The FBI is politically tainted: Comey must go - by Jennifer Rubin

[DonViejo]

By Jennifer Rubin November 2 at 1:24 PM

We have gone from well-established practices that keep the FBI insulated from politics to a political free for all where agents and the director feel free effectively to engage in opposition research.

We had FBI Director James B. Comey’s ridiculously vague letter suggesting there might be something relevant to a case dropped on grounds, not of lack of evidence, but of lack of the requisite intent.

The Post now reports:

The surprise tweet from a little-used FBI account came about 1 p.m. Tuesday, announcing that the agency had published on its website 129 pages of internal documents related to a years-old investigation into former president Bill Clinton’s pardon of a fugitive Democratic donor.

The seemingly random reminder of one of the darkest chapters of the Clinton presidency a week before the election drew an immediate rebuke from Hillary Clinton’s campaign — with its spokesman tweeting that the FBI’s move was “odd” and asking whether the agency planned to publish unflattering records about Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Where’s the outrage? Is the person who put that out there going to get fired?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/11/02/the-fbi-is-politically-tainted-comey-must-go/?utm_term=.09e780eab116&wpisrc=nl_popns&wpmm=1

[Maeve]

1. Never thought I'd enjoy so many Rubin columns, but lately

Wow

[brer cat]

7. She has been on fire.

Some days I have to check the Post several times because she posts so many columns.

[dalton99]

8. She sure pulls no punches

[charlyvi]

2. Hey Comey!

When you've lost Jen Rubin........

[Cha]

10. Really, charlyvi!

[napi21]

3. Oh, there's outrage! Moost of it isn't being covered by the MSM. Last week I was willing to give

Comey the benefit of the doubt and just say he was playing CYA. After the second release of the BC info, I KNOW he was being COMPLETLY POLITICAL! I believe he has destroyed HIS career and cannot continue being the Director.

[Thinkingabout]

4. Comey decidedto break with tradition an have the news conference, it resulted in him having to

testify before congress and now he is still trying to cover his original failure to properly keep his mouth shut. This is on Comey.

[TrekLuver]

5. Is everybody calling their representatives? Department of Justice Comment Line: 202-353-1555

[Abouttime]

6. After Hillary wins I'm sure heads will roll

Hillary will not tolerate this nonsense, I'm sure she will make examples of the worst offenders like Comey. When people like Comey get long prison sentences I'm sure the message will get out there that messing with an election isn't a smart thing to do.

[rockfordfile]

9. I agree

I think not just Comey.

[bluestateguy]

11. Obama will sack him after the election

Can't do it now. Too explosive.

[William769]

12. It's also been criminally tainted. nt