US President-elect Donald Trump will not pursue investigations against Hillary Clinton over her family's foundation or her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, according to a senior adviser.  

Trump's decision was relayed by campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, in an interview on MSNBC, adding that the President-elect's decision should send a strong message to Congress that, it, too should abandon any thoughts of pursuing charges.

The suddenly conciliatory tone is a major turnaround for the man who once whipped up crowds into chanting, "Lock her up." and had this noted exchange with Clinton during one of their debates. 

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