Comey throws a grenade for reasons that remain unclear
By Editorial Board Star Tribune
OCTOBER 31, 2016 — 6:07PM
Director James Comey has put himself and the FBI squarely in the middle of the most volatile presidential election in modern history, and now he must take what comes with that.
By “updating” Congress on the existence of e-mails that might be related to the closed investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private server — e-mails the bureau had neither seen nor determined the significance of, Comey has left himself open to charges that he was deliberately exerting influence that could interfere with an election in its closing days. He went against long-standing Justice Department policy to do so, even after being warned by department lawyers.
Comey’s action threatens the integrity of one of the nation’s top law enforcement institutions, adding to the foment about whether this election is “rigged.” Since issuing an overly cryptic, three-paragraph letter to Congress, Comey has remained regrettably silent, allowing Republican spin to fill the void. It should be remembered that Comey also broke with protocol in July, when he concluded that there would be no charges after an exhaustive investigation into Clinton’s e-mail activity, and that no reasonable prosecutor would do differently. Then he added his own opinion that Clinton and her top aides had been “extremely careless,” thus effectively tainting any exoneration even though he found no evidence of wrongdoing ...
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