Appearing on CNN with Jake Tapper, Attorney General Loretta Lynch strongly countered claims by former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta that the FBI is “deeply broken.”
AG @LorettaLynch says Podesta is factually wrong about FBI being broken. "I don't know where (he) is obtaining his information."
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 18, 2016
Lynch: 'I disagree' with Podesta's criticism of the FBI https://t.co/Nfy0pMhw5p via @DCExaminer
— Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) December 18, 2016
The Washington Examiner transcribed her comments:
“I allow him this opinion, but I disagree with that, if that is in fact the characterization he is trying to make,” Lynch told CNN’s Jake Tapper, who had asked if Podesta’s assessment — that the FBI was more concerned with Clinton’s emails than Russia’s cyberactivity — was accurate.
“You have to look at every investigation separately. You have to look at every case separately,” she advised.
Lynch also stated that Podesta would not know about an ongoing investigation since he is not privy to the facts and details of the case. Watch:
Loretta Lynch: John Podesta "is not involved in the ongoing investigation” and isn't "privy" to the details #CNNSOTU https://t.co/J88Mh3tESZ
— CNN (@CNN) December 18, 2016
Podesta should have thought twice before throwing out baseless allegations against a major law enforcement agency.
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