-investigation-hillary-clinton-obstruction/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-15T21:15:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T11:03:23.497Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Attacked Hillary Clinton Over Her Emails. 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Again. twitter:description: He also suggested that he thinks Clinton's past actions could be "obstruction" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6180dd17946e405/6988d1f197cdff66246b1354/donald-trump-president-investigation-obstruction-justice-hillary-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Attacked Hillary Clinton Over Her Emails. Again. > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: September 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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Olivier Douliery—Pool/Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jun 15, 2017 9:15 PM UTC Amid reports that he’s under investigation for obstruction of justice, President Donald Trump said Thursday that investigators should examine unspecified “dealings” that Hillary Clinton and Democrats have with Russia, as opposed to his “non-dealings.” He also brought up Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and questioned whether her actions amounted to obstruction of justice. “Why is that Hillary Clintons family and Dems dealings with Russia are not looked at, but my non-dealings are?” the President tweeted Thursday afternoon. “Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, ‘bleached’ emails, & had husband meet w/AG days before she was cleared- & they talk about obstruction?” he said in a second tweet. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/875438639823675392) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/875441788110110727) Before Trump was elected president, he often criticized Clinton — then his Democratic opponent — for the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. However, the [FBI cleared Clinton](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/us/politics/hillary-clinton-fbi-email-comey.html) and recommended no charges in July 2016, and [reiterated its position in November](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/us/politics/hilary-clinton-male-voters-donald-trump.html) after the bureau discovered a new trove of her emails shortly before the presidential election. Trump’s tweets came after a report from [the Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/special-counsel-is-investigating-trump-for-possible-obstruction-of-justice/2017/06/14/9ce02506-5131-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.793001ca99c9) on Wednesday that said Special Counsel [Robert Mueller](http://time.com/4815826/chris-ruddy-donald-trump-robert-mueller-fire/?iid=sr-link1) has expanded his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election to include whether Trump has obstructed justice. Trump [blasted the report](http://time.com/4819677/donald-trump-obstruction-of-justice-twitter/?xid=homepage) earlier on Thursday, saying that investigators were looking into obstruction of justice because “they made up a phony collusion with the Russians story” and “found zero proof.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4820708/donald-trump-russia-investigation-hillary-clinton-obstruction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4820708/donald-trump-russia-investigation-hillary-clinton-obstruction/"},"headline":"President Trump Attacked Hillary Clinton Over Her Emails. 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