Dan Burton: “for over 2 years now, despite overwhelming evidence, the Attorney General of the United States has refused to follow the…”

“for over 2 years now, despite overwhelming evidence, the Attorney General of the United States has refused to follow the law and the recommendations of her FBI director and the chief campaign finance prosecutor to appoint an independent counsel in the campaign finance scandal. She has politicized the office over which she has control, the Justice Department of the United States. Reports about disarray in this investigation at the Justice Department abound. After 2 years of this investigation, key players such as John Huang and James and Mochtar Riady, close friends of the President, have not been brought anywhere near to justice. White House and DNC officials are almost entirely off of the hook. The Attorney General and her political advisors have inherent conflicts in making a decision about an investigation involving their boss, the President, and his closest friends. These conflicts are obvious to everyone but the Attorney General and the political appointees by the President made by the President at the Justice Department. Last December, last December, we learned that FBI director Louie Freeh had recommended an independent counsel for the campaign finance investigation. He wrote that there could not be a more compelling case, there could not be a more compelling case for an independent counsel. The Attorney General ignored his compelling and sound advice.”