Clinton’s remarks were a response to a question centered around the recent announcement that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is weighing whether to appoint a special counsel to investigate “the Uranium One deal and suspected criminal business dealings connected to the Clinton Foundation.”
Clinton responded by saying that doing so would be “a disastrous step into politicizing the Justice Department.”
“If they send a signal that we’re going to be like some dictatorship, like some authoritarian regime, where political opponents are going to be unfairly, fraudulently investigated, that rips at the fabric of the contract we have, that we can trust our justice system,” Clinton continued.
WATCH: Hillary Says She Can’t Be Investigated Because It’s An ‘Abuse Of Power’
Clinton responded by saying that doing so would be “a disastrous step into politicizing the Justice Department.”
“If they send a signal that we’re going to be like some dictatorship, like some authoritarian regime, where political opponents are going to be unfairly, fraudulently investigated, that rips at the fabric of the contract we have, that we can trust our justice system,” Clinton continued.
WATCH: Hillary Says She Can’t Be Investigated Because It’s An ‘Abuse Of Power’