Pence Suggests He's Not Happy About Comey Letter
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WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence has suggested he isn't satisfied with the FBI's conclusion on Hillary Clinton's handling of national security documentation while serving as secretary of state.
Pence told a raucous crowd in Hickory, North Carolina, that "mishandling classified information is a crime."
The Indiana governor's marks came hours after FBI Director James Comey confirmed that that agency still recommends no criminal prosecution related to Clinton's use of a private email server while leading the State Department.
Comey had rocked the presidential election with a late-October announcement that agents were reviewing another cache of emails potentially related to the investigation he had declared closed in July.
Donald Trump made no mention of Comey's announcement. But Trump, holding a rally in Minnesota on Sunday, did make his usual claim that Clinton "will be under investigation for a long, long time, likely concluding in a criminal trial."
Trump went on to say that Clinton is "protected by a rigged system. She shouldn't even be allowed to run for president."
Comey's letter was released minutes before Trump took the stage in Minneapolis. He had four rallies slated for Sunday.
Comey's initial announcement last month that the FBI was reviewing the emails was a political gift to Trump, who claims that a cloud of scandal would follow her into the White House.
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