Members of Congress must question former FBI Director James Comey and ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch to examine whether the nation's top law enforcement agencies were acting with a bias while investigating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said Monday.
"With all the evidence we've been given and the investigation we've done, we have real concern about that," Johnson told Fox News' "America's Newsroom."
"I think the buck stopped at former director Comey's desk and Attorney General Lynch's desk, and that's why we have to bring them in. This isn't about politics at all. It is about maintaining the integrity of our system of justice, and I think the American people are concerned about that."
Johnson said he does not know if the interrogations will happen behind closed doors or in the open, after Comey said he wants to be questioned in public. However, he said he thinks Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., who suggested videotaping the sessions and then releasing the tapes, might have had a good idea.
"I like the closed-door session myself," Johnson said. "Witnesses are more candid, and we have a lot of important and sensitive information to seek."
The main question that will be asked of Comey is why he exonerated Clinton before she was questioned, Johnson said. He also noted questions for Lynch will be "all connected."
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