Loretta Lynch: Recuse, Resign or Be Impeached

I had planned on writing about why so many Americans are completely fed up with our government (and still do) when Attorney General Loretta Lynch provided yet another example to the long list of reasons.

Lynch has a long personal history with the Clintons dating back to the late 1990s. In 1999, she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.[Woodrow, Stephanie (February 12, 2010). "Meet Loretta E. Lynch". Main Justice. Retrieved March 13, 2011.]  Based on this relationship to the Clintons, she should have recused herself from any involvement in the Justice Department's investigation of Hillary's email scandal. She hasn't  despite government regulations and legal ethics which dictate that it is improper. Specifically, the Code of Federal Regulations (28 CFR 45.2) states:
     § 45.2 Disqualification arising from personal or political relationship.

      (a) Unless authorized under paragraph (b) of this section, no employee shall participate in a criminal investigation or  
            prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with:

      (1) Any person or organization substantially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or 
            prosecution; or

      (2) Any person or organization which he knows has a specific and substantial interest that would be directly affected by 
           the outcome of the investigation or prosecution.

Additionally, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Ethics Handbook for On and Off Duty Behavior states:      
     Appearance of Impropriety: An employee shall endeavor to avoid any actions creating the appearance that the 
     employee is violating the law or the ethical standards set forth in this part. 5 CFR 2635.101(b)(14)

Lynch hasn't recused herself because the there was a presumption that she could be impartial. That presumption proved to be a bad one when she met privately, unannounced and uncovered by the press with former President Clinton in her government plane at the Phoenix airport thus violating both federal regulations and legal ethics.

 

Once again, the Clintons and those they associate with show they can't be trusted and lack any ethics.
As a minimum, Lynch should recuse herself from any further involvement with the Hillary email investigation. Better yet, she should resign as Attorney General for behavior that even a layman would recognized as unethical, unprofessional and inappropriate. If she doesn't, she should be impeached.

Enough of political-types feeling like they are above the law!!!