Chaffetz: FBI Allegedly involved in “Quid Pro Quo” With Clinton

by Kody Fairfield

Late Friday night, The Hill reported that according to House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), there appears to be an allegation of “quid pro quo” between a top aide for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official. The allegation is contained in newly released documents from the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as the Secretary of State.

Chaffetz, who has stated he has not reviewed the documents first hand, comments that it is based on briefings the alleged “pay for play” incident occurred between State Department Undersecretary for Management Patrick Kennedy and an unnamed FBI official over a classified email.

“In return for altering the classification, the possibility of additional slots for the FBI at missions overseas was discussed. This is a flashing red light of potential criminality,” said Chaffetz.

Chaffetz described himself as being “infuriated,” and that he believes that based on the information, Congress could hold four hearings over the matter.

The Hill also reports that the FBI has responded to Chaffetz’s comments on the situation, disputing the two comments that were referenced.

“The FBI determined that one such email was classified at the Secret level. A senior State Department official requested the FBI re-review that email to determine whether it was in fact classified or whether it might be protected from release under a different FOIA exemption,” the bureau said in a statement to Fox News.

 

“A now-retired FBI official, who was not part of the subsequent Clinton investigation, told the State Department official that they would look into the matter. Having been previously unsuccessful in attempts to speak with the senior State official, during the same conversation, the FBI official asked the State Department official if they would address a pending, unaddressed FBI request for space for additional FBI employees assigned abroad,” it added.

Left to their own devices the FBI would never have provided these [records] to Congress and waited until the last minute. This is the third batch because [the FBI] didn’t think they were relevant.