Cornyn calls for special counsel after Lynch, Clinton meeting

Sen. John Cornyn, the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate, said a special counsel is needed now more than ever in the Hillary Clinton email investigation after news broke that Attorney General Loretta Lynch met earlier this week with former President Bill Clinton.

“This incident does nothing to instill confidence in the American people that her department can fully and fairly conduct this investigation, and that’s why a special counsel is needed now more than ever,” Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a statement Thursday.