Comey Said to Act on Clinton E-Mails Over Lynch’s Objections
- FBI director said to move contrary to DOJ policy on elections
- Clinton, top aides ratchet up attacks on investigation letter
Clinton, Trump, Comey, and the FBI E-mail Probe
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Hillary Clinton and her aides intensified criticism of James Comey as word emerged that the FBI director defied U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch by informing lawmakers of newly discovered e-mails that may relate to its investigation of the Democratic presidential nominee.
The Justice Department urged Comey to abide by department policy not to do anything significant with a major investigation so close to an election if by doing so it could swing the results, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.