Sessions vows quick decision on possible Clinton prosecutor
Paul HANDLEY
AFP•November 14, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sessions-...174310908.html
Washington (AFP) - US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that the Justice Department would work quickly to decide whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton, President Donald Trump's election rival.
Sessions' comments indicated that Republicans were seeking to mount a counter-offensive to the probe into Russian election meddling -- and whether or not Trump's campaign colluded with Moscow to sway the 2016 contest.
The Justice Department sent political shockwaves across Washington late Monday when it revealed it was evaluating the possibility of naming a special counsel to probe the foundation of former president Bill Clinton and its ties to firms involved in a deal that sold US uranium rights to a Russian state company.
The letter also said it was reviewing the FBI's handling last year of a probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal server for official and in some cases classified emails, in breach of government rules, while she was secretary of state....
...Sessions promised the committee that his department would move quickly to decide whether to take action on the cases, including appointing a special prosecutor.
"Do I have your assurance that these matters will proceed fairly and expeditiously?" committee chairman Robert Goodlatte asked him.
"Yes, you can, Mr. Chairman, and you can be sure that they will be done without political influence and they will be done correctly and properly."
Democrats said any such action would represent an unacceptable politicization of the country's justice system....