Rep. Trey Gowdy criticized the perception of a “two-tiered justice system” that was created by the Justice Department’s decision to clear Hillary Clinton of criminal wrongdoing for her mistreatment of classified information without providing a satisfactory explanation of the reasons behind the conclusion.
“This dual track, [this] different set of rules for certain people and for others, it frankly should not matter whether you are running for president or running late to a kid’s ball game — the same rules should apply to everyone,” Gowdy said during a hearing Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch repeatedly refused to answer Gowdy’s questions about which statutes she used to conclude that Clinton had not violated the law.
“We have taken the unusual step of discussing [the case] in a way that the department typically does not,” Lynch said of her and FBI Director James Comey’s congressional testimony.
“While I understand that is frustrating to a number of people … we have taken extraordinary steps to discuss this,” she added.
Gowdy disagreed, telling the attorney general she was passing up an opportunity to clarify a decision that had shaken the public’s confidence in the justice system.
