By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The scorching audit of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private lends credibility to the FBI’s investigation of the former secretary of state, experts said.
GOP consultant Brad Marston claims the 82-page internal State Department report should make it easier for FBI Director James Comey to recommend charges to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the Boston Herald reports.
“It gives Comey additional cover,” Marston said, “and makes it easier for the FBI to recommend to the Justice Department to pursue an indictment.”
Republican strategist Ford O’Connell said the report provides evidence of wrongdoing.
“If you’re a neutral arbiter like James Comey, you have to say, ‘Hats off. There’s actual proof,’ ” O’Connell said. “It gives him cover if he wants to pursue charges through the Department of Justice.”
The FBI is still investigating the case but has not yet interviewed Clinton.
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