It's turning into a Comey

[sharp_stick]

fucked up story. I don't think he expected that. I hope it destroys both his career and his legacy. The greasy fuck deserves no less than the worst.

[spooky3]

1. Smug assholes are the worst kind.

[democrattotheend]

2. Honestly, I'm not sure it's all his fault

I read that he was concerned that if he did nothing, someone on the case would leak the information. That would be a lot worse for the agency and probably for Hillary.

[exboyfil]

4. Then the letter informing Congress should have been precise

allowing for no credible misrepresentations.

[teenagebambam]

8. Precise and CLASSIFIED n/t

[BlueStreak]

6. Ten he simply could have said that.

He could have put out a statement that read

"This is to advise Congress that since last April, we have been aware of other devices and/or computer systems that may have been used to view or print email that had originated on or traversed the so-called Clinton private server. In the normal course of our processing of an unrelated case, we will undertake to correlate this information with the materials already provided by Secretary Clinton. At this time, we have no reason to believe any classified information is involved with these additional devices and systems, and we have no reason to believe that our investigation will identify any significant new messages we have not already examined. If such new and pertinent information does emerge, I will further notify Congress."

That is how a truthful person would write the letter if they honestly felt that this information required a specific notice to Congress.

[PJMcK]

7. Gosh, that's so logical and explanatory

No Republican could ever issue such a concise and honest statement.

BlueStreak, perhaps you should become a spokesperson for Director Comey! (wink)

[tblue37]

22. Right. The ambiguity was carefully calibrated to provide grist for the anti-Hillary

narratives of the GOP, the media that just want a close race for the sake of ratings, and the media that are in the bag for the GOP because they serve as the propaganda arm for the Republicans.

[BlueStreak]

31. Not ratings -- ad sales

If you have ever worked with anybody who is involved in ad sales, there are three big feasts, and they are all spaced 4 years apart. They are Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics, and Presidential election years.

And unlike the Olympics, every outlet can bank a lot from the political ads. This is what makes the business worth being in.

But when there is no horse race, nobody spends millions on ads. So the primary job of the "news departments" is to create the hysteria that will force political campaigns into spending their ad money. It really isn't complicated.

[tblue37]

32. But ad prices are determined by ratings. nt

[BlueStreak]

34. It is still a feast, even for the lower rated programs

That is the point. This is where they make their money. Their income isn't just "lumpy", it is really a gorge-fest during political season. The networks will do ANYTHING to pressure campaigns to feel like they have to spend the ad money.

This campaign finance thing is right at the core of all of our problems as a nation.

I'm not trying to be pedantic about the difference between ratings and ad sales. Ratings are more of a long-term thing. Everybody makes bank on the political ads if they can all make it look like a horse race. There is absolutely no incentive for honest, objective coverage from ANY TV network (high ratings or lower ratings.) The incentives are all about stoking controveries and manufacturing drama where none actually exists.

[-Steph-]

27. I've read that he might have known about these emails since April.

[uponit7771]

29. No, it is... Comey didn't have to come out with this shit RIGHT NOW seeing there was no way

... to know if any of it was related to Clinton or her sever

and

He's politiced the FBI...
FUCK COMEY

[yardwork]

30. Leak what information? They don't know anything yet.

[Iliyah]

3. I want this shit to bring down the 8 members of the bullshit committee

[jberryhill]

9. As someone who regularly deals with discovery issues...

There's a huge difference between someone saying something to the best of their knowledge, and being mistaken, than someone deliberately lying.

It is entirely possible that she had not recalled having used that machine.

You are jumping to a conclusion.

[Trust Buster]

10. How does someone specifically send a thousand or so emails to her laptop for printing and not

remember having done so ?

[jberryhill]

12. Again you are jumping to a conclusion

You do not know the machine in question was used for that purpose.

As discussed extensively in other threads, it is entirely possible to log into one's email account on a machine, which will then synch the entire account on that machine.

If that is the case, then it is entirely possible that the machine does not have a single email on it which has not already been reviewed.

[Trust Buster]

14. Possible, but wouldn't it occur to Abedin that the FBI scouring that computer while investigating

her husband could turn out to be problematic.

[jberryhill]

17. No

Because, consistent with her statement, she was most likely unaware that anything was on it.

It's the same faulty assumption at work in that conclusion - i.e. that she knew it was there.

It's quite obvious she was unaware that there was any email on it. If someone had lied to the FBI about the absence of evidence on a machine, then such a machine would soon be on its way to the bottom of the East River, and not kept around the house.

The circumstances suggest she was genuinely unaware there was anything on it.

[Trust Buster]

18. Just a point, she didn't have physical control of the computer. The Feds seized the computer from

her creepy husband.

[LeftInTX]

15. There is a discussion in this thread

Huma says she doesn't know how her emails got on Weiner's computer. She may have logged onto his computer at one time or another and the email program was merely syncing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512557621

[Trust Buster]

16. Thank you for this source.

[rateyes]

11. Oh for the love of whatever. That is just bullshit.

Learn how private email works.

[Trust Buster]

13. Abedin signed a sworn statement. It turned out to be false. You don't think that it would be in

Hillary's best interests to part ways with her ?

[anamandujano]

19. I haven't heard this before. Could you provide me with some evidence?

[Trust Buster]

24. Sure

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/29/huma-abedin-swore-under-oath-she-gave-up-all-the-devices-containing-state-department-emails.html

[anamandujano]

28. They've had Weiner's laptop for months. Is this the device you claim she lied about?

"In a normal election year, a normal candidate’s close aide who caused even minor embarrassment to a campaign so near to Election Day would be whisked away as quickly as possible to avoid becoming a distraction.

But Huma Abedin is not simply a close aide, she’s a critical member of Hillary Clinton’s tiny inner circle that protects and — at times — enables the deeply flawed and secretive Democratic nominee. "

So they say that Hillary is deeply flawed and secretive. There was no much incentive to read any further but I did.

In other threads, posters have explained that the server sent the same emails to all her devices. Are you claiming that she withheld a laptop because there were unique emails related to work?

edit to add link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2557929

[pnwmom]

21. She was wrong. Not lying. n/t

[pnwmom]

20. There's no indication she lied. She is probably not computer savvy enough

to understand that if she'd ever logged into her accounts from her husband's device, and didn't log out, then it was likely saving all her emails -- without her knowledge.

Also, she disclosed all 4 of the accounts she used back in April. The FBI had plenty of time to get to the bottom of this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2557929

[NBachers]

26. I'm looking forward to Abedin's talent, loyalty & skill thru all 8 years of Clinton's administration

[C Moon]

23. A Comey-dy of Errors.

[Bucky]

25. a Comey of errors

[McCamy Taylor]

33. It's turning into a GOP-shoots-self-in-feet story!

I love those!