Attorney General Loretta Lynch, whose agency is investigating Hillary Clinton's email practices, spent about 30 minutes meeting with President Clinton while both of them were separately passing through Phoenix.

Clinton had landed ahead of the nation's top law enforcement officer, and waited for her arrival, a local affiliate ABC15 reported.

Lynch was in town for an event on community policing.

Clinton learned of her arrival, and decided to wait so they could meet, sources told the station.

'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 at a press conference when asked about the prolonged chat, which took place aboard a jet on the tarmac.

Attorney general Loretta Lynch met for about 30 minutes with former president Bill Clinton aboard a plane while both were passing through Phoenix Monday. She says her agency's investigation of Hillary Clinton didn't come up

Lynch said she and Clinton spoke a lot about his grandchildren

The AG said at a press conference in Phoenix that Clinton's email scandal didn't come up

But she indicated it had nothing to do with the controversies swirling around the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate.

'Our conversation was a great deal about grandchildren, it was primarily social about our travels and he mentioned golf he played in Phoenix,' Lynch said.

Lynch's husband apparently was along for the trip as well.

'I did see President Clinton at the Phoenix airport as he was leaving and spoke to myself and my husband on the plane,' she said.

The tarmac talk took place at Sky Harbor International Airport.

The Monday meeting also occurred just hours before House Republicans released their report on the Benghazi attacks. The report was critical of Clinton's actions during the 2012 attack, although release of the report was well beyond the control of the attorney general's office.

But the two did find talk about some stunning news of the day, such as Great Britain's vote to withdrawal from Europe.

'There was no discussion on any matter pending before the Department or any matter pending with any other body,' she said. 'There was no discussion of Benghazi, no discussion of State Department emails.