Ryan Urges Comey To Disclose If He Finds A Clinton Email 'Smoking Gun'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) urged FBI Director James Comey to disclose publicly if he finds a "smoking gun" in the newly discovered batch of emails related to Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.

Ryan's comments came in response to a question from conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, who asked whether Comey should publicize a "smoking gun" if he finds one.

Ryan first empathized with Comey's decision to notify Congress that he was reviewing emails related to the Clinton private server probe.

"Yeah, look, I understand why he did what he did because imagine if he didn’t and we found out after the fact that he was sitting on this before the election. So I clearly understand why he did what he did," Ryan replied.

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[apcalc]

1. Sick bastards

[MBS]

24. " " " " n/t

[Iliyah]

2. Next talking point where corporate media is will carry it 24/7

[still_one]

3. Hey Ryan, what if they find nothing, should they disclose that also? Looks like

you are grasping for a reason to justify your voting for the racist, sexist bigot, but too late, you have already made it clear you will have no problem bending your knee to the KKK

[emulatorloo]

10. You nailed it.

[Saviolo]

16. Grasping and flailing

Ryan is doing anything he can possibly do to justify his complete lack of principles, ethics, morals, or decency.

[Raster]

22. OH, no, no, NO... The FBI certainly can't reveal if they find nothing or find they have...

...already reviewed the emails in question. That could influence the upcoming election, and we can't have that, now can we? You know, Hatch Act and all that.

[still_one]

23. now I understand, thanks

[Raster]

25. You understand, all right. It's just as craven, crooked and duplicitous as it appears.

[still_one]

26. You realize I agree with you. I was being scarcastic

[Raster]

27. I know, my apologies...

... I should have used a sarcasm tag.

[still_one]

36. no need, that is cool

[iemitsu]

31. Or, what if we find, post election, that

Trump is a paid puppet for Putin and that the FBI sat on that?

[Akicita]

40. Trump would be impeached and any and all FBI in the know would be sacked and maybe charged with

Treason.

[underpants]

4. Smoking gun

I just wanted to make sure that was mentioned enough so that everyone gets it and connects it to Clinton.

[Still In Wisconsin]

5. And what if a "smoking gun" is found relating to Trump/Putin/Russia ???

Oh that's right, I forgot... too close to the election.

These R's apparently either don't know or don't care that Trump's thin skin and temper could lead to nuclear war.

[MADem]

6. I got ideas where that thing might be stored. nt

[onecaliberal]

7. This from a piece of shit who cannot even say the name of the man he voted for

[Initech]

8. Good luck with that.

That will be like trying to find the least caloric item on the menu at the Cheesecake Factory.

[unblock]

13. the fbi's express policy is *not* to do crap like this within 60 days prior to an election.

the "imagine if he didn't and we found out after the fact that he was sitting on this before the election" argument is in direct conflict with this long-standing fbi policy.

ryan is seemingly advocating completely replacing this policy with "disclose everything that might remotely be relevant to an election", or at least, anything that might help republicans....

[dalton99]

21. History won't forget the damage Comey has caused to our political system

[unblock]

28. sadly the republicans party will no doubt reward him with his own congressional seat.

they are the party of corruption, after all....

[Akicita]

41. Both parties are corrupt. Just wish WikiLeaks would release Reince Priebus' emails to even the

Corruption field for the voters.

[jcgoldie]

14. WTF would a smoking gun even look like?

I seriously have no idea.

[freebrew]

15. "He did what he did"...

because he's a partisan hack that has no place in the federal justice system.

One of the things that has always irked me was why PBO didn't replace all of the
R flunkies that * appointed. And why on earth would he appoint ANY republican to public office.

The Rs have openly admitted they hate government.
So, why involve them?

[FailureToCommunicate]

17. 'Smoking gun' is a bad choice of words given Trump's threats against Hillary.

[Blue Idaho]

18. Hugh Halfwit...

Another of M$NBCs "new hires" can be counted on to carry water for Ryan and the rest of the Deplorable elected republicans...

As for Jughead Ryan - by all means encourage the FBI to violate the Hatch Act...

[tavernier]

19. We clearly understand why he did it, too.

Very clearly.

And why are you still on about Comey, Mr. Ryan? Don't you have some church burners to defend? Mexicans to intimidate? Women to degrade?

Oh yeah, I forgot. You're the good guy. You only vote for the bad one.

[OnDoutside]

20. So what the Republican speaker is saying is

To encourage the Director of the FBI to knowingly commit a criminal act in using his public service position to commit a violation of the Hatch Act by interfering in the Presidential Election.

[RobinA]

29. Not Surprising

in an election where one of the two candidates is telling people to vote twice.

[awake]

30. Comey has the smoking gun it is in his desk

Were he put it after he shot the FBI's reputation in the foot.

[Firestorm49]

32. What Else Is New

Another half ass comment by Ryan. The man is incapable of any semblance of a strong decision - yet is is the Speaker of the House. " Release the info only if it has damaging information." How petty. Along the same lines, he'll vote for Trump but not endorse him. Now there's some real leadership. I guess it really doesn't matter. His days as Speaker are about over. What a poor representation by someone who would like to run the country.

[ffr]

33. The pour dying republican party. Desperate for something, anything that will unite them.

NOT
GOING
TO
HAPPEN

[lapucelle]

34. "Hillary Clinton has no one to blame but herself."

Oh really, Mr. Ryan?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512565504

[redstateblues]

35. sign of desperation

[sinkingfeeling]

38. Shouldn't he also disclose if he finds a steaming pile of nothing?

[NastyRiffraff]

39. Sitting on WHAT?

"Yeah, look, I understand why he did what he did because imagine if he didn’t and we found out after the fact that he was sitting on this before the election.

He sent a letter to eight members of Congress (but first to a Republican, who of course leaked it), about emails which he had no idea who sent or received them, on a laptop NOT belonging to Clinton that the FBI had had for weeks, and about which he had not yet bothered to obtain a warrant so the FBI could look at them. in doing so, he ignored his boss's advice as well as FBI/DOJ's protocalls, and very possibly violated the Hatch Act.

Ryan is supposed to be smart, but he once again proves himself a sniveling, cowardly, incompetent hack.