Let me see a show of hands.
Who is surprised that congressional Republicans are going to keep looking for something — anything! — to hang around Hillary Rodham Clinton’s neck?
I didn’t think so. No one, yes?
U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said he’s going to pursue an investigation into whether Clinton committed perjury to Congress while testifying about her use of a personal e-mail server while she was secretary of state.
Let’s see how this goes. The FBI investigated Clinton thoroughly and determined she didn’t commit any crimes. Did the feds determine she lied under oath to Congress? Umm, no. Did they find any other criminality? Again, no.
That won’t prevent Chaffetz and other GOP lawmakers from continuing to search for someone with which to charge the defeated Democratic presidential nominee.
As The Hill reports: “‘A political election does not extinguish the need for transparency, truth and justice,’ he told Fox News this week.” The Hill adds that Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, also plans to stay on the hunt. Hmm. Imagine that.
I get that Chairman Chaffetz doesn’t want an election by itself to spell the end of a congressional probe. What I don’t get is why Chaffetz wants to keep scouring after the FBI has made its determination that “no reasonable prosecutor” would seek an indictment alleging criminality against Clinton.
If he had the goods on Clinton, surely he could have produced it long ago.
What’s more, Donald J. Trump, who’s about to become president, has said he no longer wants to pursue a probe of Clinton.
None of that, however, is likely to stop Chaffetz and other GOP zealots from continuing their incessant march into more dead ends.
Enough, already!
Clearly the Republican Committee is looking for publicity that will impress the right wing. They will be wasting taxpayer money just to rev up the right wing.
I believe it’s called a “witch hunt.”