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FBI Director James Comey refused to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Monday despite receiving an invitation to testify about the bureau's reluctance to disclose thousands of pages of evidence compiled in its year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email use. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee's top Democrat, said Comey had declined to appear at the hearing because he had "already bent over backwards" to explain the FBI's decision-making in the Clinton email case. But Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the Oversight Committee, disputed the suggestion that he had even invited Comey, noting he had discussed specific points of...

Hillary Clinton was interviewed by Scott Pelley and offered a new defense of her careless handling of classified material. You’ll be shocked to learn it was all someone else’s fault. In addition, she actually had the gall to point to her record as Secretary of State as proof that she takes the handling of classified information seriously. “And to the voters who wonder whether you can be trusted with the nation’s secrets, you say what?” Scott Pelley asked. “I say I have been and I have proven that over the course of my 8 years in the Senate; my four...

Hillary Clinton on Friday rejected the F.B.I.’s assertion that she had been “extremely careless” with classified material as secretary of state, offering her first public comments on the matter since the Justice Department closed its inquiry without bringing charges against her this week. In interviews on CNN and MSNBC, Mrs. Clinton tried to put the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server to rest, brushing off a rebuke from James Comey, the F.B.I. director, who had criticized her for being negligent. Although Mr. Comey, in a congressional hearing on Thursday, pointed out several contradictions between what Mrs. Clinton...

A senior Department of State official claimed there is no documentation showing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ever received training in the proper handling of classified materials, according to a June 30 Department of Justice filing in U.S. District Court. The disclosure could buttress FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before a congressional committee that Clinton was perhaps not “sophisticated enough” to understand that the marking “C” on an email meant it was a classified document. “It’s an interesting question whether she was sophisticated enough to understand what a C in parens means,” Comey said before the House Committee on...

Here are some of the observations by FBI professionals who wish to remain anonymous because their opinions could affect their job prospects: Why wasn’t Clinton’s interview recorded? On May 22, 2014 the Justice Department announced a substantial change in policy “creating a presumption that FBI…agents will electronically record,” expressing a preference for video recordings over audio. “It appears to me they made a deal not to record,” says one observer, which flies in the face of the idea that Clinton was treated like anybody else. Typically it’s the U.S. Attorney’s office, not FBI agents, deciding whether charges will be filed....

FBI director Comey to get grilled by House Oversight panel tomorrow for letting Hillary off the hook – as Speaker Ryan calls to block Clinton's access to classified info House Speaker Paul Ryan promises hearings on 'unanswered questions' about FBI's decision not to recommend prosecution of Hillary ClintonGOP Judiciary chairman Charles Grassley of Iowa to demand answers from agency Comey announced Tuesday the bureau wouldn't recommend prosecution despite uncovering 110 emails with classified information Clinton's security clearance questioned Comey said Clinton was 'extremely careless' with highly classified information FBI director James Comey, who had Hillary Clinton's fate in his hands...

Comey to testify in Congressional hearings.

What makes this whole sordid set of facts so damning is that before yesterday, Comey was considered one of the nation’s most trusted and apolitical beat cops. He was, after all, appointed US attorney for the Southern District by a Republican president, George W. Bush, and FBI chief by a Democrat, Obama. Indeed, when Lynch all but turned the case over to him last week, many (including me) believed the rule of law would actually prevail, particularly since FBI staffers made no secret in law enforcement circles that they believed Clinton’s conduct merited some legal rebuke. But Tuesday, Comey was...

Beyond the FBI Probe There were further important public issues not addressed by the FBI today. They involve public records laws and the cost borne by the public, due to Clinton’s failures. Did Clinton allegedly violate public records laws? Yes, through use of the private servers and devices, failure to maintain required public records, temporary and permanent deletion of many records, and failure to fully disclose the records when asked. Did Clinton turn over all her public work records to the State Department in 2014 when her public servers were discovered? No. Did Clinton make all of the public’s records...

In a dramatic exchange Thursday between Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and FBI Director James Comey, the House Oversight Committee chairman announced he will formally request the FBI to investigate whether Hillary Clinton lied under oath to Congress. Chaffetz asked him if the FBI had determined in its investigation that Clinton had lied. “We have no basis to conclude that she lied to the FBI,” Comey said. ... The Utah Republican then asked if the FBI had investigated whether Clinton perjured herself when addressing the server while testifying to Congress.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) demolished FBI director James Comey’s claim Thursday that the government lacked sufficient evidence of criminal intent to prosecute former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for mis-handling classified information.

The results of an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state shredded Clinton’s most-oft recited defense — that she never sent or received information marked classified. The results of an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state shredded Clinton’s most oft-recited defense — that she never sent or received information marked classified. Clinton made the case for a year and as recently as Saturday, hours after being interviewed by investigators.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), chair of the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform, told FBI director James Comey during his testimony on Thursday morning that the committee would refer former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for investigation for perjury, given that she lied under oath before the House Select Committee on Benghazi in October.

Asked whether Clinton's testimony that she did not email "any classified material to anyone on my email" and "there is no classified material" was true, Comey responded, "No, there was classified material emailed." "Secretary Clinton said she used one device. Was that true?" Gowdy asked, to which Comey answered, "She used multiple devices during the four years of her term as secretary of state." Gowdy then asked whether it was true that Clinton, as she said, returned all work-related emails to the State Department. "No, we found work-related emails, thousands that were not returned," Comey said.

FBI director James Comey would not comment Thursday when asked directly by Congress, under oath, whether his department is still investigating Hillary Clinton in connection with possible corruption related to the Clinton Foundation. Comey had announced Tuesday that he would not recommend prosecuting Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information, despite the fact that her behavior was “extremely careless.” However, Comey did not say anything about investigation into the Clinton Foundation, which now still appears to be ongoing. That investigation involves suspicions that the former Secretary of State abused her role to solicit donations for her family’s private charity — including...

Is Compromised Comey’s testimony to Congress an indication of the lawlessness to come? Today on TRUNEWS, Rick Wiles will dismantle the lukewarm attempt by House Republican’s to produce answers for why Comrade Clinton walks free.

FBI Director James Comey told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday that he thinks the Justice Department is worried that the 1917 law criminalizing gross negligence in handling classified material is “invalid” and “would be challenged on constitutional grounds, which is why they’ve used it extraordinarily sparingly in the decades.” […] “Do you believe that since the Department of Justice hasn’t used the statute Congress passed, it’s invalid?” (Tim) Walberg asked. “No, I think they’re worried that it’s invalid, that it would be challenged on constitutional grounds, which is why they’ve used it extraordinarily sparingly in the decades,”...

Hillary Clinton Email Investigation FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary…