Question - Why did Comey think he could ignore

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6. I know she recused herself but the Department's policy was clear

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“Director Comey understood our position. He heard it from Justice leadership,” the Washington Post's source said. “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.”

Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Comey not to break DOJ policy—laid out in federal prosecutor guidelines—of not commenting on open investigations or making any statement potentially influencing election outcomes, the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer reported, also citing DOJ sources.

"Lynch expressed her preference that Comey follow the department’s longstanding practice of not commenting on ongoing investigations, and not taking any action that could influence the outcome of an election," Mayer wrote. “The F.B.I. director is an employee of the Justice Department, and is covered by its policies."


She did not recuse herself.