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2016 Postmortem

nixonwasbetterthanW

(1,317 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:25 PM Oct 2016

Stop faulting Comey: his letter doesn't say "Clinton emails"

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Stop faulting Comey: his letter doesn't say "Clinton emails" (Original Post) nixonwasbetterthanW Oct 2016 OP

he NEVER should have written this fucking letter 11 DAYS FROM THE ELECTION Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #1

According to Kurt Eichenwald, he had to democrattotheend Oct 2016 #2

No. The investigation has never been closed DURHAM D Oct 2016 #4

I can fault him until the cows come home. DURHAM D Oct 2016 #3

Grey Lemercier

(1,429 posts)

1. he NEVER should have written this fucking letter 11 DAYS FROM THE ELECTION

Reply to nixonwasbetterthanW (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:27 PM

Oct 2016

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)

2. According to Kurt Eichenwald, he had to

Reply to Grey Lemercier (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:29 PM

Oct 2016

Because he is required to immediately amend testimony he gave before Congressional committee.

Obviously, the timing sucks, but from an integrity perspective if he was required to do this it would have been worse if he had waited until the day after the election. Fed right into "FBI is rigged" narrative and cast serious shadow on her presidency from the get go.

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

4. No. The investigation has never been closed

Reply to democrattotheend (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:35 PM

Oct 2016

because they are still dealing with FOIA matters and agency arguments over classified vs. declassified materials.

Comey did this because he a political operative.

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

3. I can fault him until the cows come home.

Reply to nixonwasbetterthanW (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:33 PM

Oct 2016

He deliberately did a Friday afternoon stunt so he can insert himself into the Trump campaign to try and help him win just so he can keep his job at the FBI.

He is and always has been a Republican political operative.

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