Transcript for Lynch Criticized for Contributing to Americans' Belief System Is Rigged

Gentleman's recognized. Think mr. chairman general lynch who made the decision that no charges will be brought against Secretary Clinton. Congressman with respect to that decision. I had determined that I would accept the recommendation of the team. And hope that you know ultimately made it if I made that known and then when the recommendation was given to me did accept that recommendation so. Did did you awfully make that this is an editor for calming. Well director Kobe was part of the team. Who ultimately made the decision to the team consisted of prosecutors and agents that did include director common stock to make the decision. As I indicated before had previously decided that I would accept their recommendation when animated series are you saying that Clinton foundation are you saying you made the decision. I'd previously indicated I would accept Iraq okay. Ellen July 1 let's just run through that on July 1 he said I'll accept the recommendations of the FB IMR Komi didn't announce his decision until July 5. And he said they didn't talk to you beforehand now I assume it's not unusual. For the attorney general to accept the recommendations of the FBI and the career prosecutors and the team as you've so. Often cited what is unusual is to make a big bold public announcement that you're going to do it. One thing to do it I assume it happens all the times another thing to announce ahead of time you're going to do it. So here's what I'm having trouble at my guess a lot of people having trouble with if you commit an announced that you'll bide by the FBI's decision before the even finish their investigation. Then how can you also say ultimately was your decision. Congressman as I've indicated accepted their recommendations I have indicated or use what the word was was it not your decision on what's your disease because it seems to me you can't have it both ways you can't say I'm the attorney general I decide. But yet I'm going to take their recommendations even before they make their recommendation. I've indicated that I would be accepting their recommendation because I want to make it clear that any conversation that I might have had with former president would have no impact. On the team or there if he ever did this way north to give you this before. I've not medication to do that before but I. November so you never announced before an investigation is done that what ever they come up what. Maybe they're gonna stood up and announced what you you've never announced before. That whatever they reckon and I'm gonna follow. Never happened was important in this case to do so that this is the first time you've ever done that announced beforehand I don't care what their recommendations are. I'm gonna by golly I'm gonna pol complete faith in the judgment. And hard work I'm not questioning to a the F faith in my head but I think pride a lot of people have faith in the FBI a lot of Scituate settlement agree with here. But I think you have faith a lot of times what I'm questioning is why announce ahead of time. When you've never done it before. Why announce ahead of time. I'm gonna follow the recommendations even though I don't know what they are and still claim you're the ultimate decider. Well as I indicated I felt it was important. To express my role in the investigation to clarify my role. Because I was concerned that the conversation I had with the former president. Would make people think that there could be some and so that was the trigger that would in my view was something they needed to be clarified I felt that people needed to understand. I'm never done this before but when you have a conversation with the former president the husband of the subject of an ongoing investigation and you have that conversation before they'd interviewed the subject. And before they've reached their recommendations and finished their investigation. That's what triggered you to do this thing you've never done before which is announced I don't care what they recommend. I'm an awful. My concern was that he that they of the conversation I had with President Clinton. Would be seen by some as having an influence over that I felt it was important to Clara did some drug viral a lot of people and I felt it was important to clarify. That even before I Atlantic in Phoenix here's what I think they just here's what I feel I was important people hear that from me. Here's what I think it is and your actions made it worse. I really do I think a lot of people already think that. They're two systems as many of talked about one for we the people different one entirely different one for the politically connected. He former secretary of state former senator former First Lady your nominee for president your husband meets with that meets with U five days before decisions announced. Different standard for those those facts. And you proved it. You demonstrated that it's different by your actions because you said you've never done this before so you not only. You change your internal practices you change the fact that you never announced beforehand that you got to follow recommendations before even have the recommendations you contribute. Your actions contributed to to this. This belief that the system is rigged and that. You made a bad situation worse. By saying I'm gonna do whatever they reckon and even though I don't know what the recommendations are I don't know anyone who conduct themselves that way when their ultimate decider but you set. I'm gonna wait out I'm I'm I'm them do whatever they said and not wait to see what their recommend I'm gonna fall. You showed that this case was different in the lawless supposed to treat every single person this name and your announcement. By definition. Need this thing entirely different and then of course what was ultimately decided made ten different as well I yield back.

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