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DailyMail.com asked Hillary Clinton on Thursday if she could clarify what she told the FBI about a concussion that hampered her memory
'Read the reports' was all she would say as she walked away from her podium on an airplane after a short press briefing
FBI report released Friday says Clinton told them that she 'could not recall every briefing she received' following her concussion
Clinton has been silent on the subject and would not discuss it on Thursday

By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com In White Plains, N.y.

Published: 09:37 EST, 8 September 2016 | Updated: 13:35 EST, 8 September 2016

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Hillary Clinton dodged a question on Thursday about FBI interview notes that suggested she attributed memory lapses to a 2012 concussion.

The FBI released agents' summaries on Friday from a sit-down with Clinton that came just days before the agency recommended against any criminal prosecution related to her lengthy classified email scandal.

'Can you clarify what you told the FBI about your concussion?' DailyMail.com asked as Clinton walked away from her podium on the tarmac in White Plains, N.Y.

'Read the reports,' she responded, offering no explanation.

MUM'S THE WORD: Hillary Clinton declined to answer a question from DailyMail.com on Thursday about her decision to cite a 2012 concussion to explain memory lapses to the FBI, as she left the podium accompanied by traveling press secretary Nick Merrill (left)

NOT INTERESTED: Clinton brushed off a question from DailyMail.com White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers (pictured at right)

The question and answer were not heard in network TV broadcasts or Internet live-feeds since they occurred away from microphones.

And a roar from the auxiliary power unit of the Clinton campaign's Boeing 737 plane served as a loud backdrop to the entire 16-minute media availability.

The first set of notes from Clinton's July 2 FBI interview suggested that she was unable to remember some security briefings, and whether she was advised on how to correctly preserve records when she was leaving the State Department, because of complications from a fall that resulted in a blood clot in her brain.

'In December of 2012, Clinton suffered a concussion and then around the New Year had a blood clot,' the FBI's report read, summarizing what she told the agency.

The interview was not recorded, and was not conducted under oath, although it is a crime to lie to a federal agent in the course of a criminal investigation.

AND OFF SHE GOES: Clinton spoke and took six questions – for a total of 16 minutes – mostly addressing Wednesday night's 'Commander-in-Chief forum' on NBC

FROM THE FBI: Clinton told agents she could only work at the State Department for 'a few hours a day' after suffering a concussion, and 'could not recall every briefing she received'

FLASHBACK: Clinton left New York Presbyterian Hospital accompanied by husband Bill and daughter Chelsea on January 2, 2013 after four weeks where she hadn't been seen in public at all while she was treated for a blood clot

'Based on her doctor's advice, she could only work at State for a few hours a day and could not recall every briefing she received,' the FBI report added.

A Clinton campaign aide has told Reuters that she brought up the concussion to explain, in part, why she was not working full days following her injury – and claimed she was not saying she had suffered from memory loss.

Clinton herself, however, has been silent on the subject.