House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said the committee would send FBI a referral to open a new investigation into whether Clinton lied under oath

Published on July 7, 2016

FBI Director James Comey is testifying this morning before the House Oversight Committee on the decision not to charge Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.

Comey said Tuesday Clinton was "extremely careless" with classified information, but recommended that the Justice Department not pursue criminal charges.

Committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) questioned Comey first, asking if the FBI investigated Clinton for possibly lying to Congress about her emails in past testimony.

"Did Hillary Clinton lie under oath?" Chaffetz asked.

Comey answered that he had "no basis to conclude" that she lied to the FBI in her testimony.

Chaffetz noted that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked Clinton, under oath, about classified material in her emails and she maintained that "there was nothing marked classified in my emails either sent or received."

On Tuesday, Comey said there were 110 emails found to be classified at the time they were sent on Clinton's server.

Chaffetz pressed Comey on whether the FBI investigated Clinton's statements under oath on her emails.

Comey said there was no "referral" to investigate her statements to Congress.

"Do you need a referral from Congress?" Chaffetz asked.

"Sure do," said Comey.

"You'll have one," Chaffetz answered with a smile. "You'll have one in the next few hours."

Now please watch the whole above sequence on YouTube:

Chaffetz Tells Comey He'll Ask FBI to Investigate Hillary's Statements Under Oath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMzHYnHMAyY

ALSO SEE BELOW: FBI Director James Comey complete testimony On CSPAN

Hillary Clinton Email Investigation, Part 1 FBI Director James Comey testified at a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers, as well as the decision to not recommend criminal charges against her. Director Comey defended the FBI’s decision not to recommend filing criminal charges and responded to questions from Republicans on Hillary Clinton’s honesty. 

JULY 7, 2016 LIVE ON CSPAN: FBI Director James Comey testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the FBI's investigation http://www.c-span.org/video/?412315-1/fbi-director-james-comey-testifies-hillary-clinton-email-probe&live