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WickedsDesire -> Officials advised FBI not to reveal inquiry (10/30/2016 9:46:02 AM)
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Officials advised FBI not to reveal inquiry
The FBI was advised by the US justice department not to inform Congress of a new inquiry into Hillary Clinton's email use, officials say.
Justice department officials said the move would be inconsistent with rules designed to avoid the appearance of interference in an election.
FBI Director James Comey acted independently when he briefed lawmakers in a letter on Friday.
Mrs Clinton said the move was "unprecedented" and "deeply troubling".
Leading Democratic senators have written to Mr Comey and to Attorney General Loretta Lynch urging them to provide more details about the investigation by Monday.
They argue that Mr Comey's decision to reveal the reopening of the case, less than two weeks before the 8 November election, is being used for political purposes.
But Republican opponent Donald Trump has praised the FBI's decision.
Speaking at a rally in Phoenix on Saturday, Mr Trump accused the justice department of protecting the Democratic presidential candidate in a "rigged system".
"The Department of Justice is trying their hardest to protect the criminal activity of Hillary Clinton," Mr Trump said, offering no evidence for the assertion. The man will be an absolute marvel in office. He will probably start by selling the furniture and then the house before he wheel barrows gold out of the treasury and dumps it into a big fuking void never to be seen again
The polls 5 median 49%-46%. Bankrupt, many times over, insanity may get in, as even I know polls do not tell the full story
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