'Good Luck With That Request': Trump Mocks DOJ Over Investigating Clinton And Comey
- 6 years ago
President Trump on Sunday mocked Jeff Sessions over the possibility of investigations against James Comey and Hillary Clinton.
President Trump appears to mock the idea that the Department of Justice, headed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, would agree to launch an investigation into former FBI Director James Comey and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
"GOP Lawmakers asking Sessions to Investigate Comey and Hillary Clinton.' @FoxNews. Good luck with that request!" Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
He was likely referring to a recent Fox News story, which states, "Nearly a dozen Republican members of Congress on Wednesday sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department and FBI seeking an investigation of former bureau boss James Comey, his deputy Andrew McCabe, ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Hillary Clinton in connection with 2016 campaign controversies."
The group is asking for a comprehensive examination including, according to the report, "potential violations that cover everything from the handling of the Clinton email probe to the anti-Trump dossier's funding to the Uranium One controversy."
This call for action comes weeks after Sessions refused to appoint a second special counsel to review certain matters including the FBI probes into Clinton and the 2016 election.
Instead, he assigned the task to U.S. Attorney John W. Huber.
President Trump appears to mock the idea that the Department of Justice, headed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, would agree to launch an investigation into former FBI Director James Comey and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
"GOP Lawmakers asking Sessions to Investigate Comey and Hillary Clinton.' @FoxNews. Good luck with that request!" Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
He was likely referring to a recent Fox News story, which states, "Nearly a dozen Republican members of Congress on Wednesday sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department and FBI seeking an investigation of former bureau boss James Comey, his deputy Andrew McCabe, ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Hillary Clinton in connection with 2016 campaign controversies."
The group is asking for a comprehensive examination including, according to the report, "potential violations that cover everything from the handling of the Clinton email probe to the anti-Trump dossier's funding to the Uranium One controversy."
This call for action comes weeks after Sessions refused to appoint a second special counsel to review certain matters including the FBI probes into Clinton and the 2016 election.
Instead, he assigned the task to U.S. Attorney John W. Huber.