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crocs ture from the wishes of top Justice Department leaders, FBI Director James Comey acted independently when he sent several members of Congress a letter about the emails on Friday, according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss internal deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.The move creates the potential for a divide between
af1 the Justice Department and Comey, who has served in government under both Democratic and Republican presidents. And it provides political fodder for Republican nominee Donald Trump.Speaking at a rally in Phoenix on Saturday, where the crowd cheered Lock her up! at the mention of Clinton name, the billionaire accused the Justice Department of doing everything it can to protect the Democratic nominee in another example of what he claims is a rigged system.Now it reported that the Department