Title: Bill Clinton and AG Loretta Lynch meet privately | CNN Politics
Headings: Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary
Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary
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Content: She also said the former president “did not raise anything” about an ongoing case or anything of that nature. “I did see President Clinton at the Phoenix airport as he was leaving and spoke to myself and my husband on the plane,” Lynch said according to CNN affiliate KNXV/ABC15. “ Our conversation was a great deal about grandchildren, it was primarily social about our travels and he mentioned golf he played in Phoenix.” Huma Abedin details Clinton email troubles in deposition
The former president’s aide said nothing beyond Lynch’s characterization of the account was discussed, and that Clinton “always” extends this courtesy when he is around cabinet secretaries, members of Congress and other dignitaries, pointing to the former president’s unplanned meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz at an Alabama airport in May.
Asked in Los Angeles on Wednesday whether the meeting risked the department’s impartiality in its investigation, Lynch said the email probe is “being handled by career investigators and career agents who always follow the facts and the law.” Top Democrats on Capitol Hill defended Lynch Thursday. “All I can say is Loretta Lynch is one of the most outstanding human beings I’ve ever known,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters. “ Her ethics is above reproach.” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, called Lynch an “honorable person.” “She has said nothing was discussed related to the investigation so you have two choices: To say this didn’t matter or she’s lying,” Schumer said. “