House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz Jason ChaffetzThe myth of the conservative bestseller Elijah Cummings, Democratic chairman and powerful Trump critic, dies at 68 House Oversight panel demands DeVos turn over personal email records MORE (R-Utah) said Tuesday evening that he may call on FBI Director James Comey to testify before his panel about the investigation into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE’s email server.

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In an interview with Fox News, Chaffetz was asked if he planned to bring the director before the committee.

“Perhaps, that’s why I had a conversation with him today,” he said, adding that he would consult Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE and other members before moving forward.

The Utah Republican said he respects Comey, but questions his decision not to call for criminal charges against Clinton.

“He has the greatest of reputations -- a man of great integrity,” Chaffetz said. “But if you look at just the basic fact pattern, why not hand that to the prosecutors and let them make the political decision?”

FBI Director James Comey said earlier Tuesday that evidence showed Clinton was "extremely careless" in handling classified emails over her private server, but said he would not recommend criminal charges against her for mishandling government secrets.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and other congressional Republicans expressed anger and disbelief at the FBI’s decision.

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was first out of the gate, declaring in a tweet that “the system is rigged."