Obama Official Tried to Terminate Clinton Foundation Probe During 2016 Election, Report Says

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) makes a statement in response to the attack at the U.S. Consulate in Libya as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) looks at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A high-ranking official at the Department of Justice under President Barack Obama attempted to shut down the FBI investigation on the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was running for president in 2016, according to a report by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General.

The revelation is part of a report on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe that led to his firing in March. McCabe told investigators that on Aug. 12, 2016, he received a call from the principal associate deputy attorney general, who “expressed concerns about FBI agents taking overt steps in the Clinton Foundation investigation during the presidential campaign.”