Democrats "Extremely Disappointed" As Chaffetz Confirms "Duty" To Continue Hillary Clinton Email Probe

Democrats "Extremely Disappointed" As Chaffetz Confirms "Duty" To Continue Hillary Clinton Email Probe. (ZeroHedge).

Democrats appear to have thought that since Hillary Clinton lost, Republican lawmakers would put her email indiscretions to rest, but today, as The Washington Post reports, a top House Republican said Wednesday he will continue to investigate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state.

Jason Chaffetz, the Utah congressman finishing his first term leading the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, made it clear the partisan bitterness that marked the presidential campaign is not going to go away.

“It would be totally remiss of us to dismiss [the email investigation] because she’s not going to be president,” Chaffetz said of the defeated Democratic nominee.

“I still have a duty and obligation to get to the truth about one of the largest breaches of security at the State Department,” he said. “Tens of thousands of documents still have not been turned over to Congress.” 

As WaPo adds, Democrats said it’s time to put the email controversy to rest: Clinton lost.

“It is extremely disappointing that Chairman Chaffetz plans to continue investigating  Secretary Clinton for years to come,” Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Oversight Committee’s top Democrat, said in a statement. Read the full story here.