Feinstein: Independent counsel ‘unwarranted’ in Clinton email probe

Published September 16, 2015 8:16pm ET



Sen. Dianne Feinstein dismissed Republican calls for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton’s private emails.

“Instead of wasting more taxpayer dollars, the process in place to review and release Secretary Clinton’s emails, which she has welcomed, should be allowed to continue,” the California Democrat said Wednesday. “Calls for a special counsel are purely political and completely unnecessary.”

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