House GOP requests Clinton probe

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Monday formally asked the Justice Department to investigate Hillary Clinton and determine whether she lied to Congress, a fresh challenge to the Democratic presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, the director of national intelligence rejected a request from House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to deny classified intelligence briefings to Clinton during the campaign.

Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., head of the Judiciary Committee, said in a letter that "evidence collected by the FBI during its investigation of Secretary Clinton's use of a personal email system appears to directly contradict several aspects of her sworn testimony.

"In 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."

Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the top Democrat on the oversight committee, said in response that "Republicans are so frustrated with the FBI's unanimous decision that they are now completely unloading on Secretary Clinton with everything they've got -- right before the presidential conventions."

A Section on 07/12/2016

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