EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Prevented FBI From Pursuing Gross Negligence Charges Against Clinton

EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Prevented FBI From Pursuing Gross Negligence Charges Against Clinton
FBI Director James Comey at FBI headquarters in Washington on June 23, 2014. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Jeff Carlson
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Early in the Hillary Clinton email case, the Department of Justice reached a decision that would have far-reaching implications for the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server.
The Justice Department (DOJ), under then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, decided to set an unusually high threshold for prosecuting Clinton, effectively ensuring from the outset that she would not be charged.