George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley on Wednesday denounced the "cottage industry" of coming up with crimes that President Trump can be charged with and "using criminal laws as an extension of politics." Turley told FOX News that those accusing Trump of wrongdoing can't have it both ways; if the president is being investigated than Clinton must be too.



"I don't see why or how people can maintain this position that, well, we have to keep investigating President Trump but there is nothing there to investigate for Clinton," Turley told FOX News host Martha MacCallum.





TURLEY: What is curious is that now that Hillary Clinton and her campaign happened to be accused of very similar types of conduct in some respects, many of these same experts are retreating to the narrowness of the criminal code and saying you can't extend the code that far, and there's really no need to investigate.







I just don't think you can have it both ways. It seems to me at this point, and I supported the appointment of special counsel, I think you have to investigate all of this because the American people are divided. They have no faith at all in the political system or their leaders. The best the government can offer is really some answers, and I don't see how you can investigate one side and not the other at this point...



What is very odd is that some of the things that Hillary Clinton is accused of do not require the same type of gymnastic linguistics that we saw on the Trump side. It doesn't mean that she is guilty of a crime. I'm skeptical that either of these politicians could be charged with a crime, either Trump or Clinton. But she is accused in the Uranium One deal of a pay to play scheme. $500,000 made it into the Clintons personal account, millions of dollars were given through the Foundation. There was a link that has been suggested to a decision of the State Department. Now, does that mean she committed that crime? Of course not. But that would be a crime. That's a cognizable crime, you don't have to stretch the code. So I don't see why or how people can maintain this position that, well, we have to keep investigating President Trump but there is nothing there to investigate for Clinton.