FBI Head Challenges Clinton's Description Of Email Probe

[Purveyor]

By Julian Hattem - 05/11/16 01:59 PM EDT

The head of the FBI on Wednesday appeared to challenge Hillary Clinton’s characterization of the federal investigation into her private email server.

Clinton and her allies have repeatedly called the probe a routine “security inquiry.”

But Director James Comey told reporters that wasn’t an accurate description.

"It's in our name. I'm not familiar with the term 'security inquiry,'" Comey said at a roundtable with reporters, according to Politico.

Instead, he said, it is an “investigation.”

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http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/279552-fbi-head-challenges-clinton-on-email-probe

[onehandle]

1. BREAKING LINGUISTIC CLARIFICATION NEWS! nt

[gordianot]

2. But it is a very kind and respectful investigation.

[KingFlorez]

3. I thought the press conference was going to recommend indictment?

Damn, dream deferred again.

[NWCorona]

4. Very few thought that would happen today. nt

[panader0]

5. Read your own sig line again.

[CruzinNCrying]

7. You thought that?

You really Thought that? I think it would help if you read up on what is going on. It will help you not come to very premature conclusions.

[Punkingal]

6. I'm wondering why he did this.

[IdaBriggs]

8. Counter the "FBI has exonerated her" spin/leak from last week.

Most people could tell it was spin in response to Guccifer talking about getting into her server (and remember, he belongs to the FBI), but nameless "US officials" tried to spin things into "exonerated".

Interviews are happening. Hillary is going to be last...

[840high]

9. .+1

[Bob41213]

10. +2

[awake]

12. If her chief of staff has already been interviewed then Hillary's interview will be soon

Some had thought it may have happened on Tuesday when she was in Virginia. I am sure that Hillary will try and do what ever she can to keep her interview out of the press. Will the Democratic Party go through with nominating a person who is under active FBI investigation unfortunately I feel that the powers to be believe their own spin and may go ahead with nominating her no mater what.

[Ash_F]

11. Maybe he is telegraphing that they won't be done before the convention

This could be a disaster of epic proportions for the Dems.

[ViseGrip]

13. She thought she could downplay our tax dollars being used in an investigation.