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Harry Reid to FBI Director Comey: "you may have broken the law"
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Reid is calling Comey out. The subtext of his comments might as well read thusly:
MADem
Oct 2016
#22
Does the FBI even have proof of anything, or is it still an ongoing investigation?
hughee99
Oct 2016
#33
According to Reid, he's been asking for the release of this information since long before
hughee99
Oct 2016
#35
Based on your link above from David Corn, the FBI has launched a "preliminary inquiry".
hughee99
Oct 2016
#37
So you think Comey should have handled both situations the same way, to keep his mouth shut until
hughee99
Nov 2016
#49
So you don't think he should have said anything to congress like the recent letter he sent.
hughee99
Nov 2016
#51
I'm trying to make sure I understand what you're saying. I'm trying not to mischaracterize your
hughee99
Nov 2016
#53
The point that wooshed by you is that Reid asked for a report on a completed investigation
MADem
Nov 2016
#56
"I am sure he knows, clearly, just where Comey is at in terms of his lack of progress"
hughee99
Nov 2016
#57
Even the NYT is saying "WTF?" And the FBI is "demoralized" for a reason--because this guy fucked up
MADem
Nov 2016
#58
I'm not arguing that Comey was right to send that message to congress, although I will concede
hughee99
Nov 2016
#61
We'd have to know what the "evidence" was to know how it fits into the investigation
MADem
Nov 2016
#62
If Comey concluded his investigation in July and made his statement, how could he claim in September
hughee99
Nov 2016
#63
Comey's initial action had a cascading effect. He has, in effect, spilled the jigsaw pieces
MADem
Nov 2016
#44
Are you being serious? "Opining" is what opened this bag of worms. How soon some forget!
MADem
Nov 2016
#48