Earlier in the day, the FBI notified Congress that Comey misstated key findings involving the Hillary Clinton email investigation during testimony last week, saying that only a «small number» of emails had been forwarded to disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner, not the «hundreds and thousands» he'd claimed in his testimony. (afr.com)
Trump's swift turnaround, in particular, put Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in an awkward position, since it was Rosenstein who penned the memo — arguing that Comey erred in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the 2016 campaign by, in essence, being too tough on her — that served as the cover story. (vox.com)
Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, is at the center of a renewed FBI email investigation of Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. (washingtonpost.com)