US President-elect Donald Trump will not pursue investigations against his former Democratic rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton, over her use of a private email server while secretary of state or her family's charity, MSNBC said in a report that a Trump senior adviser did not dispute.
During their bitter presidential campaign, the Republican Trump vowed to jail Clinton and crowds at his rallies chanted “Lock her up.” He now believes she “has been through enough,” and does not wish to harm her or her family, as he said to a group of New York Times’ journalists on Tuesday.
“Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if Donald Trump can help her heal then perhaps that's a good thing,” Trump’s senior advisor Kellyanne Conway said on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” program.
During the campaign, opinion polls found that many Americans did not find Clinton trustworthy.
The FBI investigated Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state during President Barack Obama’s first term, concluding earlier this year that her actions were careless but that there were no grounds for bringing charges.
He told the New York Times journalists that he is not going to be taking the investigations “off the table”, however stated that he does want to move on and forward from the email-debacle.
The Clinton Foundation charity has also been scrutinized for donations it received while she led the State Department.
Clinton acknowledged her use of a private email server was a mistake and denied links between foundation donors and her work as secretary of state.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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