GOP seeks fresh probe over Clinton’s emails

House Republicans on Monday formally asked the Justice Department to investigate Hillary Clinton and determine whether she lied to Congress, a fresh challenge certain to shadow the Democratic presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, the director of national intelligence rejected a request from House Speaker Paul Ryan to deny classified intelligence briefings to Clinton during the campaign.

The GOP was furious that the FBI decided against pressing charges against Ms Clinton over her handling of classified information when she relied on a private email server for government business during her tenure as secretary of state. Republicans vowed to press ahead just a few months before the November election.

Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the Oversight panel, and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., head of the Judiciary Committee, said in a letter that “evidence collected by the FBI during its investigation of Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal email system appears to directly contradict several aspects of her sworn testimony.”