FBI Dir. Comey sent a second letter today - to FBI employees. He seems to have some doubts about..

[Cha]

West Wing Reports
✔ ‎@WestWingReport
FBI Dir. Comey sent a second letter today - to FBI employees. He seems to have some doubts about what he did (via WashPost)
4:21 PM - 28 Oct 2016
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Michael Cohen ‎@speechboy71
And Comey is so concerned about NOT misleading the American people that he sent this clarifying letter ... TO FBI EMPLOYEES
5:20 PM - 28 Oct 2016
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Norman Ornstein ‎@NormOrnstein
Reading Comey's defensive apologia leaves me even more outraged. He violated his agency's own procedures to ingratiate himself w/ FBI agents
10:50 PM - 28 Oct 2016
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https://theobamadiary.com/2016/10/28/the-presidents-day-110/#comments

I haven't seen anything about his second letter anywhere else.. what's he playin' at?

[boston bean]

1. This letter was worse than the first... what the hell does the American public have a right to know?

A right to know he knows shit! Misleading us about WHAT??????? fuck even typing that pisses me off to no end!

It is actually this letter that has put this over the top for me. He is one corrupt partisan piece of shit.

[Cha]

3. He sent it to FBI employees not to the American

Public where an even better apology and coming clean is warranted.

Thank you, boston

[boston bean]

5. Knowing full god damned well it would make it into the press and that he doesn't want to mislead

the American public about what? Just what the fuck!!!???

[Cha]

9. He must be feelin' the blowback to have come up with that..

I like what Norm Ornstein had to say..

"Reading Comey's defensive apologia leaves me even more outraged. He violated his agency's own procedures to ingratiate himself w/ FBI agents"

These guys are so much smarter than Comey seems to be.

[boston bean]

11. Cha, I am beside myself. I am so angry about this.. and mostly just outraged by the act..

Hillary comes in second on this.

[Cha]

13. I know you are, girl! It's a good thing we

can talk it out here or I would be going more nuts!

I'm being optimistic now.. I think Hillary comes out on top with all our help.

She's better and stronger than all these gd fascist trolls going after her.

Can you imagine what the Dem Leaders are planning to counteract? They are not going to let this beat them/us.

[yardwork]

16. I share your rage about this. Comey is a political hack.

[Cha]

36. Hi yardwork.. Comey's legacy

BWD ‎@theonlyadult
Comey will be remembered as the guy who couldn't convict the Bundys and tried to install a fascist in the WH. Hoover would be impressed.
11:28 AM - 28 Oct 2016
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[Cha]

37. Comey's legacy from Black Water Dog

BWD ‎@theonlyadult
Comey will be remembered as the guy who couldn't convict the Bundys and tried to install a fascist in the WH. Hoover would be impressed.
11:28 AM - 28 Oct 2016
382 382 Retweets 438 438 likes

https://twitter.com/theonlyadult?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[certainot]

78. like all talk radio stations across the country, except for the 5%

that are liberal, my saturday morning blowhard went all out on it

on monday they will continue, and like all other such occasions, truth/correction/perspective doesn't matter. the think tanks sent out the talking points

[calimary]

43. And that second letter said basically nothing.

Just an attempt to justify his decision to cover his ass because of how he'd testified earlier. I still say, if HIS SUPERIOR OFFICER, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, was against this (and let him know that), then he's guilty of insubordination, and he has to be terminated. Because the question then becomes - how long before he does this again? He's following his own rules now? Instead of the determination of his superior officer? HIS BOSS says no, and he goes ahead on his own and says yes to himself and does it ANYWAY? That's insubordination. If he stays on, what does that tell the chain of command below him? That maybe some of THEM can go rogue, too, if they don't agree with their superior officer's decision? Then you have wholesale anarchy and the system collapses.

He has to go. He violated chain of command. He has to go.

[Cha]

50. All good points, calimary! He's a rogue agent..

I did read he broke with AG Lynch about this.

Let's hope when the dust settles it's not lookin' too good for mr rat******

Mahalo!

[Ligyron]

83. That jackass doesn't work for Congress - he works for the DOJ.

Firing him now might look to much like Nixon's Saturday night Massacre, even though it's not the same thing at all.

But, he needs to go, letter of reprimand, cut in salary, big fine,seizure of retirement benefits, etc.

Oh, I know but don't I wish...

[strategery blunder]

103. Fire him one nanosecond after polls close on the West Coast.

Maybe one nanosecond after polls close in Alaska/Hawaii if President Obama is feeling merciful.

Yes, he needs to go.

[calimary]

109. Well, he's TOTALLY damaged goods at this point.

He has proven that "Cover Yer Ass" is his main policy, and that's the only thing to which he's truly loyal.

He's totally compromised now and can no longer be trusted. By EITHER side, frankly. Cooler heads among the enemy would be wise to question how soon he'd turn on them, too. Comey has just proven he's in business strictly for himself. He can't be trusted. When push comes to shove, he can be counted on to look out for #1. Which, in my book, makes him a typical republi-CON, anyway.

He's no longer trustworthy. NO chief executive would want a rogue agent as a department head. Someone who couldn't be trusted. Even a President Trump would not be well-served. This guy will always look out for his own neck first. Which, I suppose, is why he did what he did here. But I think he underestimated the blowback. Probably calculated that it wouldn't be too much, and far worse if he'd waited. But now he's made so many enemies that it may not be possible to count that high. He's become a "thing." A polarizing, partisan figure. He's TOTALLY compromised, and damaged goods. SEVERELY damaged goods.

If I were President or President-Elect, I'd want him out - YESTERDAY.

[uponit7771]

102. Or even wors he told Lynch nothing at all

[liberal N proud]

2. He must love drama

[Cha]

14. And, spotlight and ratf******

liberal N proud

[sarae]

18. I think this warrants a new term...

Comeyf******.

[Cha]

22. You're right, sarae.. rat****** is so

yesterday!

Mahalo I coined drumpf*****

[Yavin4]

45. Maybe he wants his own reality show

on Trump's TV network.

[dalton99]

4. He's drawing more attention and making the smoke thicker.

[Cha]

24. Somebody's going to have to go in and

clear it up for him.

Mahalo, dalton

[dalton99]

25. Thank you kindly.

[Coyotl]

6. The newly minted FUBAR nothing burger. Thanks Rs for spending out tax dollars on witch hunting.

[Cha]

26. That's all they ever do.. you'd think some

gop voters would get wise and tell them to do their gd jobs for a change.

Thanks, Coyotl

[Coyotl]

31. Fear of losing Congress drives this dirty trick. They'll lose their witch hunting capability.

[Cha]

32. Right! Which reminds me.. it would

so sublime if issa got Fired for being a witch hunter.

[Iliyah]

7. Well majority of the GOPers are "pussies" anyways

**no disrespect to STRONG pussies everywhere**

[Cha]

30. Comey is a rat******!

Iliyah!

[DemonGoddess]

8. It's an attempt to

CYA on his part, which is failing MISERABLY.

[Cha]

27. Right.. communication doesn't seem to be his

strong suit... but rat******* does.

Mahalo, DemonGoddess!

[Cakes488]

10. This was a letter to America ...he knows he fucked up here....and he is going

to pay with his job.

[C_U_L8R]

12. What's in Comey's emails?

This is bullshit.

[napkinz]

15. can we start using the term COMEYGATE?

[Cha]

19. Why not?!

Aloha, napkinz!

[calimary]

53. Yep. Good one.

But he made himself the issue here.

It's classic insubordination. When I heard, this morning, that Loretta Lynch (HIS BOSS, the Attorney General and HEAD of the Justice Department - for which the FBI works and plays a subordinate roll in the chain of command), had told him not to do this and he went ahead anyway, OVER HER DECISION, then he's guilty of insubordination. And he should either resign or get fired.

How would it be if the chain of command in the military were flouted like that? How'd that work out? In corporate America? In those crazy-ass militias around the country? Hell, we've already seen the Bundy bunch get away with it. Man - what a way to tear down the system.

Anarchy rules, these days, I guess.

[tblue37]

79. I hope he gets his Comey-uppance over this stunt. nt

[Glimmer of Hope]

21. What a weird letter of bogus nonsense.

[semby2]

23. Yesterday

You should correct your headline. He sent this letter yesterday, not today.

[Cha]

44. It's tweet from yesterday.. I got it late.

thanks!

[Fla Dem]

28. He has sold his soul for 40 pieces of gold.

He knew he would have no place in a Hillary Clinton administration. I'm sure the powers that be in the Republican party have put pressure on him to do something to damage HRC or his career in politics would be over. He's a slime ball of the first proportion. Even his initial presser when he announced the email investigation found nothing that would warrant an indictment, was a political hatchet job.

https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system

[Cha]

29. I read that he had his job for 10 years and

he started in 2013.. unless he did something really bad to f*** it up.

Thank you for the link, Fla Dem

[matt819]

33. He should resign

First he should apologize, then clarify, then resign. Monday would be good.

[AgadorSparticus]

34. This is his preemptive move b/c he knows the DOJ is going to knock on his door

He knows he can be charged for trying to influence an election. You would think he would have learned his lesson from this summer. His arrogance is astounding...

Hey, Comey! Buckle up! You gone done messed up now!

[Cha]

35. That's what I was thinking, Agador..

One would hope he would have taken note on the blowback this Summer when he interfered by inserting his big mouth into the election.

We'd be wrong.. he needs bigger and better blowback stat.

Mahalo!

[nolabear]

38. Hide yer computers! Because I get 3-4 emails a DAY from Hillary!

[Cha]

42. Same boat, nolabear!

Thank you!

[kimbutgar]

47. Me too!

[NastyRiffraff]

99. And I just got an email from John Podesta!

Actually worth sharing, in case you're not "in the loop" like I am! (and just in case)

(I'm assuming the 4-paragraph rule doesn't apply to campaign emails)

By now, you've probably heard some news about a bewildering letter sent to Congressional leaders by the Director of the FBI.

This is all a bit confusing, and much of the reporting has been misleading or downright inaccurate, so I want to take a minute to walk through this. Bear with me!

Here's the quick backstory: In July, FBI Director James Comey concluded a year-long investigation by deciding not to go forward with any case about Hillary's emails. It wasn't even a close call, he said. In his words, "no reasonable prosecutor" would have brought charges.

Yesterday, in a surprise to us all, Comey wrote a very strange letter to Congress that was long on innuendo and short on facts. He said that in a completely separate investigation, the FBI had found some emails that may or may not be related to Hillary, and indeed may or may not be significant at all.

It's since been reported that these emails may not have even been sent by or to Hillary; that they weren't withheld by Hillary or the campaign in the earlier investigation; and most or even all of them may be duplicates of emails already in the FBI's possession.

It's being reported that Comey sent this letter over the objections of Department of Justice officials who told him that it was inconsistent with longstanding policy of both Democratic and Republican administrations not to take action that might impact an election. It's an unprecedented intrusion into a close presidential election with 10 days until Election Day.

But by being vague and obfuscating, Comey opened the door to conspiracy theories, Republican attacks against Hillary, and a surge of fundraising for Trump and his team. So this bears repeating: There is no evidence of wrongdoing, no charge of wrongdoing, and no indication that any of this even involves Hillary.

Voters deserve answers.

Comey needs to come clean with the American people about what he found and answer all the questions about why he took this unprecedented step less than two weeks before the election.

Here's what this changes for you and this campaign: Absolutely nothing.

Trump has spent more than a year trying to bully his way to the presidency. He's been browbeating the FBI (indeed, many have speculated that Comey took this extraordinary action in part to reduce the pressure on his agency that Trump's campaign and his Republican Congressional allies has been building up), leading crowds in chants of "lock her up," and even saying Hillary should be in prison -- and if he won, he'd put her there.

The facts be damned -- Trump's always shown a complete disregard for the truth. In spite of there being no new information, he's already raising money off the bizarre letter (he literally sent a text message asking for money within an hour of the story breaking!) and he's more fired up than ever on the trail today.

It closes asking for a donation, of course.

[PaulRevere08]

40. Is the Comey saying that the emails that HRC sent to someone turned up in that persons email folder?

How is that possible?!? I had not idea that email worked that way!

[AllyCat]

41. And this clarifies exactly nothing

[kimbutgar]

46. He needs to resign immediately

I have lost respect for him. And he has lost the respect from the rank and file in the FBI.

And why the hell is he not investigating Cheeto and Putin's relationship and the money he owes to foreign countries?

[Divine Discontent]

48. thanks, Cha

This is SO fucking aggravating...

[Cha]

54. Comey created an explosion.. I don't

know if he realized how much of that would be blowback on him.

Mahalo, Divine Discontent!

[Divine Discontent]

59. Yes, Cha! I just wrote that, about how he didn't realize how big this would be...

I think he thought it would stir up some crap, and help the GOP some, but doing what he did with 11 days or so to go is highly bizarre.

Hang in there, we'll get this!

[bucolic_frolic]

49. feeling an obligation

is not the same as having a legal obligation

He is way outside the rule of law on this

[Cha]

55. He was on a mission and making up shite

to rationalize it to the world.

The world mostly doesn't want a ******* psycho as POTUS.

[OnDoutside]

51. "I don't want to create a misleading impression"...How's that working for ya, Jim ?

[Cha]

87. He clearly did.. now he's just lying again.. A legal source says..

Ari Melber
✔ ‎@AriMelber
A legal source says:
FBI actually had a duty to determine if emails were not duplicates first, b/c if they are, it's *not* even new evidence
5:49 AM - 29 Oct 2016
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Mahalo, OnDoutside

[OnDoutside]

90. Yes, Ari is excellent legal eagle. That's an excellent point he makes.

[Cha]

91. 'Zactly.. just found it.. but my muddled brain

was coming to the same conclusion.

Oh please let it be so that comey jumped the gun because he was trying to stir up shite in the Presidential Election. And then he got busted.

[Laser102]

52. I just donated to Hillary. Wanted to show we have her back. I doubt this political move by Comey

will change anyone's mind about the way they vote. I'm hoping it makes people mad. To hint of a crime without facts, ruin a potential candidates chances, is political in my book. He knew how this would look. Obviously his ass is worth more than his country. Good job you f__ck head.

[Cha]

96. Thank you! I think it is, Laser.. making people mad. It's a scandal but

for Comey not Hillary.


scary lawyerguy ‎@scarylawyerguy
Comey's boss, who happens to be the AG, asked him not to send letter to Congress, he refused her request. Unbelievable. #AMJoy
5:01 AM - 29 Oct 2016
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[Divine Discontent]

57. Just what the F*CK!

So, what the hell, is this guy just electioneering now?

I would actually continue to run the campaign as it was running before this BS occurred. Leave it to the DOJ to investigate the move & maybe have the president to slam his actions, and answer questions on TV, but have surrogates say this is exactly what Trump wants to try and get back in this, because he has no policies for the American people and has ran the lousiest and most degrading campaign in history because he simply doesn't operate in any other manner, as the Billy Bush video shows.

I mean, really, we're in the literal HOMESTRETCH of the election. His actions are highly questionable and scream, "PARTISAN!". I don't even think he realized how big it would be, and tried walking it back today. He seems quite amateurish.

This news article title says it all ---

"James Comey fails to follow Justice Department rules yet again Washington Post"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/james-comey-fails-to-follow-justice-department-rules-yet-again/2016/10/29/3a2fad58-9ddd-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html?utm_term=.85c0bba82ba9

[LisaL]

61. He doesn't even have the e-mails (he has to obtain them). He doesn't know if they are significant.

He admits FBI doesn't normally informs congress on on-going investigations.
I find that sickening.

[Divine Discontent]

69. oh my goodness, really? that is mouth-droppingly bad!

I agree with you... so sickening!

[Cha]

64. Electioneering looks like exactly what he's

doing!

Somebody stop him before he does anymore damage!

Mahalo for the article, DD! It does say it all.

[Divine Discontent]

72. YW, my friend, and thanks for all you post.

I hope he is rebuked by the President or DOJ, or someone from his department challenges his actions which are sickening.

[Cha]

75. Hope so, too.. Fingers

Crossed! So many times it seems.. too many get away with stuff like this for whatever reason.

Look at those Bundy invaders in Oregon. Not a similar situation but still getting off for breaking the law.

Thank you, too!

[Drahthaardogs]

60. In other words...

I am trying to influence the election.

[ucrdem]

62. His October surprise didn't turn out so well did it.

Fare thee well partisan hack.

p.s. great catch Cha!

[Cha]

65. Nothin' like a hack FBI Director getting

his instant karma!

Gracias, ucr! Good to see you.. we are so close.. it's almost freaking Halloween!

[ucrdem]

84. He seems to be flipping out

not a pretty sight but yeah instant karma. It's not like he doesn't have it coming.

[Cha]

86. Right.. I guess he thought it was

worth it to put his career in jeopardy to save a Nation from the First Woman President.

What he did was put himself in a hot mess.. Hillary will persevere as will we.

[NastyRiffraff]

63. The DOJ weighs in, and they're not happy:

Senior Justice Department officials warned the FBI that Director James B. Comey’s decision to notify Congress about renewing the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server was not consistent with long-standing practices of the department, according to officials familiar with the discussions.

Comey told Justice officials that he intended to inform lawmakers of newly discovered emails. These officials told him the department’s position “that we don’t comment on an ongoing investigation. And we don’t take steps that will be viewed as influencing an election,” said one Justice official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the high-level conversations.

“Director Comey understood our position. He heard it from Justice leadership,” said the official. “It was conveyed to the FBI, and Comey made an independent decision to alert the Hill. He is operating independently of the Justice Department. And he knows it.”
Justice officials warned FBI that Comey’s decision to update Congress was not consistent with department policy

Is there some way the DOJ can punish Comey for knowingly violating policy? This new letter actually makes it worse. I think Michael Cohen's tweet said it best:

And Comey is so concerned about NOT misleading the American people that he sent this clarifying letter ... TO FBI EMPLOYEES

[WIProgressive88]

67. This is beyond fucking absurd. Comey needs to go NOW.

[Cha]

73. F******* little Rat****** Weasel!

There aren't enough words. He didn't need to tell anybody. I bet President Obama is so pissed. Never having dreamed his appointee would turn out to be an enemy of the state.

Because that's what I believe cheating to get drumpf in there is.

Mahalo for the link and Michael Cohen's Tweet, Riff

[NastyRiffraff]

76. There aren't enough SWEAR words!

I've haven't cussed so much and so loudly in years. People are starting to back slowly and warily away from me. My cat hid in the cupboard (I think) Cha

[Cha]

80. The thought of that monster predator in

President Obama's former residence is enough to scare us and make us swear!

It's going to be one hellava celebration around here in the not too distant future! We can't have James Comey f******* it up for all of us.

Remember that Vid of that cat that came into the room and saw drumpf on tv and then slowly started backing out right before he hightailed it and ran from the room? lol Did you see that? It was so funny.

Riff

[NastyRiffraff]

81. I did see that video

and also the video where the cat was shown pics on a phone first of Hillary, then Bernie...no reaction to either. Then Trump, and the cat started hissing and spitting!

Cats know.

[Cha]

94. How funny.. I guess they do know. I'm

a believer now.

[SwankyXomb]

85. Maybe if President Obama had stopped appointing right-wing hacks to offices

in a failed attempt to be 'bipartisan' this wouldn't have happened. You can only reach across the aisle and draw back a bloody stump so many times before you run out of hands.

[Cha]

104. Woulda Shoulda Coulda.. I know this is killing him too.

[WIProgressive88]

66. Trump was right about one thing: we do have people trying to rig the election. He's only wrong in

that he is clearly the one benefiting from those individuals' efforts. There is absolutely no other logical explanation for what is happening here.

[LisaL]

68. Well, you know how Trump likes to project.

[WIProgressive88]

74. Very true. It almost makes you wonder with all of Trump's talk lately about how they should just

cancel the election and make him president if he may have known that this was about to drop. I really don't think it's in tinfoil hat territory anymore to wonder if there is some sort of coordination going on between a rogue FBI director and the GOP.

[Lifelong Protester]

70. So let me get this straight-

we can't convict domestic terrorists who take over a Federal building, but we are to get all worried about what some emails MIGHT say, but we really don't know?

Oh what a world, what a world.

[Cha]

82. 'Zactly, Lifelong Protester!

BWD ‎@theonlyadult
Comey will be remembered as the guy who couldn't convict the Bundys and tried to install a fascist in the WH. Hoover would be impressed.
11:28 AM - 28 Oct 2016
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It's on him

[DLCWIdem]

71. Is it my imagination or does this letter seem to

Portend a resignation. He speaks to his agents first and says he's sorry then he resigns?

[Cha]

95. I doubt it.. but

I'd loved to be shocked!

[videohead5]

77. Double Speak

Nothing more nothing less.

[DesertRat]

89. Mahalo, Cha! k&r

[Cha]

97. You're Welcome, DR!

Thank you!

[Worktodo]

92. You have a right to know that we know that you don't know

Any questions ?

[NBachers]

93. The more he flails, the deeper he sinks in shit. Rogue director uses FBI to install fascist in WH!

[Cha]

98. That's what I called him, NBachers.. Rogue.. like a

wild elephant.


scary lawyerguy ‎@scarylawyerguy
Comey's boss, who happens to be the AG, asked him not to send letter to Congress, he refused her request. Unbelievable. #AMJoy
5:01 AM - 29 Oct 2016
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https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Thank you!

[BlueStateLib]

100. Comey said recently found emails, but the FBI has had possession of Anthony Weiner laptop

for 37 days

[Cha]

105. And, Crooks and Liars: the FBI has had all Huma's emails since APRIL

pnwmomhttp://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2557929

Thank you, BlueStateLib

[LeftInTX]

101. I'm so pizzzzzzzzzzzed

He's head of the FBI for god's sake and he's talking all wishy washy. Like maybe there is something, maybe there isn't. Very unprofessional.

Good God!!!!

[Cha]

106. I know, right?!!! "Remarkable statement from the Clinton campaign.."

Michael Cohen ‎@speechboy71
This is just a remarkable statement from the Clinton campaign: attacking Comey with both barrels
10:29 AM - 29 Oct 2016
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Mahalo, LeftInTX

[LeftInTX]

108. Yes, great response from Clinton campaign!

When I think of what Comey did, I can't help but think of this guy. Just substitute aliens with Clinton:

[Mc Mike]

107. In this case, and the original Comey e-mail vetting, Sec Clinton has been pushing

for the American people to know MORE. Not less, more. She's fighting against "old hands" classifiers, saying "what I talked about is open knowledge, or should be." The faceless national security "experts", lurking in the shadows, are pushing for us to know less.

The fight over classification was one where she and her aides were saying "This shouldn't be classified. That shouldn't be classified.", in the original Comey e-mail investigation.

Here, she's telling Comey, "show America exactly what you're investigating, exactly what you've got". But he can only tell 8 repug congress committee chairs. (He doesn't remember they leak like a sieve, all the time.)

What was in the 3 header-less e-mails, that had the "c" in the body? Nothing. There's no explosive revelation that shows national security classified in any of them, or we'd see at least one story. No intel gathering method revealed, no location revealed, no asset revealed, no Plame like agency cover blown, there's nothing there. This whole thing is them yelling in the headlines "National Security. Top secret. Loose e-mails.", and there is a big blank space below the headlines, where the body of the article should be.

The bad guys know how they hit us. The non political Libyans in the area know how the bad guys hit us. All the intel and military people in the gov know how the bad guys hit us. Who is the "top secret" info not supposed to be seen by?

They're doing this to hurt the candidate that wants us to know more, and back the candidate who won't show us his taxes, won't show us his charitable foundation's donation records, won't let any info from his thousands of court cases be unsealed, won't show us his financial ties to Putin, Libya, China, won't let any former employees reveal anything about him -- they're doing this to back the candidate that wants us to know less.