Say what?
It seems that Ty Clevinger, a lawyer writing a book about legal corruption, wanted to use the instance of Hillary Clinton’s email server as a case study, so he asked to see documents the FBI had on Clinton as part of his research.
These documents, as long as they’re not classified, can be requested by any member of the public via a “Freedom of Information Act” (FOIA) filing, which Clevinger duly placed with the Bureau. However, in this case, the agency refused Clevinger’s request, saying that it was “not in the public’s interest” that Clinton’s files be released.
As you can see from this clip, this was stunning both to viewers and to Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, who has Clevinger explain the context of his request and why he believes the answer he got from the FBI is just flat-out wrong. As Clevinger states, if his request had been for information on a citizen who wasn’t a nationally prominent politician (or someone who wasn’t known on a statewide level), the FBI refusal could have been valid on privacy grounds. But because Clinton is such an obviously well-known figure, the FBI’s rejection for this reason is absolutely ridiculous. Initially, Clevinger was convinced an Obama holdover at the Bureau was responsible for the stymying of his request.
Fortunately for conservatives (and for Clevinger), he decided not to let the matter rest, and he’s since taken up the issue with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Here’s hoping he has better luck with Jeff Sessions! Watch, as Fox’s Carlson gets the inside story on the case.
