Jeff Sessions considering a special counsel to investigate Hillary: Attorney General urges prosecutors to look into Republican concerns – including Clinton Foundation ‘wrongdoing’ and the sale of a Uranium company to Russia
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants a counsel to look into Clinton Foundation
He wants federal prosecutors to ‘evaluate certain issues’ raised by Republicans
Also to look into the purchase of Canadian mining company Uranium One
Trump repeatedly criticizes his Justice Department for not addressing concerns
MICHELLE GANNEY
DAILYMAIL.COM
14 November 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday that prosecutors were looking into whether a special counsel should be appointed to investigate Republican concerns.
The Justice Department is looking to investigate the Clinton Foundation dealings and also an Obama-era uranium deal.
In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee, which is holding an oversight hearing Tuesday, the Justice Department said Sessions had directed senior federal prosecutors to ‘evaluate certain issues’ recently raised by Republican lawmakers.
If prosecutors do appoint a special counsel, speculation could arise with regards to the independence of federal investigations under President Trump.
The list of matters he wants to look into vary but include the FBI’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
Also matters connected to the purchase of the Canadian mining company Uranium One by Russia’s nuclear energy agency.
The letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd did not say what specific steps might be taken by the Justice Department to address the lawmakers’ concerns, or whether any of the matters Republicans have seized might on already be under investigation.
Any appointment of a new special counsel, particularly in response to calls from members of Congress or from President Donald Trump, is likely to lead to Democratic complaints about an undue political influence on the department’s decision-making.
Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly weighed in on department affairs, publicly lamenting that he does not have more direct involvement with it and calling on law enforcement scrutiny of Democrat Hillary Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 presidential race, and other Democrats. He has been particularly interested in the Clinton Foundation.
‘Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn’t looking into all of the dishonesty going on with Crooked Hillary & the Dems…’ Trump tweeted earlier this month.
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