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GOP mulls congressional action to punish Clinton

By Susan Ferrechio

Published July 6, 2016 3:01pm ET

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GOP mulls congressional action to punish Clinton — House Speaker Paul Ryan said, "With no indictment occurring, a discussion, or a call for administrative action, is the least we can do, given how [Hillary Clinton] was so reckless in handling classified material and sending classified information on an unsecured server." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

House Republicans are considering whether to take punitive action against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, including the appointment of a special prosecutor, in response Clinton’s careless use of classified emails during her tenure, just a day after the FBI said it wouldn’t recommend criminal charges against her.

“We’re not going to foreclose any options,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Wednesday after meeting privately with House Republicans.

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