Press Release

During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey about recently uncovered evidence that shows staff were trying to cover up and edit former Secretary Hillary Clinton’s emails. Rep. Jordan questioned Comey about IT aide Paul Combetta’s efforts to change Clinton’s emails, which are part of the federal record, before turning them over to the State Department and ultimately the Benghazi Select Committee, of which Rep. Jordan is a member. Combetta was recently found to have asked for advice on how to make changes to the emails on the website Reddit in 2014.

TRANSCRIPT of Q/A with Comey: http://jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/ComeyHearingTranscript.pdf

VIDEO of Q/A with Comey: https://youtu.be/oXzSe3J6ZsA

During the hearing Rep. Jordan said:

“[T]he guy you gave immunity to, the guy who took the Fifth in front of us, is online, trying to figure out how to remove email addresses, change evidence – later uses BleachBit. That guy, who won’t testify in front of Congress. And he has correspondence with Cheryl Mills – Cheryl Mills a subject of the investigation, Cheryl Mills who also got some kind of immunity agreement, Cheryl Mills who walked out for part of the questions during the interview with the FBI. Seems to me that’s pretty compelling, and the timeline’s pretty compelling, as well.

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“Mr. Chairman, [Paul Combetta] is trying to cover up the Reddit post where he’s trying to figure out how he can cover up the email addresses. And I find that compelling, particularly in light of the fact that just the day before, he’s talking with Cheryl Mills, and the State Department is on notice that the Benghazi Committee wants these very documents. I find that compelling. Obviously the FBI didn’t. And this is just one more on that list of things that make this case highly unusual.”

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