FBI Agents Irked at Unusual Actions in Clinton Email Probe, See ‘Inside Deal’
The words “inside deal” are being used by FBI sources as they discuss the agency’s conclusion not to seek prosecution against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for her use of a private, unsecure email server to handle classified material.
The New York Post on Wednesday reported that current and former FBI agents said it was highly unusual that agents who were part of the yearlong probe into Clinton’s emails were required by the agency to sign something called a “Case Briefing Acknowledgment” form that, in essence, prevents them from publicly disclosing what they found out about Clinton’s emails.
“This is very, very unusual. I’ve never signed one, never circulated one to others,” said one retired FBI chief.
A current FBI agent agreed. “I have never heard of such a form. Sounds strange,” the agent said.
The Post also quoted agents expressing “disappointment” over the decision not to press charges against Clinton. In announcing the decision, FBI Director James Comey said, “To be clear, this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences. To the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions.”
“FBI agents believe there was an inside deal put in place after the Loretta Lynch/Bill Clinton tarmac meeting,” one source told The Post.
The week before the FBI announced its decision, Lynch and former President Bill Clinton had a clandestine meeting on her plane at the Phoenix airport. The meeting was widely assailed as a conflict of interest. Hillary Clinton has reportedly expressed an interest in keeping Lynch in her job if Clinton wins the presidential election. (For more from the author of “FBI Agents Irked at Unusual Actions in Clinton Email Probe, See ‘Inside Deal'” please click HERE)
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