The Department of Justice would likely be applying the law unequally if it charged former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified information after U.S. prosecutors chose not to pursue charges against other top U.S. officials who have mishandled such information, including former FBI Director Jim Comey, a top Republican says.
“It would be incredibly unusual for the Department of Justice to decide—when they didn’t pursue former FBI Director Comey, when they didn’t pursue Hillary Clinton, who had classified documents in her home with Bill Clinton, former president—to pursue President Trump over an issue with the archivist,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said on Fox News on Aug. 28.
