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Democrat chides GOP with call to help ‘restore justice’ for Hillary Clinton

By Daniel Chaitin
Published September 12, 2019 9:13pm ET
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Democrat chides GOP with call to help ‘restore justice’ for Hillary Clinton
FILE - In this July 24, 2019 file photo Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., asks questions to former special counsel Robert Mueller, as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

A Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee quipped that there might be a chance to redeem Hillary Clinton after the Justice Department rejected former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s appeal to avoid criminal charges for lying to federal agents.

With a touch of snark, Rep. Ted Lieu called on Republicans to pursue justice for Clinton because McCabe’s actions may have hurt her chances to win the 2016 presidential election.

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