House Will Ask FBI to Investigate If [sic] Clinton Lied to Congress
7th July 2016
The bullet that Hillary dodged may be coming back around.
The Utah Republican then asked if the FBI had investigated whether Clinton perjured herself when addressing the server while testifying to Congress.
“Not to my knowledge. I don’t think there’s been a referral from Congress,” Comey responded.
“Do you need a referral from Congress to investigate her statements under oath?” Chaffetz asked.
“We sure do,” Comey shot back.
“You’ll have one,” Chaffetz said with a laugh. “You’ll have one in the next few hours.”
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The FBI does not take it upon itself to investigate matters before Congress, Comey told lawmakers later in the hearing. Instead, it waits for a formal offer to open an inquiry before examining whether a crime may have occurred.
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If Clinton is found to have lied under oath while discussing the server — such as during an 11-hour hearing with the House Select Committee on Benghazi last year — she could be subject to felony charges of perjury, Comey hinted.
Comey’s situation appears to be that relying on such an old and untested statute can’t guarantee a conviction. Perhaps he’s fishing for authority to use something more fresh and potent. We shall see.