President Donald Trump claimed that Hillary Clinton “lied many times to the FBI and nothing happened to her.” In fact, the FBI director told Congress that there was “no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI.”
Trump also left the false impression that the FBI deviated from its standard practice by not putting Clinton under oath when she was interviewed last year about her email use while secretary of state. He claimed it was “the most incredible thing anyone has ever seen.” It’s not incredible or even unusual.
FBI policy does not require its agents to conduct interviews under oath, and it doesn’t matter, anyway, because it is a crime to lie to the FBI regardless of whether an oath is taken.
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The FBI also did not find that Clinton lied to the FBI, contrary to Trump’s claim.
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