Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, formally requested the probe Monday, claiming in a letter that FBI evidence âappears to directly contradictâ statements made by the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images
âThe evidence collected by the FBI during its investigation of Secretary Clintonâs use of a personal email system appears to directly contradict several aspects of her sworn testimony,â the request reads. âIn light of those contradictions, the Department should investigate and determine whether to prosecute Secretary Clinton for violating statutes that prohibit perjury and false statements to Congress, or any other relevant statutes.â
House Republicans formally request investigation into whether Hillary Clinton committed perjury before Congress pic.twitter.com/rcuYc7WWnU
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) July 11, 2016
Clinton, who was under FBI investigation for her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, said last October that she never sent or received any information marked classified while working at the State Department. She also claimed to have only used one mobile device for emails and said she turned over all of her work-related emails to the State Department.
After concluding the investigation and announcing the agency would not recommend charges against Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said the former secretary of state was âextremely carelessâ in her handling of classified information, revealed that she used multiple devices and found thousands of work-related emails that had not been turned over.
In addition, Comey announced that the FBI discovered 110 emails that included information marked classified âat the timeâ and eight emails that contained âtop secretâ content. The director said it is possible hostile actors gained access to Clintonâs personal server.
The State Department announced last week that is has reopened its investigation into how the former secretary of state handled classified information. The agency put its probe on hold in April to avoid interfering with the FBIâs inquiry.
Source: The Blaze
