Help me understand this WaPo story re Comey firing.

[LAS14]

Help me understand this Post story. To me it seems to contain contradictory information.
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LAS

“At another point in the testimony, Comey said Abedin “forwarded hundreds and thousands of emails, some of which contain classified information.’’

Neither of those statements is accurate, said people close to the investigation.”

Later on in the Post story it says:

“Investigators identified approximately 49,000 emails which were potentially relevant to the investigation,” the letter said.

“All were reviewed with a particular focus on those containing classified information. Investigators ultimately determined that two e-mail chains containing classified information were manually forwarded to Mr. Weiner’s account.’’

So… isn’t 49,000 a large number? And if “two e-mail chains contained classified information” wasn’t Comey telling the truth when he said “some of which contained classified information?”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-misstated-key-clinton-email-evidence-at-hearing-say-people-close-to-investigation/2017/05/09/074c1c7e-34bd-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html

[Glimmer of Hope]

1. Typically emails reviews are initially massive and overwhelming so review tools are used to filter

key words and phrases so an attorney review is more feasible. 49,000 isn't a large number of emails for a team of attorneys to reviews. I find his statement a bit misleading if only two emails were found.

[Lee-Lee]

2. What I find trying to dig through all of this

Is that it appears emails made it to Wieners computer in two ways.

A small number of emails, including a few with classified information, were forwarded from Huma to him, probably to his email address, with a request to print them for her.

A massive number of emails were not manually forwarded but rather automatically backed up or synced by her phone because at one time she had set up her email/phone on that laptop and it just kept automatically syncing, probably without any knowledge by her it was occurring.

Imagine if you used someone else's computer to dock your phone or do a reset and it set up a sync or backup of your data that automatically kept going and you didn't realize it was happening.

[LAS14]

3. OK, but why was Comey inaccurate if he said Weiner's computer received...

... classified e-mails? Even if it was only 2?

[Lee-Lee]

6. I think the inaccuracy was

The claim that Huma had forwarded thousands of emails instead of saying they were automatically syncing in the background by default.

[duncang]

10. A lot here but

From what has come out the emails may not have been classified at the time. They had no headers or other indicators they were classified. Some of Hillary's emails were classified after they had already been distributed. The ones here may have been some of the same emails.

[TomJulie]

4. Heard On The Radio...

I was out and about and the news at the top of the hour reported ALL sanctuary cities in Texas have now been banned. This may not be a new story but it's the 1st I've heard it.

[LeftInTX]

12. Gov signed bill on Sunday night

It is pretty draconian.
It is scheduled to take effect on Sep 1st.
Been in the news alot down here.
Even police chiefs and sheriffs have been making trecks to the capitol trying to persuade legislaters to vote no.
Hundreds of hours of protests.
But the bigots just have to outbigot themselves.

[milestogo]

5. Its too bad our candidate never learned how to use a computer herself.

[bettyellen]

7. I dont think that would have changed a thing- the phony scandals were going to be piled on with the

help of hackers and the scandal loving press. Any nominee would have had the pile on. Fake concerns abut these emails are just that- fake outrage.

[BainsBane]

9. And if she did and fell for one of the Russian phishing scams?

How do you think that would have played out?

[milestogo]

11. Yeah, that's part of learning how to use a computer.

Every workplace in America trains their employees on how to recognize "phishing" emails. Is there no training for federal employees, especially someone in a high position? She's a brilliant lady and she could easily have learned how to do this.

[BainsBane]

13. All kinds of people fell for those

That's how the Kremlin got the email they released. Clinton's are about the only emails that weren't compromised.

[BainsBane]

8. Trump did not fire Comey over that

Come on. It's a transparent excuse. He fired Comey to interfere with the investigation into his collusion with the Kremlin. The testimony is a pretext, nothing more. Let's keep the eye on the ball.

[LAS14]

14. Yeah, I completely agree that this was not Trump's motive, but...

... I'm just a clarity junky that wants to understand this WaPo article.

[TomJulie]

15. Heard On The Radio...

I was out and about and the news at the top of the hour reported ALL sanctuary cities in Texas have now been banned. This may not be a new story but it's the 1st I've heard it.