Representative Blake Farenthold (Credit: public domain)
In a Congressional hearing, Representative Blake Farenthold (R) brings up the case of the hacker known as Guccifer, and Guccifer’s claim that he looked into Clinton’s private server. After confirming that the FBI interviewed Guccifer, Farenthold asks FBI Director James Comey, “Can you confirm that Guccifer never gained access to her server?”
Comey replies, “Yeah he did not. He admitted that was a lie.” (CNN, 7/7/2016)
An FBI report published in September 2016 will also assert that Guccifer admitted he lied.