GOP’s Ryan accuses FBI of giving Clinton sweetheart treatment

House Speaker Paul Ryan says it looks like Hillary Clinton got preferential treatment from the FBI in its investigation of the former secretary of state’s use of a private email server for government business.

Asked if she got special treatment, Ryan tells reporters: “Looks like it to me.”

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan holds up a copy of the US Constitution during a press briefing on July 6, 2016. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan holds up a copy of the US Constitution during a press briefing on July 6, 2016. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

He says there are a number of outstanding questions about the FBI inquiry. Director James Comey will be testifying Thursday before the House Oversight committee, and the House Judiciary panel has scheduled a hearing next week with Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Ryan has questioned whether Clinton should receive classified briefings as a presidential candidate in light of Comey’s rebuke of her handling of sensitive material.

— AP

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