Obama on FBI: We don't operate on innuendo

[highplainsdem]

Source: CNN

President Barack Obama made his first public comments about the FBI decision to disclose its new review into emails that could be relevant Hillary Clinton's use of a private server while she was secretary of state.

Speaking to NowThisNews in an interview released Wednesday, Obama said he didn't want to meddle in the process. But he said it was important to follow a practice of not allowing intimations or suggestions to pervade the public's view of the case.

"I do think that there is a norm that when there are investigations we don't operate on innuendo and we don't operate on incomplete information and we don't operate on leaks," Obama said in the interview, which was taped Tuesday. "We operate based on concrete decisions that are made. When this was investigated thoroughly last time the conclusion of the FBI, the conclusion of the Justice Department, the conclusion of repeated congressional investigations was she had made some mistakes but that there wasn't anything there that was procecutable."

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/politics/obama-on-fbi-we-dont-operate-on-innuendo/index.html

[Historic NY]

1. He meant to say except when it involves the Clintons..

especially Clenis.

[PearliePoo2]

2. Is he tipping his hand here?

Is Comey going to get his ass kicked to the curb as a parting "lame duck" present to HRC?
He can take the heat for it so she doesn't have to. After all, he was the one who appointed him. (dumb..dumb..dumb)

[INdemo]

14. When Hillary wins,before any action is taken against Comey,he will

resign to save face ...after all he was in the FBI under W and that means under Cheney directives so why did Obama appoint this asshole to begin with?

[DCBob]

3. Comey is going to be under tremendous pressure to provide some sort of closure on this..

before election day. If he doesnt it could get ugly.

[denbot]

4. Obama is setting Comey for a bit of "T" Ball.

Just after Hillary crushes Orange Anus, President Obama will smack Comey's balls out of the park!

[lark]

5. His employee sure lives by innuendo and all of it pointed directly at Clinton.

He's not an equal opportunity offender at all, he's totally slanted and rw with his bs announcements. He's also trying to cover up Drumpf Russia ties, telling everyone there's nothing there when 17 other intelligence agencies, including the CIA say Russia is definitely trying to hack our election. So Comey is willing to subvert our democracy for Repug and Russia's sake, but must be transparent and upfront over pure speculation regarding Clinton. I can't wait until he's fired in ignomy. He's been my "Worst Person in the World" ever since Friday.

[red dog 1]

8. Obama should meet with his Attorney General & discuss seeking an indictment of Comey..

..for violating the Hatch Act, twice, since last Friday.

[lark]

16. 100% AGREE

[Native]

6. Glad the President is being critical of Comey's letter. I wasn't happy about Josh's comments on Mon.

[mainstreetonce]

7. He needs to have a news conference

Soon

[red dog 1]

9. + 1

[red dog 1]

10. K&R

President Obama needs to do more about Comey than merely say:
"We don't operate on innuendo."

He needs to consult with White House Counsel, his Attorney General, and others regarding the possibility that Comey violated the Hatch Act.

[Tribalceltic]

11. I think it's high time to cut the Federal bureau of innuendo's budget

by about 98%.

When they can get convictions of Bankers and Lawyers... maybe they should work on commision.

[Historic NY]

15. Federal Bureau of Innuendo!! I like that.

[0rganism]

12. then he needs to shut that shit down, no exceptions

Negan may be a brutal warlord, but he makes a good point

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Obama has a very appropriate take on it

Obama and his administration doesn't want to do anything that might
be construed as trying to silence Mr. Comey before the election, that
would make the right wing nut jobs and MSM scream.

But they do want to make Mr. Comey feel the heat so that he will
think twice before leaking anything more that would compound his
alleged Hatch Act violations.

Of course if he felt there's nothing left to lose, more speculative
information might be forthcoming.