Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz of Utah is asking whether FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe — whose wife received almost a half-million dollars in campaign contributions from a group connected to Clinton confidant Terry McAuliffe — recused himself from the email investigation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa wants to know whether Justice officials tied agents’ hands by limiting investigative techniques.
And the heads of the House Judiciary and Senate Homeland Security committees, as well as intelligence panels on both sides of the Capitol, are asking some of the same questions and seeking briefings from the Justice Department. Those briefings are unlikely to occur before the election.
“Regardless of who wins on Nov. 8, we must address the Obama administration’s overreach and Secretary Clinton’s State Department failures,” said Oversight Committee member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in an emailed statement. “While the Benghazi Committee’s authorization concludes at year’s end, we need to continue investigating Secretary Clinton’s email scandal, and alleged impropriety between the State Department and Clinton Foundation.”
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