Dem: I’m ‘queasy’ on Lynch

E-mail probe fallout

WASHINGTON — Borrowing a line from ousted FBI director James Comey, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday he’s “queasy” about the possibility of former Attorney General Loretta Lynch meddling in the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails.

“It does give me a queasy feeling as well,” said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Schiff was siding with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (DCalif.), who also said she felt “queasy” over the thought that Clinton’s email investigation may have become politicized by Lynch (pictured). The Senate Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into whether Lynch tried to stifle the Clinton probe.

Former FBI Director James Comey told Congress earlier this month that Lynch asked him to downplay his Clinton “investigation” by calling it a “matter.”

He said the request gave him a “queasy feeling.”

While Lynch may have a “perfectly accurate explanation” for using that term, Comey’s testimony should not be the last word, Schiff said.

“I’d like to hear what Loretta Lynch’s explanation for that is, either by having her come to the Hill or by having her speak publicly,” Schiff said.

Schiff, who has been aggressively pursuing the Russia probe in the House, also believes President Barack Obama should have done more to alert the public before the election and should have imposed stronger sanctions.

“I think what he should have done — and what I urged at the time — was he should have spoken out to the American people and said: ‘ This is what Russia is doing. Russia had better stop it,’ ” Schiff said.

Obama, who had been campaigning for Clinton, and his administration were hesitant about acting too aggressively against Russia over concerns they might damage the integrity of the 2016 presidential election. One former Obama official put it bluntly in The Washington Post: “I feel like we sort of choked.”