Justice Department: No criminal referral over Clinton emails

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said Friday it has received a request to examine the handling of classified information related to the private emails from Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, but it is not a criminal referral. The department's statement followed a report by the New York Times that Justice Department officials had received a request to open a criminal investigation into the Clinton emails. A separate memo disclosed Friday from government inspector generals expressed concern about how the emails were being handled as they were prepared for release to the public. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)