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Q A with Yale scholar: How the FBI has meddled in politics before

  • Written by Brian Balogh, Compton Professor at the Miller Center and the Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia

FBI interference in U.S. elections is nothing new.

Last week, FBI Director James Comey reopened an investigation of Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state. On Sunday, Comey announced the investigation was complete, and that there was no evidence that warranted charging Clinton with a crime. His actions set off a...

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