Cornyn: We’ll Keep Investigating Clinton If She Wins Presidency

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2016 file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas talks about a criminal justice reform bill during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington.... FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2016 file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas talks about a criminal justice reform bill during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. said Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, a bipartisan overhaul of the nation’s criminal justice system could end up waiting until next year. Support for the effort crosses party lines including Cornyn. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) MORE LESS
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, on Wednesday said that if Hillary Clinton is elected president, Congress will still continue its investigations regarding her email use.

“Either way, I think the investigations are going to continue,” Cornyn told Newsmax radio host Joe Pagliarulo when asked if Congress would keep up its investigations into Clinton if she wins or loses.

Corynyn said that he thinks Republicans will definitely keep their majority in the House before pivoting to the Senate.

“If we retain the Senate majority, which I’m hopeful of, we should also work with our House colleagues to continue our investigations and oversight hearings,” he said. “There are things we can do.”

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, said last week that the House is prepared for “years” of investigations should Clinton win the presidency.

Pagliarulo also asked Cornyn whether President Obama could pardon Clinton. The Texas senator said that Obama could technically pardon Clinton but that he did not think the President would do that. Cornyn added that pardoning Clinton after the November election would be a “dramatic departure from historical norms, but I guess it’s possible.”

Listen to the interview via Newsmax:

H/t Buzzfeed News

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  1. We’ll Keep Investigating Clinton If She Wins Presidency, because it will provide another opportunity to burn through piles of cash while further dividing the country . More gridlock and virulent partisanship is what we need.
    Party before country
    Always

  2. These guys need to be subjected to an Article 13 remedy.

  3. Of course they will.

    If you’re a Republican in Congress, you investigate Clinton – It’s what you do.
    If you want to save 15% on your car insurance you switch to Geico – It’s what you do.

  4. Avatar for hoagie hoagie says:

    Not if you lose the Senate, goober.

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