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Snopes rated False: Inspecting claim Obama pressured Comey, Lynch to 'cover up' Clinton email probe [View all]
Fact Check: Inspecting claim Obama pressured Comey, Lynch to 'cover up' Clinton email probe (Snopes)Claim:
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While the DOJ did release a newly declassified internal review of the FBIs investigation of then-presidential candidate Clinton's handling of emails while serving as secretary of state, the claim shared online about Obama allegedly pressuring Lynch and Comey appeared out of context. The report did include this claim — but in a section specifically explaining how the FBI concluded that it lacked credibility and did not warrant further investigation.
The U.S. Department of Justice released a declassified document in July 2025 that confirmed former U.S. President Barack Obama pressured then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and then-FBI Director James Comey to cover up the 2016 Hillary Clinton email investigation.
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While the DOJ did release a newly declassified internal review of the FBIs investigation of then-presidential candidate Clinton's handling of emails while serving as secretary of state, the claim shared online about Obama allegedly pressuring Lynch and Comey appeared out of context. The report did include this claim — but in a section specifically explaining how the FBI concluded that it lacked credibility and did not warrant further investigation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-inspecting-claim-obama-183600435.html
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