A new poll spells bad news for Hillary Clinton leading up to her crowning as Democratic presidential nominee later this month, revealing that most Americans disapprove of the FBI’s move not to charge her over her personal email use while secretary of state – this coming as Attoey General Loretta Lynch is set to testify Tuesday moing on the FBI findings for the first time.
The ABC News/Washington Post poll showed 56 percent disagreed with the FBI’s recommendation not to pursue charges. Just 35 percent approved.
The survey reflected widespread voter conces about Clinton’s trustworthiness, even as she maintains a slim edge over Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, in most recent polls. The email issue, though, is not going away.
After FBI Director James Comey testified last week, Lynch appears Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where she will likely face tough questions about her encounter with Bill Clinton just days before the FBI recommendation was aounced.
She said the visit aboard her plane in Phoenix was unscheduled. While she said the two did not discuss the Hillary Clinton email investigation, she expressed regret for the meeting and acknowledged that it had "cast a shadow" on the public perception of the Justice Department's independence.
Lynch then said that she would accept whatever recommendation the FBI and her prosecutors presented. After Comey recommended against prosecution, saying there was no evidence that Clinton or her aides intended to violate laws goveing classified actions, she accepted the recommendation.
Meanwhile, Lynch also is expected to be asked about police interactions with minorities in the aftermath of a violent week that brought that issue to the forefront.
The attoey general last week appealed for calm one day after a sniper who said he wanted to kill whites fatally shot five police officers in Dallas. The attack began during protests over the police killings of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot near St. Paul, Mi., and Alton Sterling, who was shot in Baton Rouge, La., after being pied to the pavement by two white officers.
Lynch, who was swo in as attoey general on the same day as racially tinged riots occurred in Baltimore, has repeatedly said that one of her top priorities in office is to improve relationships between police and the communities they serve.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

