“I don’t want to hurt the Clintons, I really don’t,” Trump was quoted as saying by the paper’s staff. But the issue has enraged Republicans and has been cited as a factor in Clinton’s defeat to Trump at during the 2016 presidential election. During the campaign Trump triggered consternation — and widespread condemnation — when he said Clinton would be in jail if he won the White House. “I think it would be very, very divisive for the country,” Trump said, defending his U-turn. Comey’s second letter, sent three days before the election, stated that the FBI maintained its July recommendation not to charge Clinton.

Source: Manila Times November 23, 2016 03:05 UTC