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The 7th Floor Group refers to a powerful group of high-ranking US State Department officials, revealed in an FBI investigation report of the Hillary Clinton email controversy. On October 17, 2016, the FBI issued nearly 100 new pages of notes and interview summaries revealing more about FBI's decision not to launch a criminal charge against the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the matter. It was expected the records may also shed new lights on the possibility that Clinton may have mishandled classified information during her stay in the State Department.

The documents include an interview with an unnamed individual, who suggested that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to Clinton went through a powerful group: "There was a powerful group of very high-ranking STATE officials that some referred to as "The 7th Floor Group" or "The Shadow Government." This group met every Wednesday afternoon to discuss the FOIA process, Congressional records, and everything CLINTON-related to FOIA/Congressional inquiries," the FBI's interview summary said."

The 7th Floor Group is said to regularly discuss FOIA processes and Congressional records. Hillary Clinton's office was located on the 7th Floor of the US State Department Headquarters, where she met with her top advisers, Huma Abedin, Cheryl Mills, and others. The Secretary's suite was a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), which also had a DSS security detachment outside the office. Currently, the 7th Floor Group meets on Wednesdays, which includes Secretary of State John Kerry, Deputy Chief of Staff Jennifer Park Stout, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom, Under Secretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of State Julia Frifield, and members of the Office of the Legal Adviser.

Origins of the name
The 7th floor refers to the 7th floor of the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, DC, which acts as the office building for the US State Department, and contains a 7th floor that has no windows.