FBI Chief Says Immunity for Clinton Aide Limited to Laptop
Source: Associated Press
FBI Director James Comey told Congress on Tuesday that his agency granted immunity to Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff because agents wanted to inspect her laptop as part of a now-closed FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state.
The immunity deal for Cheryl Mills was limited to information contained on her laptop, Comey told a Senate committee, adding that the FBI's collective judgment was that "we need to get to that laptop."
Comey told Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., that Mills was acting as a member of Clinton's legal team in the case. He said the FBI decided it would take too long to try to force Mills to turn over the laptop without an immunity deal.
Trying to obtain the laptop though a grand jury or other method "would likely tangle us up" in arguments over legal privilege "for a very long time," Comey said.
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By MATTHEW DALY, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Sep 27, 2016, 1:20 PM ET
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