Loretta Lynch hopes FIFA can move forward after Sepp Blatter leaves

U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch arrives June 3 for the European Union-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting in Riga, Latvia.U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch, who is heading the federal corruption probe of FIFA, declined to comment Wednesday on whether outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter was a target of the investigation.

Speaking to reporters in Riga, Latvia, before a meeting with European Union justice ministers, Lynch did not hint as to whether charges against Blatter were a possibility.

“It's an open case and so we will now be speaking through the courts," Lynch said.

Still, Lynch expressed optimism that Blatter's resignation would signal change at FIFA. She said she hopes FIFA…