Rybicki Testimony: HRC emailed ["the President", er "a senior government official" , er omitted] in an adversary country" P180-183: "  Mr.  Parmiter.   So I'm going to show you what we're now marking as exhibit 10.    [Rybicki Exhibit No. 10 Was marked for identification.]    Mr.  Parmiter.   I'll give you a minute to look  it over.     Mr.  Rybicki.   Sure.    Okay.    Mr.  Parmiter.   Do you recognize that document?     Mr.  Rybicki.   I do.  It's a version of his public statement, Director Comey's public statement.    Mr.  Parmiter.   And  who is  --  this is  an email to  you from who?      Mr.  Rybicki.   Bill Priestap, the assistant director of Counterintelligence.    Mr.  Parmiter.   And what is Mr. Priestap saying to you in this email?     Mr.  Rybicki.   He has  --  it looks  like  I had circulated  a  version of the public statement on June  30.  He,  Mr.  Priestap, says it looks good and had some additional comments.    Mr.  Parmiter.   And what were his comments?     Mr.  Rybicki.   He said he agreed with  the removal of the  mention of the President on page  5.    He said, if necessary, the Director can always name the  "senior government official," in quotes, with whom Secretary Clinton communicated at a later date.    He also said that the word "that," in quotes, is used four times in the below sentence.    I recommend that the  first "that," in quotes, in red below  be deleted.  Mr.  Parmiter.   Okay.    So let's focus on the first comment.    This statement talks about how Secretary Clinton was emailing with a senior government official while she was in an adversary country, I believe is the  --  if you look  on  --  I'm going to  give you the Bates number because there's not a page number  --  FBI 271, the large paragraph in the middle.   Toward the end of that paragraph, "that use included an email exchange with another senior government official while Secretary Clinton was in the territory of such an adversary."     Mr.  Rybicki.   Yes.    Mr.  Parmiter.   So it would be fair to  --  before the edit, this sentence said, "that use included an email exchange with the President while Secretary Clinton was in the  territory of such an adversary."   Would  that be accurate to say?     Mr.  Rybicki.   That's correct.    Mr.  Parmiter.   Okay.    To your knowledge, did that line  make it into the final version of the draft statement?     Mr.  Rybicki.   The senior government official?     Mr.  Parmiter.   Yes.     Mr.  Rybicki.   I  don't remember.    Mr.  Parmiter.   I think the answer to that is no.     Mr.  Rybicki.   Okay.    Meaning the senior government official line was stripped out entirely?     Mr.  Parmiter.   Correct.  Mr.  Breitenbach.   Do you have any  personal thoughts on why that change may have been suggested?     Mr.  Rybicki.   I don't.  I have a recollection  --  I have a recollection of the particular email that's at question here.  I have  --  I can't remember possibly all  the reasons, but I  think I recall one reason would just be for security to not name the President in here, but I don't  --  I can't say with full clarity.  Mr.  Breitenbach.   Would you  --    Mr.  Rybicki.   Or why it was stripped out at the end if  it was.  Mr.  Breitenbach.   So then do you  have any opinion on the  accuracy of  the statement?    When it said "the  President," was that, in fact, accurate that Secretary Clinton had  emailed the President while she was located in an adversary country?     Mr.  Rybicki.   May I consult with counsel 1 second just for classification?  [Discussion off the record.]    Mr.  Rybicki.   Thank you.  Do you mind just repeating question one more time?     Mr.  Breitenbach.   Sure.    Do you have any thoughts on the accuracy of the statement in  the original statement that was modified to "senior government official" and then later  on  removed completely  as to whether Secretary Clinton was, in fact, emailing the President in an adversary country?     Mr.  Rybicki.   Sure.    My recollection is, yes, it was accurate.   The reason I hesitate is because by the way he was  identified in the email.    It wasn't readily apparent, but I think my  recollection is that people were reasonably certain.  Mr.  Breitenbach.   Okay.     Mr.  Rybicki.   And  again, I believe,  you know, if Bill Priestap had put in here,  you know, the mention of the  President, then that's probably accurate.  Mr.  Breitenbach.   Are you aware whether that email was a classified email?     Mr.  Rybicki.   I don't remember.