doj: comey not ordered to withhold discovery november 01, 2016 u.s. attorney general loretta lynch leaves after attending the 64th annual red mass at the cathedral of st. matthew the apostle in washington, u.s., october 2, 2016. 




contrary to initial reports, u.s. attorney general loretta lynch did not order fbi director james comey to withhold from congress the discovery of emails. 




attorney general loretta lynch did not order comey to withhold information of new investigation into emails in hillary clinton's email server, but she made it known that she thought his decision violated department policy. 




comey's letter on friday notifying members of congress that the federal bureau of investigation had discovered new emails apparently pertinent to the clinton server probe has upended the presidential race and given new hope to republican candidate donald trump that he can make a comeback and win on nov. 8. although some polls prior to the release of comey's letter to congress showed that support for trump was already back on the rise. 




lynch's office informed the fbi on thursday that sending the letter conflicted with a memo containing official guidance that is sent to all justice department employees during presidential election years, according to the official. 




the memo instructs employees to "never select the timing of investigative steps... for the purpose of affecting any election." 




senator harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate, sent comey a letter on monday accusing the fbi of keeping <u+201c>explosive information<u+201d> under wraps about ties between the trump campaign and russian officials. donate today! support trunews to help build a global news network that provides a credible source for world news 




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doj: comey not ordered to withhold discovery
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