FBI Director James Comey is emphatically denying that he coordinates his decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton with the White House or anyone else.
Comey says no one influenced his decision in any way.
Republican Rep. John Mica of Florida said the timing of Comey's announcement was suspicious and compared the decisions "choreography" to the Broadway musical, "Hamilton."
The decision came just a week after former President Bill Clinton met privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and a few days after Clinton testified for 3 1/2 hours to the FBI.
Clinton campaigned with President Barack Obama a few hours after Comey's announcement.
Mica said, "This is rapid fire. My folks have questions."
Mica said he was "not a conspiracy theorist," but the timing raises questions.  Â
Comey said the agency tried hard to make a case against Hillary Clinton but ultimately concluded there was no case.
Comey tells the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that, "We went at this very hard to see if we could make a case."
Meanwhile, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says nothing in Comey's report on Hillary Clinton's emails causes President Obama to "reconsider his enthusiastic support for her campaign."
Earnest accused Republicans of politicizing Congress' oversight role by hauling Comey before a House panel to explain his recommendation to not bring charges against Clinton.
The White House had sidestepped questions about the investigation while it was ongoing, citing the need to preserve the Justice Department's independence. With the probe now closed, Earnest said the results of the investigation hadn't had any impact on Obama's determination about who should be the next president.
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