(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)The idea that Loretta Lynch would stay on as attorney general in a Hillary Clinton administration is not a new one. Should the investigation lead to a slap on the wrist (or less) for Hillary Clinton, renominating Lynch as attorney general risks looking like Clinton returning the favor. Loretta Lynch, who very much likes being attorney general of the United States and would be well positioned to continue in that powerful post in a Hillary Clinton administration. It's not clear whether that speculation came before or after Lynch's private tarmac meeting with former president Bill Clinton last week. Then-Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch arrives for a meeting with Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Capitol Hill in December 2014.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2016 14:29 UTC