The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department should consider prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey for actions that “were improper and likely could have been illegal,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday.
“I think if there’s ever a moment where we feel someone’s broken the law, particularly if they’re the head of the FBI, I think that’s something that certainly should be looked at,” Sanders said.
She said that recommending such a prosecution is “not the president’s role,” and that the White House is not encouraging it.
“That’s the job of the Department of Justice, and something they should certainly look at,” Sanders said. [Continue reading…]