Donald Trump will reportedly not pursue Clinton investigations
Donald Trump will reportedly not pursue criminal investigations into Hillary Clinton when he is president, despite vowing to go after her with a special prosecutor when he was campaigning during the general election.
Morning Joe broke the news, with co-host Mika Brzezinski reporting Trump allegedly feels that Clinton has "been through enough." A person familiar with Trump's plans revealed to the show that Trump would not pursue Clinton over either her private email server or the Clinton Foundation.
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Update 8:32 a.m.: Trump's former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway confirmed Morning Joe's reports on the show. "I think when the president-elect, who's also the head of your party, tells you before he's even inaugurated that he doesn't wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message, tone, and content [to Congress]," she said, adding, "if Donald Trump can help [Clinton] heal, then perhaps that's a good thing to do."
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