Mr. Comey. I don't remember that about the Petraeus case, that public statements figured in it.
Mr. Ratcliffe. You don't recall, or it didn't happen?
Mr. Comey. Well, I don't remember it being a feature, so it's possible I'm just not remembering or that it didn't happen. It just -- as I think about that case, I don't remember anything about public statements as a factor in that case. I remember a lot about lying to the agents during an interview, but not public statements.
Mr. Ratcliffe. All right. So let me ask you about Hillary Clinton's public statements. Do you recall Secretary Clinton publicly stating that she neither sent nor received classified information?
Mr. Comey. I don't specifically in her public statements, so I don't specifically.
Mr. Ratcliffe. If there were those public statements, would you have expected the agents to ask her about that during her interview?
Mr. Comey. I don't know. I would expect them to ask about what she was thinking when she communicated in the way she did, but whether to ask her, "Did you say on the campaign trail X or Y," I don't know. That would be up to their judgment.
Mr. Ratcliffe. Do you recall Secretary Clinton making that same statement under oath before Congress?
Mr. Comey. I don't.
