http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/loretta-lynch-hillary-clinton-cabinet-225430Lynch won't rule out staying on as AG under Clinton
By Louis Nelson
07/12/16 03:54 PM EDT
Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to rule out on Tuesday that she might remain the head of the Justice Department if Hillary Clinton were to ask her.
Lynch was asked the question by House Judiciary Committee member Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) amid media reports that the former secretary of state’s advisers were considering keeping her on as Attorney General should Clinton win the White House in November. Lynch would not commit to continuing her work as attorney general beyond President Barack Obama’s administration, but also refused to rule out the possibility.
“I have no knowledge about the source of that statement nor have I had any conversations about that,” Lynch said when asked about the media report suggesting Clinton might consider asking her to stay on.
Ratcliffe followed up by asking if Lynch would continue to serve if asked, to which she responded that her “focus is on serving this administration.”
“I don’t care about your focus,” Ratcliffe replied. “Will you rule it out?”
“That matter is not before me,” Lynch said.
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