Breaking on Fox: Comey memo says he felt he "must release info before election"

[anneboleyn]

Memo breaking from Fox. NOW. Comey telling his staff he must release info. Fox is saying it is over for Clinton. I am not joking. Of course Fox is running wild with this but Comey's email is vague (and as inflammatory as his letter).

This seems incredibly irresponsible to me -- throwing a gas bomb on a fire a week before an election? This allows the media (especially CNN and Fox) to cover this hysterically (unless some major Trump debacle happens).

Link in thread (memo is at Washington Post)

Excerpt as the Post page keeps crashing:

"Of course, we don’t ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed. I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record. At the same time, however, given that we don’t know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails, I don’t want to create a misleading impression. In trying to strike that balance, in a brief letter and in the middle of an election season, there is significant risk of being misunderstood, but I wanted you to hear directly from me..."

I wonder if Comey is mentally ill? This is so unbelievably irresponsible.

[Loki Liesmith]

1. Fox ain't breaking this

This is at least an hour old...

[anneboleyn]

3. They are claiming that they are breaking it right now.

[MyNameIsKhan]

6. Ok show us what was so compelling, we voters want to know.

[Dem2]

2. OK?

Not much info here and I'm certainly not going to put that station on and melt my TV.

[anneboleyn]

7. I was trying to summarize quickly. The memo is ambiguous, saying he felt he "must release now"

before election. He just threw gas on the fire.

[apcalc]

4. ABSURD! I do not now, nor have I ever, cared what Fox says.

[shenmue]

10. No one gives a shit about the emails

[anneboleyn]

14. The problem is the hysterical media coverage.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

39. Precisely... the merits are irrelevant.

[MattP]

5. Read the memo it's worse than his letter

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/10/28/read-the-letter-comey-sent-to-fbi-employees-explaining-his-controversial-decision-on-the-clinton-email-investigation/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.add01270e2eb

[anneboleyn]

8. Yes, and the idiots are running WILD with this garbage.

[Loki Liesmith]

9. He's a complete fool

It's clear what was going on. He was trying to preempt leaks from within his own org and made everything worse. What an utter waste of skin.

[MyNameIsKhan]

13. His letter is worse and email is crazier

[Cakes488]

11. This Comey Douche is so irresponsible it's unbelievable.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

40. Was afraid this might happen... the media are now in "feeding frenzy" mode.

[Blaukraut]

12. out of free WP articles. Could someone summarize?

[MyNameIsKhan]

17. here it is

To all:

This morning I sent a letter to Congress in connection with the Secretary Clinton email investigation. Yesterday, the investigative team briefed me on their recommendation with respect to seeking access to emails that have recently been found in an unrelated case. Because those emails appear to be pertinent to our investigation, I agreed that we should take appropriate steps to obtain and review them.

Of course, we don’t ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed. I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record. At the same time, however, given that we don’t know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails, I don’t want to create a misleading impression. In trying to strike that balance, in a brief letter and in the middle of an election season, there is significant risk of being misunderstood, but I wanted you to hear directly from me about it.

[Blaukraut]

18. thank you

[anneboleyn]

23. Thank you for posting full text. The Post page keeps crashing.

[Charles Bukowski]

26. Translation: normally I don't tell congress

about ongoing investigations, but dude, have you seen Trump's numbers?

[anneboleyn]

28. Amen. Exactly.

[okaawhatever]

38. And he still won't confirm or discuss whether he is investigating a Trump-Russia

connection on the hacked emails. Maybe he should give us a statement on that.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

41. Thanks.

[NWCorona]

19. Try to open the link in incognito mode

[Blaukraut]

22. does that work? Thanks for the tip!

[NWCorona]

36. It always seems to work for me. Hopefully the tip works for you and thanks! nt

[cheapdate]

15. He should release it.

There's nothing in it that implicates Hillary in anything. It hurts her more when people, like Fox News, can just wildly speculate willy-nilly about what could be in there, rather than just releasing them.

[Tom Rivers]

20. this is exactly why they WON'T release what they have before election day

when it's revealed to be nothing there goes their last gasp effort to stop hillary from getting the win, it's better for the gop to have the contents remain in question until election day than do an investigation that puts out their little fire.

[Tom Rivers]

16. if he really feels that way then call for an immediate speedy investigation and release this "info"

so far he hasn't released shit, just said they are looking into these emails that are some in the know seem to believe are duplicates of emails they have already seen.

actually show us what is in these emails and let us decide for ourselves how "devastating" they really are. they won't do that though, they will just leave it out there in suspense then after the election it will come out "oh sorry, these were nothing lol". if republicans really want transparency then show us what is in these emails, don't just say "oh it's bad, take our word for it."

[Blue Idaho]

21. How else can he change the course of history?

So much for our Democracy... When an unelected government official decides to take control of the outcome of the election - it turns America into a Bananna Republic.

[semby2]

24. Memo

His memo in NO WAY indicates something serious. In fact it does the complete opposite. They apparently haven't even seen the emails yet, and they might all be duplicates of already reviewed emails.

Comey is a complete ass who needs to be fired tonight.

EDIT: This thread is a joke. It should be deleted.

[Monk06]

25. Comey has stepped over the line from law enforcement to advocacy He's a politician now

I hope he enjoys his day in the sun because he is history after the election

[workinclasszero]

27. There must have been some coordination between Comey

and other republicans and the Trump campaign I mean cmon!

This incidence needs to be investigated thoroughly asap.

[radius777]

31. exactly, I think this stunt reveals the Repub Comey

as a campaign operative of the GOP/Trump, and exposes the entire email witchhunt for what it was, an attempt to weaken/destroy Hillary/Dems.

Comey has to be prosecuted for this behavior.

[anneboleyn]

33. Yes. It is insane, and Comey has absolutely tried to affect this election

[workinclasszero]

34. And this is not even the first time Comey has tried

to destroy Hillary's campaign!

How many times does this asshole get before people wake the f**k up and realize what the hell is going on eh?

[anneboleyn]

32. My thoughts as well.

[duffyduff]

29. I have said elsewhere Comey is a partisan hack

His Clinton hatred goes way back:

Comey’s first brush with them came when Bill Clinton was president. Looking to get back into government after a stint in private practice, Comey signed on as deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee. In 1996, after months of work, Comey came to some damning conclusions: Hillary Clinton was personally involved in mishandling documents and had ordered others to block investigators as they pursued their case. Worse, her behavior fit into a pattern of concealment: she and her husband had tried to hide their roles in two other matters under investigation by law enforcement. Taken together, the interference by White House officials, which included destruction of documents, amounted to “far more than just aggressive lawyering or political naiveté,” Comey and his fellow investigators concluded. It constituted “a highly improper pattern of deliberate misconduct.”

http://time.com/4276988/jim-comey-hillary-clinton/


He never, ever should have been appointed to the FBI.

[Awsi Dooger]

30. I'm reminded why I frequently criticize the FBI

On true crime sites. When you read and hear their rationale on various case investigations, it's often comical.

Comey takes it to familiar level in that memo.

[BlueStateLib]

35. there is significant risk of being misunderstood,

[LeftInTX]

37. I'm confused:

1) Letter sent to Congressional Committee chairs that started the whole hulabaloo this afternoon.
2) Memo sent to FBI employees that I just read on the Washington Post

Is there also an email that Comey sent to the press?

[msongs]

42. so who appointed this republican to the office of FBI director anyway? nt