MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey spoke privately Monday about the process of the bureau examining thousands of emails thought to be connected to long-time Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, according to a source familiar with the situation.
The talk, which took place after a regularly scheduled national security meeting at the FBI yesterday, was a “one-on-one” discussion, according to the source that briefed ABC News.
The FBI, which previously investigated Clinton’s use of a private email server while she served as secretary of state, has pulled the hard drive from a laptop used by Abedin’s estranged husband Anthony Weiner, who is under investigation for allegedly sexting with a minor.
The source said the two talked about “the seriousness of the ongoing matter” which has caused a political firestorm in the final days leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Lynch wanted to personally check in to see how the FBI chief is doing, the source told ABC News. The conversation was described as “cordial,” and it was the first time the two had spoken in person since the latest controversy erupted on Friday.
Both the FBI and the Attorney General remain under pressure to release more information about the investigation. According to the source, Lynch still has confidence in Comey to manage the developments in the probe.
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