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State Dept: Clinton Aide With Connections to Islamic Publication 'Fully Vetted'

© AFP 2023 / MANDEL NGANDemocratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton (L) and longtime aide Huma Abedin at a campaign event in Iowa, November 2015.
Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton (L) and longtime aide Huma Abedin at a campaign event in Iowa, November 2015. - Sputnik International
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US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said that Huma Abedin, the top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with ties to a controversial Islamic publication, was fully vetted before serving under Secretary Clinton.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Huma Abedin, the top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with ties to a controversial Islamic publication, was fully vetted before serving under Secretary Clinton, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said on Monday.

"Considering the level of clearance she [Abedin] would have needed for the job she held, I can assure you she was, like any individual would be, fully vetted," Toner stated.

On Monday, The New York Post reported that Abedin served for 12 years as an editor for the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs before joining Clinton's staff at the State Department.

The report alleges that while at the Journal, Abedin published articles opposing women’s rights, and claiming that the United States was responsible for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks because of injustices perpetrated against the Islamic world.

Abedin is currently an advisor on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and rumored to be a top choice to become chief of staff if Clinton is elected US president in November.

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