President Donald Trump responded Friday morning to claims that James Comey, the former FBI director, had drafted a statement recommending against charging Hillary Clinton with wrongdoing even as the FBI was still investigating her use of a private email server.
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Trump blasts Comey's exoneration of Clinton as part of a 'rigged system'
'Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over...and so much more. A rigged system!'
"Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over...and so much more. A rigged system!" Trump tweeted.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Lindsey Graham released a statement Wednesday saying Comey had "already decided he would issue a statement exonerating Secretary Clinton" before the FBI had interviewed her.
Grassley and Graham also said Comey had circulated a draft of a statement exonerating Clinton in April or early May of last year; he made his decision public July 5, 2016, three days after interviewing Clinton.
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Throughout his campaign and presidency, Trump has repeatedly accused the FBI, the media, and the government of being part of a "rigged system."
Robert Mueller, the special counsel who is leading the FBI's investigation into Russian election interference, has reportedly expanded the investigation to include determining whether Trump obstructed justice by firing Comey in May.
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