Attorney General Loretta Lynch defends FBI over Russia hacking case

Attorney General Loretta Lynch pushed back Friday on criticisms of the FBI following its investigation into the Russian-directed hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton campaign staff.In an interview published late Friday, CNN’s Jake Tapper spoke with Lynch about charges -- leveled by Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in a Washington Post op-ed earlier this week -- that the FBI probe into the DNC cyberattacks were substandard.Asked if she agreed, the a