“The New York Times recently reported that the FBI had found a troubling email among the ones the Russians hacked from Democrat operatives,” Grassley said Wednesday.
“The email reportedly provided assurances that Attorney General Lynch would protect Secretary Clinton by making sure the FBI investigation ‘didn’t go too far.’ How and when did you first learn of this document? Also, who sent it and who received it?” Grassley asked Comey.
Comey said he was unable to answer Grassley’s question “because it would call for a classified response.”
Herridge reported there is an ongoing Justice Department Inspector General’s investigation into both Lynch’s and Comey’s actions during the Clinton email investigation.
If the contents of the email are true — if Lynch was using her position as attorney general to protect Hillary Clinton — it may explain why Comey felt compelled to play the role of a prosecutor in his July 5 press conference.
Comey said Wednesday that Lynch’s actions forced him to do something he never thought he would have to do.
