Comey to testify on Clinton email probe Thursday

[spanone]

FBI Director James Comey will testify on Capitol Hill Thursday regarding the bureau's investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices, part of a concerted GOP effort to keep the heat on Clinton heading into the party conventions and a long congressional recess.

Comey will appear before the Oversight Committee at 10 a.m., House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said on Wednesday morning. The hearing will be just two days after Comey's stunning repudiation of Clinton's "extremely careless" practice of using a private email server to send classified information during her tenure as secretary of State. Comey did not recommend charges be filed against her, stoking GOP outrage and propelling congressional leaders like Chaffetz to seek more information.

Chaffetz's Senate counterpart, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), demanded a written explanation of Comey's decision-making on Wednesday. And House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said that Attorney General Loretta Lynch will testify next Tuesday before his panel about Clinton's email practices, as well as Bill Clinton's private meeting with Lynch in late June.

The flurry of action highlights the GOP's exasperation over Comey's decision not to recommend an indictment despite his harsh words for Clinton. Republicans said the decision feeds the public perception that the Clintons are not held to the same standard as other Americans, and the GOP is set to use the matter as a electoral cudgel over the next four months.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/house-oversight-chairman-comey-to-testify-thursday-225156#ixzz4DdrSxp00

[MADem]

1. LOL--they could have summed it up more briefly, like so:

"GOP Congress to World: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!"

[spanone]

2. when they don't get 'expected' results, they investigate.

that's what they do.

[MADem]

5. That's it, EXACTLY. nt

[PJMcK]

7. They are not investigations

Republicans go on fishing expeditions. They hold hearings to turn over every pebble wasting everyone's time and money. They hate the Clintons so much that they just know there's something somewhere that will be the smoking gun for destroying the Clintons. And they'll be wrong again.

Republicans are jackasses.

But you know all of this, spanone, so thanks for letting me vent.

[spanone]

9. yep. grrrr

[TeddyR]

3. The "investigation"

Is nothing more than an effort to keep the email issue in the spotlight for as long as possible.

[spanone]

4. that's what they do....and little else.

third paragraph:

And House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said that Attorney General Loretta Lynch will testify next Tuesday before his panel about Clinton's email practices, as well as Bill Clinton's private meeting with Lynch in late June.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. Perhaps the republiklans have seen this forecast -

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/

Keystone cops at your service......

[SkeleTim1968]

8. It looks as if the Republicans are just using this

for campaign sound bytes from Comey.
I believe most of the inquiries will be directed at the words "extremely careless" with question after question as to why that isn't gross negligence so it can be hammered into the minds of the public.
I really hope dragging Comey out and questioning his investigating skills back fires on the Republicans , though I suppose it's possible that it's just part of the Republican's campaign strategy and Comey might be giving the appearance of being raked over the coals by the Republican in front of the the world to both smear HRC and seem more neutral .