President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team signaled Tuesday that his administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton, backing off a vow on the campaign trail to appoint a special counsel to probe his Democratic rival’s secret email setup as secretary of state and suspected pay-to-play deals involving her family’s foundation.
Trump backs off campaign pledge to further investigate Clinton as president
!["I don't want to hurt the Clintons, I really don't," President-elect Donald Trump said. "[Hillary Clinton] went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways." (Associated Press)](http://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2016/11/22/TrumpClinton_c0-72-3834-2305_s575x335.jpg?76af8383e67d18931915461fb11e961f835d4bd0)
!["I don't want to hurt the Clintons, I really don't," President-elect Donald Trump said. "[Hillary Clinton] went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways." (Associated Press)](http://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2016/11/22/TrumpClinton_c0-70-3834-2306_s180x105.jpg?32feb50f94b48b5409e1a4d8f5987bade0e8e3ac)
