The Washington Post reports:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is entertaining the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a host of Republican concerns — including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation and the controversial sale of a uranium company to Russia — and has directed senior federal prosecutors to explore at least some of the matters and report back to him and his top deputy, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
The revelation came in a response by the Justice Department to an inquiry from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), who in July and again in September called for Sessions to appoint a second special counsel to investigate concerns he had related to the 2016 election and its aftermath.
The list of matters he wanted probed was wide ranging but included the FBI’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, various dealings of the Clinton Foundation and several matters connected to the purchase of the Canadian mining company Uranium One by Russia’s nuclear energy agency.
This is an abuse of power to go after political opponents. At this point there is no choice but for Congress to impeach.
Sessions Reportedly Considering Second Special Counsel for Hillary Clinton, Uranium One https://t.co/3me9hNgsxh via @thedailybeast
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 14, 2017
JUST IN: Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate whether a special counsel should be appointed to investigate concerns raised by Republicans, including alleged unlawful dealings by Clinton Foundation and the sale of a uranium company pic.twitter.com/YthDt9ozMn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 14, 2017
Sessions appointing a special counsel to investigate Trump’s political enemies is the equivalent of firing Mueller. Worst abuse of power possible.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) November 14, 2017