Mr. Comey in an uncomfortable position by meeting former president Clinton on a plane, an act of at very least horrible timing. It was a terrible look that would be hard to explain as just talking about grandchildren. Thus, Mr. Comey held the summer press conference to announce the DOJ would not indict the Democratic nominee for president. Mr. Comey said the case was closed, but if it re-opened, he would notify a House committee.
No elected official has the right to use a private server for e-mails regarding official business. I will venture that no Democrat would be fine with this, if the felon conducted government business on a private server.
Near election time, it was found that Huma Abiden's husband, disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, had classified documents on his lap top that Huma sometimes used. Because Weiner was by then a repeat sex offender, the FBI had searched the computer. That is, of course, their job. They referred this to the DOJ.
Mr, Comey had a choice: report it to the House committee, or keep it quiet. Of course, he was aware that through FBI sources, it would leak. It would have appeared that he acted to protect Ms. Clinton, and had lied to the committee. He made what he considered the lesser of two bad choices. Of course, republican committee members shared his message with the media immediately.
It is curious that some good people still ask why Mr. Comey didn't tell the public that the FBI was investigating trump before the elections? This displays an unawareness of the FBI/DOJ not commenting on on-going investigations. More, they were not investigating trump before the election; their focus was on four individuals running his campaign. The investigation into trump literally opened the day after he fired Mr. Comey.
Thanks for the link! Much appreciated.
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