Ayotte joins chorus calling for AG Lynch to recuse herself from Clinton probe

WASHINGTON — New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Friday called for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to "formally recuse" herself from investigations involving presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, a day after reports surfaced that Lynch and Clinton's husband held a rendezvous aboard a private jet.
"As a former attorney general, I believe Attorney General Lynch should recuse herself from this case given the importance of the investigation and the need to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest to ensure that all Americans have confidence in the outcome," Ayotte said in a prepared statement. "I am disappointed that she declined to do so."