Attorney General Loretta Lynch advised FBI Director James Comey’s not to send a letter to Congress to inform them about the reopening of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
Lynch argued to Comey that he should follow the Justice Department’s practice of not taking actions that could influence the outcome of a presidential election, The New Yorker reported on Saturday.
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Comey ignored Lynch and sent the letter to Congress on Friday, dropping the bombshell about the restarted investigation based on newly discovered emails.
The FBI director, who is an employee of the Justice Department and is ‘covered under its policies,’ gave top officials at the Justice Department advance notice prior to sending the letter to lawmakers, an official close to the matter said.