Cole Responds to FBI Investigation of Hillary Clinton

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the FBI announced that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not be charged due to her mishandling of classified material on a private server.

"I found Director Comey's decision and press conference to be confusing and contradictory to say the least," said Cole. "After articulating a compelling case for prosecution, including violations of State Department policies, United State Code, and careless custodianship of classified information, he then announced that the FBI had no plans to do anything about it."

"Sadly, this is further confirmation of what many Americans have long suspected – there are one set of rules for the Clintons and another set of rules for everyone else," Cole continued. "What makes this tawdry case even worse is the fact that Hillary Clinton has consistently misled the American people about her emails and server throughout her campaign. This is a classic cover up that will do lasting damage to the reputations of all concerned and to the confidence of the American people in our system of justice."