Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah) said Wednesday he is worried that justice is not blind when it comes to issues involving the Clintons.
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday during which Republicans grilled Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the Justice Department’s decision not to indict Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified material over her private email server. FBI Director James Comey also testified on Capitol Hill shortly after his recommendation to the Justice Department not to prosecute Clinton days earlier.
Chaffetz said on Fox News he had concerns after the hearings that Clinton was not indicted for political reasons and that the Obama administration would not allow it to happen while imposing a different standard on Clinton than the average American would face.
"They are treating her different, and I worry that there are two tracks of justice, that Lady Justice takes off that blindfold if the name is Clinton and that, I think, is at the root of why America is so concerned about this," Chaffetz said.
"There are two different standards because if you’re the average Joe, doing your job, sharing classified information, you’re probably going to be in handcuffs and you’re probably going to jail," Chaffetz added.
Fox News host Martha MacCallum, who was interviewing Chaffetz on Wednesday, then referenced a poll that shows 56 percent of the American people disagree with the FBI’s recommendation not to charge Clinton.