Sen. Al Franken on FBI Director: 'There Should Be Hearings​'

Sen. Al Franken has called for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on FBI Director James Comey's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server. The Minnesota Democrat is member of the Judiciary Committee.

“I think that there should be hearings, and I’m certain there will be hearings in the Judiciary Committee on this matter,” Franken told CNN on Sunday.

“We will have hearings. I’m sure that FBI Director Comey will be before us,” he added. “I think he should be able to answer questions about this, and he should be able to control the FBI.”

"Even more troubling is what we've heard from sort of the rogue elements of the FBI seemingly tipping off former (New York City) Mayor (Rudy) Giuliani that something was up. I mean, it just seems like that's not the FBI," Franken said.

Discussing whether Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will win Minnesota, Franken said he thinks she will but admitted that, overall, "I'm always nervous."

"We run through the finish line," he said. "This is what I tell everybody, I go to canvassing centers, I say, 'Many of you have jobs, many of you have families, ignore them. Get on the doors.'"

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