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If true, it blows a hole in the narrative Lynch and Clinton have maintained for two years. Lynch claimed the "social" meeting was spontaneous and the two discussed grandchildren.
The meeting was extremely controversial at the time because it came just days before then-FBI Director James Comey announced the FBI would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton for using a private email server while secretary of state.
What does Horowitz's report say?
The report states that the DOJ department of public affairs supervisor traveling with Lynch told internal DOJ investigators that Clinton's Secret Service detail contacted Lynch's security detail ahead of time to arrange the meeting.
Clinton's plane was parked next to Lynch's, the report revealed, or about just 20 to 30 yards away.
Clinton told investigators he only learned the plane next to his was Lynch's after being briefed by his staff. He claimed he then debated whether or not he should "say hello" and "shake hands with the Attorney General."
Page 203 of the report states:
The OPA Supervisor said that he later learned that former President Clinton's Secret Service detail had contacted Lynch's FBI security detail and let them know that the former President wanted to meet with Lynch. Although Lynch's staff was supposed to receive notice of such requests, witnesses told us that they were not informed of the request from former President Clinton.In addition, Lynch revealed to DOJ investigators she was not social with the Clintons and had never met with either one of them prior to the tarmac meetings.
Both Clinton and Lynch denied discussing nefarious subjects, such as the DOJ's Clinton investigation, known as "Midyear," or any other matters involving the Clintons' public life. They both maintained the conversation was lighthearted and personal.
The report goes on to detail that Lynch's staff - who were waiting outside the plane in a staff van - felt "blindsided" and "shocked" Lynch would meet with the former president.
Finally, it was Lynch's senior counselor who broke up the meeting when she realized it would become extremely problematic if the media learned Lynch had just met with the the husband of a subject in a major investigation. The senior counselor said she could not recall what she heard when she entered the plane but said Lynch appeared "uncomfortable and wanted the meeting to be done."
According to the report, the meeting between Lynch and Clinton lasted about 20 minutes.
Reader Comments
"It was a typical hot June day in Phoenix in 2016 when former President Bill Clinton stepped onto Lynch’s private plane"
Why do so many articles about this meeting avoid specifying the date ... this SOTT article does too
27th June 2016
This was followed by
10/07/16- Investigation into HRC use of non-secure email starts - the investigation is called MidYear Exam
B y late 09/15 - Comey advised by Loretta Lynch to refer to MidYear as a "matter", not a "investigation" and not much else happens for 9 months
27/06/16 - TARMAC (Movie coming soon)
02/07/16 - MidYear team interview HRC (for 3 hours)
05/07/16 (AM) Without authority, Comey issues statement absolving HRC - "No reasonable prosecutor would bring a case"
22/09/16 - Press report on Weiner (AW) investigation
26/09/16 - FBI NY office obtain search warrant and seize AW laptop+
28/09/16 - William Sweeney (FBI NYO) informs senior FBI team (led by McCabe, inc Strzok, Priestap) - re 350,000 HRC emails
28/09/16 Comey testifies before House Judiciary Committee ... re what would he do if new information came to light
MidYear team then stalls on this new evidence - One official reason was the re-assignment to something of "higher priority" 27/10/16 - McCabe emails Comey stating that the Midyear team 27/10/16 - Comey / MidYear team discuss obtaining a search warrant to examine the 350,000 additional HRC emails
Try to stall "would take many weeks to examine" / "no change before the election"
30/10/16 - Prosecutors obtain search warrant for the emails
01/11/16 - McCabe recuses himself from investigation ("Matter")
06/11/16 - Comey issues letter to congress to the effect "Nothing to see here"
This appears to be the last act of "MidYear Exam"
How does "many weeks to examine" the additional 350,000 emails become "nothing to see here, case closed" 5 days later?
When are the additional 350,000 emails going to be examined?
I'm hopeful when the government stops wasting time and money with Mueller.... The facts will come out about Clintons, Odumba, Holder, Rice, Lynch and Jarret and they will all spend time in jail. Biden will be spared as he was just a token old white guy and was oblivious to everything going on....