Members of the media tried to get an answer out of State Department spokesman John Kirby regarding the investigation into Hillary Clinton's top secret e-mail revelation, but not only did Kirby fail to give anything other than a cursory response, he acted as if it's not that big a deal.
Kirby was asked to provide a timeline for when the media could expect to know if these e-mails were classified while Clinton used the private server. Kirby said, "I don't have a deadline for you."
The media present at the press conference weren't buying it, especially ABC News' Justin Fishel who couldn't hide his sarcasm:
"Yeah, because it just doesn't seem like a whole lot of e-mail to go through, you know, and maybe a phone call or two…"
Remember, we're only talking about 22 e-mails out of the tens of thousands that were already pored over and Kirby can only smirk, "When would you like to see it done?"
Another reporter in the room, obviously concerned with how this information could impact the coming election, chimed in, "Sometime before November."
Fishel continued:
"I get that 55,000 is a heavy lift, I don't see how 22 is a heavy lift. So, we'll be asking about it, is all I'm saying… Because it's sort of critical to this whole controversy."
Kirby could only promise to "pass your feedback on" to those "that are looking into it." But Fishel reminded him that Americans are very interested in knowing the truth and soon:
"And I speak for the public. Keep in mind, we're all interested."
Because Kirby managed to keep the mood in the room light until this point, he changed gears to feign seriousness and give a blanket response:
"I'm sure that all your colleagues share your curiosity and sense of urgency about this. I can tell you -- I mean, all kidding aside -- we do as well. And the secretary has been very clear that he wants this review to be conducted as expeditiously as possible, but not so fast that it's not right and it's not thorough. And when we have more to say about it, we certainly will."
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