FBI Chief: Email Investigation More Serious Than Clinton Says

FBI Director James Comey challenged Hillary Clinton’s characterization of the federal investigation into her use of a private email server Wednesday when speaking with reporters.

The Hill reports:

Clinton and her allies have repeatedly called the probe a routine “security inquiry.” But Director James Comey told reporters that wasn’t an accurate description.

“It’s in our name. I’m not familiar with the term ‘security inquiry,’ ” Comey said at a roundtable with reporters, according to Politico.

“We’re conducting an investigation … That’s what we do,” he said, according to Fox News. Comey reportedly declined to say whether or not the investigation is “criminal” in nature.

While Comey acknowledges the FBI is not “tethered to any external deadline,” the federal probe is likely heading into its final stages. Hillary Clinton herself is expected to face in-person questioning within weeks.

As badly as Clinton wants to dismiss the gravity of the situation, the outcome of the investigation could potentially have seriously damaging effects for her presidential bid. (For more from the author of “FBI Chief: Email Investigation More Serious Than Clinton Says” please click HERE)

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