You can see the movement in the news days prior to this obvious FBI leak through a retired U.S attorney.
1. The article stating that Hillary exploited a loophole — sets up the narrative that they did nothing wrong, just used the good old Clinton brain trust that it’s our fault.
2. The talk about the Clinton aide that took the 5th, is now refusing to produce documents under the 5th. This looks like the fall guy.
3. Leon Panetta endorses Hillary Clinton the week he’ll be re-visit the Benghazi panel.
If Hillary has to drop out, Biden or Gore will step up.
No way they go with Sanders.
Biden already regrets not running. This could be his second chance.
If it happens, which I doubt.
First step would be to wait until as many emails as possible are recovered, to avoid back-tracking later. In the meanwhile begin to piece together the trail on each classified email.
1) When was it marked classified,
2) To Whom were they distributed,
3) Match those up with those sent to SoS email without the classified marking,
4) Make a list of all those performing this illegal activity.(The stripping away of the classification warning.
5) select one or more targets that might turn states evidence.
6) File an information charging one or more minor characters with felony violations.
7) Begin offering deals for information.
Until the investigators can assemble testimony, they don't have the evidence yet to confront the Cheryl Mills types, who likely will just holler foul and fall on their sword in a nasty defense to the bitter end.
White collar investigators know how to build these cases, and if Hillary is sweating it is because she is hearing about interviews taking place and questions being asked -