2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumEichenwald: Hillary Clinton's emails: The real reason the FBI is reviewing more of them.
The revelation that the FBI has discovered additional emails convulsed the political world, and led to widespread (and erroneous) claims and speculation. Many Republicans proclaimed that the discovery suggests Clinton may have broken the law, while Democrats condemned FBI Director James Comey for disclosing this information less than two weeks before the election, claiming he did it for political purposes.
Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, said the development showed his opponent had engaged in corruption on a scale we have never seen before, while Clinton called for the FBI to release all of the information it has, saying the American people have a right to know everything.
The truth is much less explosive. There is no indication the emails in question were withheld by Clinton during the investigation, the law enforcement official told Newsweek, nor does the discovery suggest she did anything illegal. Also, none of the emails were to or from Clinton, the official said. Moreover, despite the widespread claims in the media that this development had prompted the FBI to reopen of the case, it did not; such investigations are never actually closed, and it is common for law enforcement to discover new information that needs to be examined...
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GusBob
(7,286 posts)Who investigates the FBI?
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Cha
(297,230 posts)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
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Cha
(297,230 posts)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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Just thought I'd drop that here.. I'm off pretty soon but thought it was very interesting.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)So waiting for it to come out!!!
Cha
(297,230 posts)go to guys to get the goods on the bad guys.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Cha
(297,230 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)He takes us all back to the days of Nixon and Dir. Hoover. I'm sure his republican pals in congress have promised to watch his back. He should be jailed for meddling with the 2016 election.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Think it's firing us all up, though! Unintended consequences! Those are hard to control!
Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)Use the energy he has provided and keep our focus on the guy that loves Putin, buys Chinese steel, and gropes any woman in arms reach. That's the guy we need to stop. There will be plenty of time to deal with Comey after November 8th.
Cha
(297,230 posts)except I was just over @ TPM and Josh Marshall doesn't think Comey knew what he was doing.
Hard to imagine Comey being that green.. What?!
Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)It's unheard of for an FBI Director to announce someone would not be prosecuted and then use his podium to attack that person's character. That's not stupid - that's political.
Cha
(297,230 posts)couldn't believe what I was reading so I had to pass it on.
barbtries
(28,794 posts)also a republican.
there's puh-lenty to be investigating Trump for, but no word about him.
and the networks and cable news are only too fucking happy to reap the ratings by keeping it a horse race.
i am really losing hope that our noble experiment is not nearing the end. we are so screwed.