House GOP ask US attorney to investigate Clinton over emails

About 60 percent of respondents who identify as independents disagree with the recommendation to clear Clinton, and a almost equal portion express worry about the outcome and what it says about her decision-making if she becomes president.

Clinton testified last October that she never sent or received emails marked as classified when she served as secretary of state.

Two House Republican committee chairmen formally requested that the Justice Department investigate whether Hillary Clinton lied to Congress.

Over 3 in 10 Democrats disapprove of Director Comey’s recommendation against charges for Clinton (31 percent), and the same percentage says the issue makes them worry about Clinton’s presidential responsibility.

Opinions on the FBI’s decision were sharply divided along partisan lines.

After a year-long investigation of Clinton’s emails, the FBI recommended that no criminal charges be brought against the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.

Registered voters who oppose the decision to forgo criminal charges are nonetheless split on whether the outcome makes them less likely to vote Clinton in November – 47 percent say it makes no difference in their vote while 45 percent say they’re less likely to support her (8 percent say they’re more likely to do so).

Forty-seven percent of Republicans said that the issue is less likely to make them less inclined to support her.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, sent a letter to Channing Phillips, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, on Monday, asking for a new probe to determine with Clinton “committed perjury and made false statements during her testimony under oath before congressional committees”. Most Democrats polled ― 68 percent ― don’t see a connection between how Clinton handled her email and how she would handle her responsibilities as president if she wins.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch agreed with the FBI’s recommendations and did not indict Clinton.

The Washington Post/ABC News poll was conducted July 6-7 and surveyed a random national sample of 619 adults. Results have a margin of error of 5 points.