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Why didn't AG step out of Clinton email probe entirely?

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will not decide if charges will be filed over Hillary Clinton's private email server. The Justice Department now says career prosecutors will have the final say. An official says Lynch made that decision before her impromptu meeting with Bill Clinton. CBS News Justice reporter Paula Reid joins "CBS This Morning" to explain what's behind the attorney general's decision not to recuse herself from the Clinton email investigation.

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AG-Bill Clinton meeting spotlights candidate's "trust" issue

Attorney General Loretta Lynch has decided to take a reduced role in the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server, following her controversial impromptu meeting with former President Bill Clinton. "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News political director John Dickerson joins "CBS This Morning" to weigh in on the attorney general's decision to stay involved in the email probe and its impact on the Clinton campaign.

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AG won't make final decisions in Clinton email probe

Attorney General Loretta Lynch has decided not to make the final decisions in the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server, following Lynch's controversial private meeting with former President Bill Clinton. A Justice Department official tells CBS News Lynch will announce Friday that she will accept the recommendation of career prosecutors on whether or not to file charges. Nancy Cordes reports from Washington, where Clinton's opponents want Lynch to completely step away from the case.

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