WASHINGTON—House Republicans said Thursday they would seek a new Federal Bureau of Investigation examination into Hillary Clinton, this one focused on whether she lied to Congress about her handling of classified information, raising the likelihood the controversy over her private email system will continue through the fall elections.
Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah) asked if the FBI looked into whether Mrs. Clinton perjured herself in an October 2015 hearing before the Republican-led House Benghazi committee. Mr. Comey said the FBI would have needed a referral from Congress to do so.
“You’ll have one in the next few hours,” Mr. Chaffetz replied. That raises the possibility that another FBI investigation into Mrs. Clinton could continue well into the fall election campaign and possibly beyond.
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