Referring to the July 5 announcement, Mr. McCain said: “I don’t quite understand how you could be done with that,
but not done with the whole investigation of their attempt to affect the outcome of our election.”
The questioning briefly befuddled Mr. Comey.
Mr. McCain, 80, Republican of Arizona, said he believed there was a “double standard”
because an investigation into the use of a private email server by Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, was completed in July, while an investigation into Russia’s meddling in the presidential campaign continues.
He added: “She’s one of the candidates, but in her case you say there will be no charges,
and in the case of President Trump, the investigation continues.”
Following a yearlong investigation, Mr. Comey, then the director of the F.
With respect to Secretary Clinton...
COMEY: ... we investigated criminal investigation in connection with her use of a personal e-mail server...
MCCAIN: I understand.
The investigation of Russia’s efforts in connection with the election,
and whether there was any coordination, and, if so, with whom, between Russia and the campaign...
MCCAIN: You just made it — you just made it...
COMEY: ... was ongoing when I left.
