“FBI has been investigating the Clinton Foundation for months”
“The investigation resumed after the election, with the FBI’s Little Rock office taking the lead, said one person familiar with the matter. Still, there was some skepticism inside the Justice Department that it would ever produce charges.
“It was never a great case, but it’s still being worked,” said one person familiar with the probe.
Republicans in particular have long raised concerns about what they viewed as corruption and conflicts of interest at the Clinton Foundation, in particular Clinton’s dealings with its donors while she was secretary of state. GOP lawmakers had called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions in July and September to explore various Clinton Foundation dealings, as well as other matters, by appointing a special counsel to look into Clinton-related issues. In November, the Justice Department wrote that Sessions would direct senior prosecutors to look into the cases about which they raised concerns and hinted that some might already be under investigation.
Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd wrote at the time that part of what the department would do was assess whether “any matters currently under investigation require further resources,” although he said his letter should not be construed as confirming or denying any probe.
By that time, according to the people familiar with the matter, agents already were investigating the Clinton Foundation.”
The Boyd letter of 11-13-17 to Goodlatte referenced in the preceding article; IG Horowitz has the Judiciary’s request for an investigation of the Clinton Foundation and I guess we may soon see if he acted on it:
GOP lawmakers had called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions in July and September to explore various Clinton Foundation dealings, as well as other matters, by appointing a special counsel to look into Clinton-related issues. In November, the Justice Department wrote that Sessions would direct senior prosecutors to look into the cases about which they raised concerns and hinted that some might already be under investigation.
I would add to the above timeline that Trump nominee, Cody Hiland, took over the Little Rock office on October 10th, 2017. So I would say that any Clinton Foundation investigation before that date was a Fake Investigation.
After that? TBD.