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Hillary Clinton email investigation

In early March 2016, the FBI reportedly received a highly classified Russian government document earlier obtained by hackers working with Dutch intelligence. The document, which was considered genuine but had "possible translation issues", had purportedly contained a memorialization of an email sent by Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to Leonard Benardo that had allegedly referenced a conversation between Lynch and Amanda Renteria.[47][48][49][50] One of the allegations within the document reportedly said that Renteria had been assured that "Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from going too far."[51][52][53] Although the FBI did not find the information about Lynch to be accurate, FBI Director James Comey said he became concerned that the public's perception of the investigation could become tainted if the document leaked, especially after DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0 had begun releasing hacked emails in mid-June 2016. He later called the document "one of the bricks in the load" that led to his decision to not consult with the Department of Justice before closing the investigation.[54][55][56][57]

 

On June 27, 2016, Lynch and former President Bill Clinton met privately aboard Lynch's Justice Department jet while it was parked on the tarmac in Phoenix. ABC15 Phoenix reporter Christopher Sign broke the story on June 29, citing unnamed sources.[58] The next day, during a press conference in Phoenix, Lynch denied the conversation was about the Hillary Clinton email controversy or any matters pertaining to it, saying the discussion instead involved personal social topics such as travels, golf, and grandchildren.[59] On July 1, 2016, Lynch swore she would "fully accept" the recommendation of the FBI and prosecutors regarding the email probe, and admitted that she understood how the meeting was raising "questions and concerns", and that she "certainly wouldn't do it again".[60] On July 6, a day after FBI director James Comey recommended not pressing charges against Clinton, Lynch confirmed the Justice Department had opted to not pursue charges against Clinton and would close the probe into her private email server.[61] On July 12, Lynch testified before Republican lawmakers, on the legal basis of the Justice Department's choice to not prosecute Clinton.[62]

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Lynch