THE CLINTON EMAIL SCANDAL AND THE FBI’S
INVESTIGATION OF IT
An Interim Report
A Majority Staff Report of the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
United States Senate
Senator Ron Johnson, Chairman
III. Conclusion
We should all recognize the harm done to our rule of law when crimes go unpunished
because government officials look the other way for the wealthy, famous, or powerful.
Americans rightly expect a single and impartial system of justice for all, not one for the wellconnected
and a separate one for everyone else.
The information available to the Committee at this time raises serious questions about
how the FBI applied the rule of law in its investigation of classified information on Secretary
Clinton’s private email server. We know that:
• The FBI did not use a grand jury to compel testimony and obtain the vast majority of
evidence, choosing instead to offer immunity deals and allow fact witnesses to join key
interviews.
• There were substantial edits to Director Comey’s public statement that served to
downplay the severity of Secretary Clinton’s actions, and that the first draft of the memo
was distributed for editing two months before key witnesses were interviewed.
• Director Comey stated that he had not consulted with the Justice Department or White
House, when text messages suggest otherwise.106 We have text messages in which two
key investigators discuss an “insurance policy” against the “risk” of a Trump presidency,
and “OUR task.”107
• Messages discuss “unfinished business,” “an investigation leading to impeachment,” and
“my gut sense and concern there’s no big there there.”108
• Senior FBI officials—likely including Deputy Director McCabe— knew about newly
discovered emails on a laptop belonging to Anthony Weiner for almost a month before
Director Comey notified Congress.
• Over the period of at least four months, the FBI did not recover five months’ worth of
text messages requested by DOJ OIG and two Senate committees; however, when
pressed, DOJ OIG was able to recover missing texts in less than one week.
Taken together, this information warrants further inquiry. While some may discount the
investigation for political reasons, we all have a great interest in ensuring the public has
confidence in the integrity and independence of the FBI, the preeminent law enforcement agency
in the world. Unlike prosecutors or inspectors general, the primary goal of congressional
oversight is full transparency in order to promote public awareness and confidence in federal
agencies. For these reasons, our important work will continue.
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Even if we don’t know about it yet... I hope that the email investigation has been officially re-opened. We don’t need the time limits running out. Hillary has to be charged and sent to trial. The same goes for all the other scandals.
That perp walk is going to be a real Conga line.
Hi Mike, just a tech note. Nobody else can access a file on your computer’s hard drive, which is what the link you posted (file://...) is.
Wow, I like what I’m reading!
Jan 1, 2015 - “George Herbert Walker Bush: ‘Sarah, if the American people ever find out what we have done, they would chase us down the street and lynch us.’
LET THE HANGINGS BEGIN