Oh fuck. Comey is trying to get Trump elected.

[geek tragedy]

He's announced they're reopening the email investigation.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/792048407649120256

11 days before the election.

This is his October surprise. Someone better do the oppo drop on Trump pronto.

He needs to be fired in the next administration.

Letter to his buddy Chafetz here:

https://mobile.twitter.com/jaketapper/status/792050013555810304

[calimary]

1. It does make one wonder.

Especially when he added his own personal comments, slamming her for being "careless," back in July.

[Thrill]

2. Wow. President has no control over this clown?

[geek tragedy]

4. none. He's pretty obviously trying to do everything he can to drag Clinton

down--the showboating earlier in the year, now "newly discovered information" to reopen the investigation.

[MyNameIsKhan]

5. where is this?

[NWCorona]

16. Here is a link

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-re-open-investigation-clinton-email-server-n674631

[PoliticAverse]

36. The President could always fire him.

For example, see: http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-20/news/mn-15006_1_law-enforcement-agencies

Do you think that would result in a good outcome?

[vdogg]

66. That would be terrible optics

Unfortunately, the president should do nothing of the sort.

[vdogg]

3. There is not one major website, including Fox News, showing this.

Do you have a link?

[Wounded Bear]

6. It's on MSNBC right now, Hallie Jackson with Pete Williams...nt

[HipChick]

7. MSNBC is carrying..

[anneboleyn]

25. Breaking news right now on CNN.

[vdogg]

28. OK, msnbc must've had the scoop.

The letter doesn't specifically state they're reopening the investigation into her server though. It seems, from their wording at least, to be tied to an unrelated case.

[MoonRiver]

32. On CNN as breaking news Ugh.

[democrattotheend]

40. Not yet. It will

I agree that the timing stinks. Probably did it because of all the crying foul GOP has done about the Bureau's integrity.

[vdogg]

8. I mean, it's not even trending on Twitter

Where are you seeing this?

[geek tragedy]

9. .

https://mobile.twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/792048407649120256

[Skidmore]

11. Between Comey & that Evan guy out in Utah,

it makes you wonder if there isn't some sort skulduggery within those bureaus.

[MyNameIsKhan]

12. its a shameful political move, obama has no control on this asshole?

[PearliePoo2]

13. Oh fuck is right! My heart just leapt to my throat!! nt.

[brooklynite]

14. Before you hyperventilate, read the actual letter...

[MyNameIsKhan]

19. this is not good

[NightWatcher]

20. It doesn't matter why it's reopened. America hears "FBI reopens Clinton email probe"

That does enough damage

[OnDoutside]

43. Yeah exactly, it could be part of the Vote Suppression black ops ? Comey's doing his bit.

[geek tragedy]

21. that the letter went out before they even reviewed the emails for classified information

tells you all you need to know about what his agenda is.

The content of the letter is immaterial--it's the headlines that count--and this is ALL the media is going to be talking about.

This is going to depress her vote total and knock 2 points off her final margin.

Comey is a vile Republican hack and needs to go pronto in the next administration.

[MadBadger]

26. Optics is all that matters here

[yellowcanine]

29. I believe this to be a CYA letter on Comey's part.

He wants to make sure that Republicans cannot accuse him of covering up anything so he had to tell them about this. Timing is unfortunate, though to say the least.

[geek tragedy]

31. no, it's becaues he's Republican filth and Republican filth does what it always does nt

[MyNameIsKhan]

35. Well its not timing, you cannot keep on investigating a person for ever... this is shameful move

[Thrill]

30. This is what they will talk about for a week

That's just not good at all

[still_one]

56. It doesn't matter brooklyn, the election is over I fear. F**K the FBI, and what America

has become

[brooklynite]

61. The election is over? You really want to go with that?

[Motley13]

79. Hopefully it is another bunch of nothing, however, I am sick at my stomach

[DarthDem]

15. Nothing Will Come of This

No one cares.

[MyNameIsKhan]

17. media is already on top of this

[geek tragedy]

23. except that it's the media saying Clinton's a criminal for the final 11 days of the campaign

other than that, no biggie.

Fire Comey.

[DarthDem]

62. You Have A Tendency to Get Very Excited

There's really no need to panic. The number of American voters who are going to change their minds about this probably numbers around 1,000. The reach of cable news is vanishingly small.

Most people have made up their mind about this election and many have already voted. The election is, in fact, essentially over.

Again: no need for concern. It will all be fine.

[geek tragedy]

64. At a minimum this means Ohio and Iowa are gone.

Clinton's ground game was already underperforming in those states compared to Obama in 2012. This seals it.

It may make North Carolina and New Hampshire more competitive.

This is really fucking bad.

[DarthDem]

68. As I Said . . .

. . . you have a tendency toward drama.

Ohio and Iowa are not "gone." New Hampshire won't be competitive at all; it's in the bag for Clinton. And North Carolina is going to vote for Hillary Clinton, but even if it doesn't, it's a gravy state.

I know you are intelligent enough to comprehend all this, so I have to wonder if you just need to vent when things make you anxious, or if you have some other agenda. If it's the former, may I suggest calming down and letting your critical thinking take over?

[geek tragedy]

70. Bush's turnout in 2000 got massively depressed by the drunk driving story.

Clinton was already at best 50/50 to win Iowa and Ohio. Her ground game has been completely ineffective in those states--being outperformed by Trump's ground game, which doesn't exist.

Those states are gone now.

[DarthDem]

80. More Drama!

You just keep carrying on. Since you're not answering me substantively, and keep making melodramatic, stentorian pronouncements that are completely divorced from reality, my theory about you being some chaos agent is looking more and more accurate.

[geek tragedy]

81. Clinton's numbers nosedive whenever the email issue is even mentioned

Her numbers dove sharply when Comey gave his press conference earlier this year.

The FBI is intentionally creating the impression--a false one--that there's been evidence of guilt uncovered.

Comey needs to go after the election. And there needs to be a 100% ban on Republican appointees going forward.

[DarthDem]

83. No, Her Numbers Really Don't Do That n/t

[cilla4progress]

18. Wonder where these emails came from?

Shhhhyeah....

[geek tragedy]

24. prolly wikileaks nt

[LeftInTX]

57. FBI wouldn't have "a prosecutable case" because the evidence was obtained illegally.

Can they look at stuff from wiki-leaks? Sure. But they can't make a case with it.

[OnDoutside]

59. Good point.

[PoliticAverse]

71. Evidence obtained illegally by a private party not acting with the knowledge...

or under the control of the US government would be admissible.

[LeftInTX]

73. Dang!!

So evidence from Vlad's hacking can be used against any and all of us.....

[PoliticAverse]

75. Thanks to Burdeau v. McDowell (US Supreme Court 1921

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/256/465/case.html

[PunksMom]

60. I thought they took that guys internet away.

WTH? I can't even watch this stuff anymore, I'm a wreck.

[Democat]

22. Trump working with Russian government and Democrats do nothing

Clinton does nothing and Republicans launch 100 investigations.

[Joe941]

27. Obama needs to shut this down! NOW! NOW! NOW!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

39. He can't, and he shouldn't. A president should never try to shut down

a DoJ investigation that is politically inconvenient. That's what dictators do.

[Joe941]

44. Obama could fire this clown.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

48. And wouldn't that look politically motivated?

That's almost exactly what Nixon did during the Watergate investigation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

[doc03]

58. Nixon did that didn't work out so well, Obama should have got

rid of any Republican appointee the day he took office.

[geek tragedy]

45. no, at the same time President Clinton can't tolerate an FBI director

whose animating purpose is to put her in jail

[OnDoutside]

55. That's true, his position would be untenable under a Clinton Administration, by virtue of the way he

has acted with his personal remarks that she was "careless", the Drip Drip release of emails and now this.

[vdogg]

67. Clinton can certainly fire his ass, optics be damned.

If I were her, I'd fire I'm as soon as I take office. They already hate her anyway, hard for them to hate her more.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

84. She will certainly replace him next year.

Oops. That isn't quite right. An FBI director can be fired for cause, but it is more likely she would ask him to resign.

[Grey Lemercier]

41. he cannot, or it will look like obstruction of "justice", ffs the dirty fuckers will stop at nothing

[philosslayer]

51. I agree

Comey should be fired today, and the FBI instructed by the AG to drop all investigations related to the Clintons immediately

[Sunsky]

33. Oh wow

Unbelievable

[Johnny2X2X]

34. Total Partisan attempt to influence the election

Comey should have been fired after his public tirade against someone he was not charging with a crime.

Too later to change things, but it's going to give people something to talk about.

[MyNameIsKhan]

37. well unfortunately it was not done

[anneboleyn]

38. Oh my fucking god! I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. If this bullshit gets Trump elected

holy mother fuck. CNN is acting like this is a nuclear bomb to Clinton's campaign. Now I am seriously scared that Trump might get elected. I can't fucking believes this bullshit.

[Terra Alta]

42. Obama should fire this a-hole ASAP. Nt.

[democrattotheend]

50. No way

That would be spun as equivalent to Nixon trying to fire the special prosecutor. Would not help Hillary at all and would taint the president's legacy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

52. No, he should not. That would make things look much worse.

Nixon did something like that during the Watergate investigation, and we all know how that turned out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

[oasis]

46. W-I-T-C-H H-U-N-T

Happy Halloween

[Joe941]

47. Did they get the 33,000 emails?

Probably from wiki.

[tledford]

49. When was he not? eom

[OnDoutside]

53. What we need NOW, is

1) Clinton Campaign comes out firmly on this, to bat it back.

2) We need that BIG October surprise winging it's way to Trump

Note that this has been released just in time for the weekend, and that's typical of that rat Comey.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

54. The only thing that will get the press off this is if Trump's underage rape victim goes public

This is not good.

[anneboleyn]

63. Kellyanne Conway already released statement for Trump. The Clinton team needs to deal with this

NOW. SPIN IT AS A PARTISAN ATTEMPT TO SWAY THE ELECTION, WHATEVER.

[wncHillsupport]

69. How come Trump's foundation

has not been formally investigated? There is real 'meat' there. And what about his teenage rape case? Why do all of his criminal activities get swept under the rug, and not talked about on TV but every rabbit trail of Hillary's is major news????
I have no idea why Obama put a Republican in charge of the FBI. What the hell?
The difference in how HRC and trump are being treated officially and in the media is unbelievable....and I feel powerless and hopeless. What happened to my America of before 2000? It is now a "gotcha" country but only for mostly on the good guys.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

72. I suppose Comey will be one of the few to live in some luxurious bunker after...

... Trump causes a nuclear war, so he's set.

I'm kidding, except for the part about Trump causing devastation if he's elected. He's the first candidate to truly worry me in that regard.

[andym]

76. Two weeks out = maximum effect of bad optics.

All that will be heard in the media is innuendo for the next two weeks. The FBI director will certainly be making a statement in the next few days.

[geek tragedy]

77. whatever statement he makes will be designed to do maximum damage to Hillary Clinton nt

[musicblind]

78. Son of a b*tch

There is no way the timing of this isn't calculated and planned

[workinclasszero]

82. Comey shows his true colors in a last ditch effort

to steal the election for Herr drumpf?