MORE ON THE DEPT OF JUSTICE MOLE HUNT: Did DOJ’s Peter Kadzik work a quid pro quo with Podesta? It’s a possibility. (See Ed’s prior link.)

A Justice Department spokesman, though, downplayed the significance of Kadzik’s 2015 email, saying it was “about public information” and sent “in his personal capacity, not during work hours.” “He wasn’t communicating via official channels because it wasn’t official business,” Kevin Lewis told FoxNews.com. “He wasn’t emailing as ‘Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik.’”Lewis, who would not characterize the substance of the email, said officials in the department do not typically provide campaign advice. “It is not department practice to provide any strategic guidance to any campaign,” said Lewis, who did not answer when asked if Kadzik’s behavior was acceptable to the Justice Department.