Investigate FBI Leaks to Rudy Giuliani, Top Democrats Tell Justice Department

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast

How did Rudy Giuliani find out about a supposedly-confidential and politically-explosive FBI investigation? Leading lawmakers are demanding answers from the Justice Department.

SHANE HARRIS

11.04.16 5:00 PM ET

A pair of senior Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Justice Department to investigate leaks from the FBI about its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email system.

Specifically, the lawmakers want to know how former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, an adviser to Donald Trump, obtained information about a letter FBI Director James Comey sent to Congress a week ago, announcing that investigators had found new emails that might be “pertinent” to the Clinton case.

Giuliani appeared on “Fox & Friends” Friday morning and confirmed that he had heard about Comey’s letter before it was sent, though he denied he had tried to disseminate the information. “I did nothing to get it out, and I had no role in it,” he said. But he continued, “Did I hear about it? You’re darn right I heard about it, and I can’t even repeat the language that I heard from the former FBI agents.”

Reps. Elijah Cummings and John Conyers, respectively the top Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Judiciary Committee, wrote to the Justice Department inspector general on Friday afternoon asking him to investigate the source of the information to Giuliani.

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/04/investigate-fbi-leaks-to-rudy-giuliani-top-democrats-tell-justice-department.html

[Jim__]

1. At the very least, Comey was played.

Clearly showing that, at the very least, he is not qualified to head the FBI.

[Fahrenthold451]

2. Nice way to end the day

[ck4829]

6. This should disqualify Trump

The FBI has spoiled the legitimacy of his candidacy.

(/Half-sincerity mode. We know they would be saying this if the FBI was leaking information to Hillary's allies.)

[dgibby]

9. It's obvious that Trump

was aware of this before Comey's letter was written. His daughter-in-law, Lara Trump used almost verbatim the words used by Rudy, and that was on 24 Oct.

[dgibby]

7. Rudy can't keep his mouth shut,

thank gawd! As for Comey and his agents at the NY field office, they need to be suspended pending the outcome of a thorough DOJ investigation. Bring in the assistant director, and clean out the NY office until this is resolved.

[blueseas]

8. How did he know?

Do investigate, do your hired job, please.

[riversedge]

11. Oh,Rudy-slimly stinking weasel---You are in deep poop. Your lies are hurting people and

enough is enough.

[videohead5]

12. E-mails May Have Been Planted

Huma says she has no idea how those e-mails got on that laptop.those FBI agents in New York hate Hillary we now know that.I would not trust anything that comes from the FBI until it's cleaned up.

[monmouth4]

13. Rudy wants everyone to think he's a "playah", still in the game and, well, important..LOL n/t

[red dog 1]

17. "The FBI is Trumpland"

From The Guardian (UK)

"The FBI is 'Trumpland': Anti-Clinton atmosphere spurred leaks, sources say.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/3/1590705/--The-FBI-is-Trumpland

[Coyotl]

18. I agreed, investigate. Hopefully someone gets convicted and punished too.

I smell a conspiracy of actors working to abuse power for political ends, Comey, Giulliani, and others I assume. The Hillary witch hunters have gone rogue.

[adigal]

19. Giuliani told Lars Larson that he was talking to "active" agents and when Wolf

Blitzer called him on that tonight, he said he "misspoke." He only spoke to retired agents, he said.

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. Yes, because he admitted to committing a federal felony and conspiracy with FBI agents

"Ooops, my bad!"

The Hatch Act is a real law, Rudy, and you can for sure go to prison for conspiracy to violate federal law.

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. We need Untouchables within the agency or in a different agency

Put the fucking US Marshals on them.