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riversedge

(70,187 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 09:56 AM Aug 2016

Documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation might be made public

More hay for the media. I am beginning to despise Comey!




Documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation might be made public

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/17/documents-from-the-hillary-clinton-email-investigation-might-be-made-public/?postshare=1751471476303818&tid=ss_tw

By Matt Zapotosky August 17 at 7:23 PM


A “substantial amount” of material that the FBI delivered to Congress about the Hillary Clinton email investigation — including a summary of agents’ interview with top aide Huma Abedin — appears to be unclassified, which means it could possibly be released to the public, according to a high-ranking legislator whose staff had reviewed the documents.
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[Sen. Charles Grassley’s letter on the Clinton email probe]

“I don’t think we should have any trouble getting the … unclassified stuff made public,” Grassley said.

The FBI declined to comment for this story.

The bureau has come under fire for its decision to turn anything over to Congress — a highly unusual step that the agency said is “consistent with our commitment to transparency with respect to the FBI’s investigation of former Secretary of State Clinton’s use of a personal email server.”

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in a statement, “This will neither serve the interests of justice nor aid Congress in its responsibilities and will merely set a precedent for the FBI to turn over closed case files whenever one party in Congress does not like a prosecutorial decision...........

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Documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation might be made public (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
Agree, Comey is unnecessarily stirring the pot. apcalc Aug 2016 #1
Tim Kaine: "I support public release of FBI’s notes on Hillary Clinton’s emails" Jarqui Aug 2016 #2
If they aren't worried about releasing to public forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #3

apcalc

(4,463 posts)
1. Agree, Comey is unnecessarily stirring the pot.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:01 AM
Aug 2016

Probably wants to cover his arse for the decision he made not to prosecute.
House Republicans with this data are vultures , picking apart the carcass...apologies to vultures.

There is no precedent for this release...Comey appears to be a shill.

forgotmylogin

(7,527 posts)
3. If they aren't worried about releasing to public
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:12 AM
Aug 2016

Then none of it could have been that big of a deal.

REPUBLICANS: This shopping list is a scandal! Look she bought aspirin! She must be dying! And HAM! Isn't she worried about her cholesterol? She's not in shape to run the country!!!

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