Fox News host Bill O’Reilly called for an FBI investigation into the allegations surrounding foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation on “The Five” Tuesday, saying the country would be “doomed” if the presidency could be bought in such a way. (VIDEO: O’Reilly: ‘Villains Take Advantage’ Of U.S. Because Of Our ‘Weak President’)
“So what has to happen — and this has to happen — is the FBI has to look into this to preserve the sanctity of the electoral process,” he said. “Because nobody is going to find the truth. The investigative reporters will find a little bit, but we don’t have subpoena power. We can’t subpoena.”
“And because this is a presidential election issue now, the FBI has to go in,” O’Reilly continued. “…They have no choice. They have to investigate this.”
Host Eric Bolling suggested the Internal Revenue Service could investigate, but O’Reilly dismissed the idea. “The IRS, its been corrupted. We know that. It’s politicized; people who run it take orders from whoever is in power.”
“But the FBI is supposed to be incorruptible. In fact, they can start the investigation: they don’t need President Obama’s approval, they don’t need the attorney general’s approval. They can just do it.” (VIDEO: Krauthammer: ‘Unbelievable Arrogance’ That Clintons Thought They’d ‘Get Away With It’ )
“If the U.S. presidency can be bought, then this country is doomed,” he concluded. “That’s how bad this is. We need to know if Hillary Clinton violated any laws, and the FBI is the only agency on this earth that can do that.”