NY Times: F.B.I. Chief James Comey Is in Political Crossfire Again Over Emails
Desperate distraction from Trump's sexual assault problems, on purpose in my opinion.
F.B.I. Chief James Comey Is in Political Crossfire Again Over Emails
.... reaction was swift and damning, with Mrs. Clinton’s supporters and even some Republicans blasting Mr. Comey. .....
By late Friday, Mr. Comey felt it necessary to further explain his actions in an email to F.B.I. employees in which he acknowledged that “there is significant risk of being misunderstood.” He explained that he was trying to balance the obligation he felt to tell Congress that the investigation he had said was completed was continuing, with not knowing yet “the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails.”
Justice Department officials were said to be deeply upset about Mr. Comey’s decision to go to Congress with the new information before it had been adequately investigated.
That decision, said several officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, appeared to contradict longstanding Justice Department guidelines discouraging any actions close to an election that could influence the outcome.
One official complained that
no one at the F.B.I. or the Justice Department is even certain yet whether any of the emails included national security material or was relevant to the investigation into whether Mrs. Clinton had mishandled classified material in her use of a private email server.
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