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lunatica

(53,410 posts)
3. I agree.
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:25 PM
Apr 2018

He’s lying because neither point is applicable, nor worthy of relevance. He did it to hurt her chances and it worked. There is no other explanation.

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
4. Since when does the FBI announce when they're
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:25 PM
Apr 2018

merely looking into something? That's basically what Comey did with his 11th hour bombshell. He's completely full of shut.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
7. I agree with Comey.
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:27 PM
Apr 2018

Sure, it wouldn't have mattered to die hard Democrats, but it certainly would have mattered to everyone else. The 20+ years of smears coupled with news that she was under investigation almost up to the election would have called the entire election into question. The GOP would have impeached her halfway through the first year. Public sentiment would have been against her (again, based on false smears) and enough Dems would've voted for her removal.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
12. True that.
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:31 PM
Apr 2018

But news she was under criminal investigation days before the election would have given them a groundswell of support from the masses.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
10. Love the way you claim Dems would have been HRCs ultimate downfall, HA HA....
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:30 PM
Apr 2018

That’s as funny as Comey’s CYA crap. Nope, this is what the GOP does, and he did.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
15. And the point wasn't that the Dems would take her down.
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:35 PM
Apr 2018

The point was the GOP would take her down, with enough dems to make it work.

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AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)
13. it makes zero sense; under Hatch Act he was PROHIBITED from disclosing it!
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:32 PM
Apr 2018

so he went as far as violating the law. This man can’t be trusted and I am not interested in reading his book which is probably going to be boring (at least fire and fury was entertaining).

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
16. Comey is a good man, a good american, who fucked up big time.
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:36 PM
Apr 2018

Thats how I see it. He got sucked up into the politics of the election. Big mistake.

unblock

(52,318 posts)
18. Whenever it came out, it would have been a one-week story
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:52 PM
Apr 2018

Possible additional evidence, let's look, oh never mind.

It would have had zero impact on Hillary's presidency.

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