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book_worm

(15,951 posts)
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 04:53 PM Nov 2016

IMO: This doesn't get Comey off the hook

Instead of making a big, grandiose announcement that they were investigating new HRC e-mails they should have just done that--investigate and see if there was anything there. My feeling is that he made this announcement today just because of all the criticism he has gotten. Otherwise he would have waited until after the election.

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kimbutgar

(21,181 posts)
2. And maybe that picture of his house which is on Facebook caused him to come clean
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 04:57 PM
Nov 2016

The sign for Cheeto could be bogus, but maybe it's not.

Kahuna

(27,311 posts)
4. He did what he had to do today because of all the outrage and criticism...
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 04:58 PM
Nov 2016

But that doesn't excuse what he did and the dysfunction at the fbi. He needs to go.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
8. Yes, a week of bad news means we could still lose the senate and Comey needs to be
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 05:01 PM
Nov 2016

punished for his antics. Obam I guess won't fire him but I do think that Pres. Elect Clinton should.

uponit7771

(90,359 posts)
5. +1, damage done already and the memo was a an all around fuck up. WHOLE FBI is on shit list for...
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 04:59 PM
Nov 2016

.. a while too sense some of the justifications are insider assholeness

Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)
7. Yup, the damage has already been done.
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 05:01 PM
Nov 2016

And it's a little late now to walk it all back. Those "Hillary's under investigation by the FBI" ads are sure as hell going to keep running between now and Tuesday.

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