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struggle4progress

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Mon Oct 31, 2016, 11:06 PM Oct 2016

The honest statement Comey won’t make

By Dana Milbank
October 31 at 6:07 PM

... Good morning. I’m here to give you an update on the FBI’s reopened investigation of Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal email system during her time as secretary of state.

What I would like to do today is tell you three things: what we did, why we did it and what we found. The answers: “We screwed up,” “I was trying to cover my backside” and “Darned if I know.” Allow me to elaborate.

Just five days ago, I was a public servant of unquestioned integrity. The first paragraph of my obituary was going to be about that time I went to John Ashcroft’s hotel room and defended the Constitution from White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, who wanted to make torture legal.

Yes, Republicans and conservatives were furious with my recommendation not to prosecute Clinton, but nobody except the real Looney Tunes around Trump questioned my integrity. Now, people on both sides are calling me a hack ...


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/heres-the-honest-statement-comey-wont-make/2016/10/31/db81679e-9fa6-11e6-8832-23a007c77bb4_story.html?utm_term=.66f3c3b608a0

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The honest statement Comey won’t make (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 2016 OP
I've considered him a hack since he called a presser to bash Hillary in July. nt. SunSeeker Nov 2016 #1
My name is James Comey, and I am an asshole world wide wally Nov 2016 #2
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