Title: Hillary Clinton's FBI investigation: What you need to know | CNN Politics
Headings: Clinton’s FBI investigation: What you need to know
Clinton’s FBI investigation: What you need to know
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(CNN) —
Why is this happening now?
Does Comey’s decision break with precedent?
How mad are Democrats about Comey’s Friday move?
What does this have to do with Hillary Clinton?
What will happen next?
How will this impact the election?

Content: There’s never been a major party nominee under FBI investigation leading up to the election before. And how it’s being handled is equally out of the ordinary. Comey gave advance notice to top officials at the Justice Department before sending his letter to lawmakers Friday – but he didn’t get sign-off from those officials, and wasn’t seeking it. Instead he made an independent decision to go against longstanding Justice Department and FBI practice to not comment publicly about politically sensitive investigations within 60 days of an election, a law enforcement official said. Comey’s decision adds to the unusual role he has played in the Clinton email probe, which some critics have said usurped the role of prosecutors in the Justice Department whose job is to review FBI findings and make decisions on whether to bring charges. Comey made the unprecedented move in July to publicly announce that he would recommend no charges be brought in the email investigation, saying that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such charges. He made the July announcement without providing prior notice to Justice officials. That was in part because of another extraordinary part of the Clinton email investigation: A tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and Lynch – who, because of that meeting, left decisions on whether to prosecute Clinton to others because of the conflict. The hubris of the 2016 candidates
How mad are Democrats about Comey’s Friday move?