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Related: About this forumReid: Comey’s All Clear On Clinton Emails Proof He Should Have Kept Quiet
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Sunday that FBI Director James Comeys letter announcing that nothing was found in emails tied to Hillary Clintons private email server was proof that he should never have raised the issue to Congress in the first place.
Director Comey created a political firestorm eleven days before a presidential election merely to confirm what we already knew: that Secretary Clintons email practices were legal, Reid wrote in a statement obtained by NBC.
Comeys original letter to congressional leaders informing them of the discovery of new emails that may be pertinent to the FBIs investigation prompted Reid to accuse him of possibly violating federal law. According to the Nevada senator, Comeys partisan decision to disclose the email news just 11 days before Election Day could have violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal officials from using their positions to influence an election.
Reid held firm to this stance in his latest statement, suggesting that the FBI directors all-clear did not undo the possible role he played in swinging the results of the presidential race. By confirming that the new emails were meaningless, todays letter underscores the irresponsibility of Director Comeys original letter, he wrote.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reid-comey-clinton-letter-hatch-act-violation
Orsino
(37,428 posts)...when they ordered or begged Comey to intervene. They could have kept Comey in place, perhaps even into the coming Clinton Administration. Now it seems clear Comey will be spending more time with his family, perhaps in time for the holidays.
Dadgumit
(20 posts)He won't have to work hard so he will still have time for the holidays.