*'''1 May.''' CrowdStrike determines that DNC system had an "intrusion that originated in Russia," although they would later retract.
*'''2 May.''' '''Comey initial draft citing criminal negligence.''' Comey writes internal memorandum saying Hillary Clinton and others guilty of gross negligence punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment;<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/report-comey-accused-clinton-of-gross-negligence-in-email-case/?utm_source=site-share</ref> Comey sends draft copies of his memo to Dep. Dir. Andrew McCabe, general counsel [[James Baker (DOJ)|James Baker]] and chief of staff [[James Rybicki]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2017/12/14/comey-draft-said-it-was-reasonably-likely-that-hillarys-server-was-hacked/?utm_content=bufferf8260&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebookComey Draft Said It Was ‘Reasonably Likely’ That Hillary’s Server Was Hacked], CHUCK ROSS, ''Daily Caller, December 14, 2017.com&utm_campaign=buffer</ref>
*The FBI admits it recovered thousands of State Dept. emails that originated or passed through Clinton’s private server — some which had been deleted — that were never turned over to the State Department as government records by Clinton’s team. Comey told Sen. Grassley that the FBI did investigate whether violations of Federal Records Act occurred.