US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has stepped away from deciding whether Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be charged in the classified email investigation, following outrage over the AG’s private Monday meeting with Bill Clinton.

Lynch commented on the move during her conversation at the Aspen Ideas Festival, which was scheduled for weeks before Friday morning’s revelation. She clarified to pro-Clinton Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, who moderated the one-on-one, that she isn’t technically recusing herself because she will be briefed about the decision. FULL REPORT

 


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