“It’s pretty clear … that the American people would like to see what Hillary Clinton said to the FBI,” McConnell told reporters during his weekly press conference.
McConnell and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) noted that lying to the agency was a punishable offense.

“There’s no particular penalty for lying to the public, unless the public get tired of it, but there’s a real penalty for lying about the FBI,” McConnell said.

McConnell’s comments came after Cornyn voiced support for releasing any information tied to the FBI’s probe, including the 3.5-hour interview that took place days before Comey’s announcement.