Wikileaks posts thousands of new war emails from Hillary Clinton

Ahead of Wednesday's Chilcot report WikiLeaks highlights British MPs who voted for Iraq invasion

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Sharecast News | 05 Jul, 2016

Updated : 09:01

Whistleblowing website Wikileaks has published more than 1,000 of Hillary Clinton's private emails relating to the Iraq War.

Julian Assange's team posted a link on Monday via their Twitter account which contained 1,258 emails relating to Clinton's period in office as Secretary of State.

The emails were released as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request from the anti-secrecy website, and as of yet it is unclear whether any of the emails are classified.

The emails were released as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request

Assange had previously said they have enough evidence to indict Clinton, but that she was unlikely to face any challenge.

"Loretta Lynch (attorney general) is not going to indict Hillary Clinton," Assange told ITV. "It's not possible that could happen, but the FBI could push for concessions from the new Clinton government in exchange for its lack of indictment."

WikiLeaks also released a list of British MPs who voted in favour of invading Iraq, ahead of the Chilcot report. The report, also known as the Iraq inquiry, is a British public inquiry launched to determine the country's role in the Iraq War.

Many leading political figures during the decision-making process for Britain entering the war are likely to be criticised and possibly face legal action, including former prime minister Tony Blair.

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