House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz
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“Perhaps, that’s why I had a conversation with him today,” he said, adding that he would consult Speaker Paul Ryan
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The Utah Republican said he respects Comey, but questions his decision not to call for criminal charges against Clinton.
“He has the greatest of reputations -- a man of great integrity,” Chaffetz said. “But if you look at just the basic fact pattern, why not hand that to the prosecutors and let them make the political decision?”
FBI Director James Comey said earlier Tuesday that evidence showed Clinton was "extremely careless" in handling classified emails over her private server, but said he would not recommend criminal charges against her for mishandling government secrets.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and other congressional Republicans expressed anger and disbelief at the FBI’s decision.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was first out of the gate, declaring in a tweet that “the system is rigged."
