Trump Appears To Push For DOJ Probe Into Hillary Clinton Scandals
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Original Article | Author: Adam Shaw
President Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to promote calls for the Justice Department to investigate alleged criminal activity by his former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton -- citing a Fox News analyst who suggested that the DOJ may be sitting on a "treasure trove" of evidence.
Trump quoted Fox News' Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano, who suggested on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" that someone at the department may have evidence of criminality from Clinton or her camp that should be investigated.
Napolitano was, in turn, reacting to an interview Trump gave to Fox's "Justice with Judge Jeanine" on Saturday night when he suggested that someone should look into the Clinton campaign's "fraudulent actions" during the 2016 presidential run in relation to the funding of a controversial anti-Trump dossier that was used by the FBI and DOJ to obtain a FISA warrant to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
In the wake of his election, Trump backed down on his campaign call to have the DOJ investigate Clinton, but he has returned to the “lock her up” theme since then -- and has repeatedly criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not investigating Clinton more aggressively.
