Attorney General Loretta Lynch is expected to announce Friday that she would accept the indictment recommendations of the FBI in the Clinton email case should such action be suggested by law enforcement agents.

The decision was quietly under consideration at the Justice Department for months, but became a political necessity following a fierce backlash over Lynch’s private meeting with Bill Clinton, the New York Times reported.

Recommended Stories

Obama knows better. He just sacrificed 4,000 years of Jewish history

The next big housing bill: Building more near train and bus stops

Marco Rubio must stop doing China’s dirty work in Africa