Former DOJ spokesman blasts Comey after email letter
A former director of the Justice Departments office of public affairs said Friday that FBI Director James Comeys letter to Congress announcing the review of more evidence in the investigation of Hillary Clintons private email server constituted such an inappropriate disclosure.
Matthew Miller, who served at the Department of Justice under Attorney General Eric Holder, blasted Comey's move in a 14-post spree on Twitter Friday afternoon, ripping the FBI director for his practices throughout the entire Clinton investigation. Miller said Comey flagrantly violated DOJ rules by holding a press conference in July to announce that he was recommending against charges for the former secretary of state, a decision the FBI director said at the time that he made in the interest of transparency.
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But today's disclosure might be worst abuse yet," Miller tweeted, adding that in his experience, the Justice Department goes out of its way to avoid publicly discussing investigations when elections are close.
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