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[quote=Anonymous]Page 60 of the OIG Report...

Comey told the OIG that during this meeting AG Lynch agreed they needed 
to confirm the existence of the investigation, but she said not to use the word 
“investigation,” and instead to call it a “matter.” Comey said that Lynch seemed 
slightly irritated at him when she said this, and that he took it as a direction.

Comey stated: 
And I remember saying, “Well, what should I call it?” And she said, 
“Call it a matter.” And I said, “Why would I do that?” And she said, “I 
just want you to do that and so I would very much appreciate it if you 
would not refer to it as an investigation.” And the reason that gave 
me pause is, it was during a period of time which lasted, where I knew 
from the open source that the Clinton campaign was keen not to use 
the word investigation.... And so that one concerned me and I 
remember getting a lump in my stomach and deciding at that moment 
should I fight on this or not.

[b]Comey told the OIG that he decided not to fight this instruction from the AG, but 
that it “made [his] spider sense tingle” and caused him to “worry...that she’s 
carrying water for the [Clinton] campaign[.]”[/b] As described in Chapter Six, Comey 
told the OIG and testified before Congress that this instruction from Lynch was one 
of the factors that influenced his unilateral decision to make a public statement on 
July 5, 2016, without coordinating with the Department.56 However, Comey also 
said to us that he had no other reason to question Lynch’s motives at that time, 
stating, “[I]n fact my experience with her has always been very good and 
independent, and she always struck me as an independent-minded person[.]”[/quote]

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