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Former FBI Director JamesComeymisled the American people during last years presidential campaignwhen he referred to the Clinton email scandal as a matter, not an investigation. He did it willfully. He did it intentionally. And he did it at the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Mr. Comeymisled the American people in the early weeks of the Trump administration by furtheringthe perception that President Trump was under investigation, when in fact he was not. He again did this willfully and intentionally.

Comey recently admitted that, after beingfired from the FBI, he had a friend leak an internal FBI document to the New York Timesdetailing aconversation Comey had with President Trump. Comey testified under oath that he ordered the leak to helpcreate public momentum for the appointment of a special counsel, which we now know is Comeys mentor and predecessor, Robert Mueller.

The American people want justice to be blind. They want equal justice and equal protection for everyone. But Mr. Comeys actions continue to call his impartiality, and the impartiality of the Holder and Lynch Justice departments, into question.

On May 7, 2014, the House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for a special counsel to investigate the IRS targeting of conservatives for their political beliefs. Comey and Attorney General Eric Holder blocked the appointment.This despite the factthatthe lead investigator they assigned to the case, BarbaraBosserman, was a max-out contributor to President Obamas reelection campaign.

This is the type of unequal justice that Americans despise. No special counsel in the IRS targeting investigation. No special counsel for the Clinton email investigation. But if its about protecting Comeys reputation and hurting President Trump, then of course there has to be a special counsel.

Throughout 2015 and 2016 there were calls from Congress for a special counsel in the Clinton email scandal. Again the Justice Department refused, even after it was revealed that Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately with Bill Clinton less than a week before the FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton. No special counsel was established, even after some unusual Justice Department immunity deals were revealed, including those designed to protect Secretary Clintons chief of staff Cheryl Mills, and Bryan Pagliano, who set up the email server in the first place.

This is the type of unequal justice that Americans despise. No special counsel in the IRS targeting investigation. No special counsel for the Clinton email investigation. But if its about protecting Mr.Comeysreputation and hurting President Trump, then of course there has to be a special counsel.

We appreciate Mr. Muellers service to our country, but his past testimony as FBIdirector before the House Judiciary Committee did not inspire confidence about his impartiality. Just fourweeks after the treasury inspector general released the report on the IRS targeting scandal and the Justice Department began their investigation into the matter,Mr. Mueller could not answer even the most basic questions about the investigation. He was asked:Who is the lead agent? Howmany agents have been assigned to the case? And, Have any victims been interviewed? His responses were, I dont know, I dont know, and I dont know.

Investigating the targeting of conservatives by the IRS, which was the biggest story in the news at the time, was clearly not a priority for Mr. Mueller. As FBI director, he didnt even know who was doing what.

But as special counsel investigating the Trump administration? Youd better believe Mr. Mueller has handpicked the exact team he wants.

James Quarles, a partner atWilmerHale,was a $10,000contributorto House and Senate Democrats. He alsohasa long history of supporting Democratic presidential candidates, includingDukakis,Gore,Kerry,ObamaandClinton.

Jeannie Rhee,a senior adviser to former Attorney General Eric Holder, wasanObamaandClintonsupporter. She also represented the Clinton foundation in litigation, and personally represented Hillary Clinton.

Andrew Weissmann,a former Justice Department official, was also an Obamacontributor.

Elizabeth Prelogar, a former law clerk for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, donated to both theObamaandClintonpresidential campaigns.

In fact, of thedozenpeople named to Muellers investigation team so far, nonehave similarly supported Republican presidential candidates.

The House has a responsibility to defend the deeply-held American principle of equal justice under the law. Thats why we believe its time for the House to have hearings on the troubling matter of the motivation and organization of this investigation.

The past actions of Mr. Mueller and Mr. Comey as part of the Holder and Lynch justice departments call into question their impartiality. If this investigation is to be taken seriously, it is important that theAmerican people get the answers they deserve.

Republican Jim Jordan represents Ohio's Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Republican Mark Meadows represents North Carolina's 11th Congressional District and is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Republican Jody Hice serves Georgia's 10th Congressional District and is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

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Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton just got very bad, yet familiar, news from the State Department shes under federal investigation again. The probecenters around the well-known accusations that Clinton and her staff mishandled classified information.

Fox News reported that the State Department has opened the investigation anew, though Clinton and her associates will retain their security clearance designations.

The departments investigation aims to determine whether Clinton and her closest aides violated government protocols by using her private server to receive, hold and transmit classified and top-secret government documents. The department declined to say when its inquiry began, but it follows the conclusion of the FBIs probe into the matter, which did not result in any actions being taken against Clinton or any of her aides.

Fox News said that Clinton and her aides could have their security clearance privileges revoked based on the findings of the investigation.

The existence of Clintons controversial private email server was discovered during the congressional hearings into the Benghazi debacle headed by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.). The mishandling of classified information was used by Donald Trump, then a candidate, to bludgeon Clintons candidacy and heighten the appearance of incompetence and corruption on the Democrat side.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) confirmed the existence of the investigation to Fox News even as his committee conducted their own probe into Clintons carelessness. Grassley said there appeared to be evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information.

Grassley cited the controversial statement from former FBI Director James Comey that outlined the many violations Clinton made against the State Departments policy on document security. Comey later said that Clinton should not be criminally prosecuted for her violations, but his statement has been widely cited by Clinton allies as the central reason she lost the election.

Fox News outlined the findings that were problematic for Clinton:

During the FBIs investigation of Clintons use of top-secret and classified information on her private server, Comey said there were seven email chains on Clintons computer that were classified at the Top Secret/Special Access Program level. Another 2,000 emails on her private server were found to have contained information deemed classified now, though not marked classified when sent. In addition, the server also contained 22 top-secret emails deemed too damaging to national security to be released.

Clintons spokesperson contradicted the report, saying, Nothings been more thoroughly dissected. Its over. Case closed. Literally.

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The State Department has opened a formal inquiry into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her aides mishandled classified information while she was the nations top diplomat, Fox News has learned. Despite being under investigation, Clinton and her staffers still have security clearances to access sensitive government information.

The departments investigation aims to determine whether Clinton and her closest aides violated government protocols by using her private server to receive, hold and transmit classified and top-secret government documents. The department declined to say when its inquiry began, but it follows the conclusion of the FBIs probe into the matter, which did not result in any actions being taken against Clinton or any of her aides.

Depending on the outcome of the current State Department inquiry, Clinton and her aides could have their access to sensitive government documents terminated.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, confirmed to Fox News the departments formal inquiry.

Meanwhile, Grassleys committee launched its own inquiry into Clintons handling of emails, an inquiry that began in March. Grassley cited among his concerns the July 5 statement of former FBI Director James Comey that the agency found Clinton and her staff members were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information. Grassley also contended there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information...

During the FBIs investigation of Clintons use of top-secret and classified information on her private server, Comey said there were seven email chains on Clintons computer that were classified at the Top Secret/Special Access Program level. Another 2,000 emails on her private server were found to have contained information deemed classified now, though not marked classified when sent. In addition, the server also contained 22 top-secret emails deemed too damaging to national security to be released.

Clintons spokesperson, Nick Merrill, told Fox News thatthe investigation into Clintons mishandling of classified information is done.

Nothing's been more thoroughly dissected. It's over. Case closed. Literally, said Merrill.

That's not a universally held view.

ChrisFarrell, of Judicial Watch, a conservative Washington-based government watchdog that has filed a number of lawsuits related to the Clinton email scandal,said he believes Clinton and her circle of national security criminals should not have access to any classified information for any reason.

Their conduct has cost them that privilegedposition of special trust and confidence, Farrell said.

Any other government employee would have beenprosecuted under 18 USC Sec. 793(f) (Mishandling National Defense Information) and be subject to a long prison sentence and large fines, Farrelladded.

This flagrant double standard for the gang thatexposed Top Secret Codeword material to the Russians, Chinese and others is both offensive and deeply corrosive to the intelligence community, Farrellsaid. There is no betterevidence that when it comes to Hillary Clinton and herctrie lawsare for the little people.

Malia Zimmerman is an award-winning investigative reporter focusing on crime, homeland security, illegal immigration crime, terrorism and political corruption. Follow her on twitter at @MaliaMZimmerman

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Billie Jean King spoke at Northwestern University Friday, capping (pun intended) this years round of commencement speakers. 2017 had some memorable moments, including Mark Zuckerburg calling for a national minimum wage during his address at Harvard and three dozen students walking out on Vice President Michael Pence at the University of Notre Dame. But no commencement address was more closely watched and analyzed than the one Hillary Clinton gave at her alma mater, Wellesley.

I dont want to parse the speech she gave, because what is most striking about Clintons speech is what she didnt say. Here is the opportunity she missed: To share with young women what it is like to win the popular vote but still lose the election, and nevertheless get up in the morning to fight another day. In one way or another, this sort of thing happens to all of us (although in a less public and spectacular way).

Its too late now, but heres what I wish she would have said.

Years after they graduate, many people remark that they cant recall the name of the person who gave their college commencement speech, much less any advice they offered. Whether you remember that Hillary Clinton spoke to you years from now isnt really important to me. But the advice I am going to offer today is.

Your graduation is a day filled with excitement and hopes and dreams. And I dont want to dampen your enthusiasm or deter you from pursuing your passions; I want you to strive to make a mark on the world. But I also want to be honest with you. And I know that perhaps some of you are wondering how I am doing given the events of the past year.

You may have heard that things didnt exactly go the way I planned. Thats because, as much as we plan, prepare, and work to direct our lives in a certain way, other things often happen despite our best efforts. Some that happen are beyond our ability to control.

I lost an election everyone said was not possible to lose. In your life, the experience may be similar. You might fail the bar exam, or be denied admission to medical school. You might be passed over for a promotion, even though you are the most qualified person at the office. You might be fired from a company where you thought youd work until retirement. You might start a business with a brilliant idea, but the business fails.

Many commencement speakers are eager to tell you that anythings possible if you try; that if you only work hard enough and reach for the stars, you will achieve your goals. But, perhaps because they dont want to discourage you on what is such a happy day, many also dont offer any advice on what to do if things dont work out the way youd hoped.

The first thing Id like to point out is that failure does not give you permission to feel sorry for yourself. Remember: As a graduate of Wellesley, you have an education that already places you in an elite and envied position, and not just compared to women in the Third World, but also compared to women in impoverished areas of our own nationChicagos inner-city or rural Kentucky, for example. You now hold a degree from what is often considered the finest womens college in the country.

So, as difficult as it is to do, when things happen to you that are not fair, that are not right, or that disappoint you, dont indulge yourself in a pity party (or at least dont for very long). If you feelyouve been wronged, you should of course speak up and defend yourself. But if your best efforts cant rectify the situation, then be a person who sees the opportunity in the defeat.

Have you ever heard of the saying, Thank God for closed doors? It means that when things dont go the way weve planned despite our best efforts, our paths may be directed in a new way. A more interesting way. And, yes, perhaps, even a better way. The lost election, the exam failure, the job loss can actually be a gift, a blessing in disguisebut only if you allow it to be.

Second, I want you to know that some of the best things in life are the things we dont plan. Maybe you will meet the man of your dreams and marry sooner than you had thought you would. Or perhaps you will start volunteering at a nonprofit and realize that you want to leave the for-profit world and devote your life to a cause. The exciting part of life is that it doesnt need to read like a script, a series of boxes that you check off. Allow the unexpected, the surprise, to influence how you think and how you decide to live your future.

Third, I want you to understand that failure is hard. It stinks. People will say When life hands you lemons, make lemonade! I wish I could tell you it is as easy at that. It is not. But I have learned that what lessens the pain is to actively cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

I am so grateful for the people who supported me and believed in me, for the election I did win as a senator, for the promotions I did receive. From being our nations first lady to secretary of State, I have had so many wonderful experiences and opportunities that it would be absurd to focus on one lost election for very long.

Of course I was disappointed. I was angry, too. I felt that I let so many people down. Not only did I lose, but I lost before the eyes of the world. But, you know what? In the greater scheme of things that loss is not what defines me. The setbacks you may have along your way wont define you, either.

Finally, I want to assure you that no bad time in your life lasts forever. You will go through times when you may even question your own existence, but you need to know that the adventure of your life unfolds chapter by chapter. You wont know the end of the story until you get there. As a wise Catholic nun once said, Dont put a question mark where God has put a period.

When the inevitable disappointment comes along, dont waste valuable time asking why, replaying the day or the moment or the loss over and over in your head. It wont help you move forward. Go for a walk in the woods and regroup. Remember all you have available to you as a citizen of this country, a country whose freedoms give you the ability not just to succeed, but to get up and try again.

Dont let your disappointments stop you. Let them propel you. Congratulations, class of 2017.

Mary Hallan FioRito is an attorney and the Cardinal Francis George Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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