Absolutely outrageous presser by Comey

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Matthew Miller ‏@matthewamiller 1h (
Absolutely outrageous presser by Comey. DOJ/FBI is supposed to speak in court. If it won't make statements in court, it shouldn't make them.


Matthew Miller ‏@matthewamiller 1h1 hour ago
Once again, Clinton gets worse treatment than anyone else would. I can't remember an FBI press conference like that when charges declined.


Matthew Miller ‏@matthewamiller 1h1 hour ago
Comey's statement appears to violate DOJ rules for comments about ongoing matters. https://www.justice.gov/usam/usam-1-7000-media-relations#1-7.530 …




Matthew Miller ‏@matthewamiller 30m30 minutes ago
Comey says "it is possible" Clinton's email was hacked. Since when does the FBI publicly speculate about things it doesn't know/can't prove?



Christopher Hayes ‏@chrislhayes 1h1 hour ago
Miller is a former DOJ spox, and will be on @allinwithchris tonight.

[lapucelle]

1. I think it's gendered treatment.

James feels entitled to scold the former SOS in public purely because she's a woman.

[seabeyond]

17. Probably right. Nt

[tonyt53]

2. Safe to say that Comey won't have his current job by February.

[missingthebigdog]

3. If a statement was necessary

It should have been limited to:

In looking back at our investigations into mishandling or removal of classified information, we cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts.

Full Stop.

The rest of this is just rabble rousing. And clearly, it is working. The rabble has been 'roused.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Unconscionable politicizing of the investigation. His unfounded,

blatant speculation on the "breaching" of her server:

our experience leads us to believe this COULD have happened...

was misplaced malpractice.

[underpants]

4. Comey was trying her in public, providing fodder for news airtime.

Now the press doesn't even have to read the report.

[Surya Gayatri]

8. Trial by public opinion, led by the frigging FBI director.

[MaggieD]

5. Comey is a republican

That is all you need to know.

[TeddyR]

9. If Democrats were concerned about Comey's impartiality

Then Obama could have replaced him any time in the past 3 years, or declined to appoint him to begin with. Everything I've read about Comey says he is well-respected because he doesn't let politics influence his decisions.

[OnDoutside]

11. The Republicans wouldn't have accepted him if they didn't think he was at least right leaning.

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12. he was Ken Starr's prosecutor (deputy special counsel on the Senate Whitewater Committee)

...we all know politics never influenced that investigation.

[MaggieD]

13. Louis Freeh was a republican too

And as a result we had a 4 year, $17 million dollar investigation about a blow job.

The OP is exactly correct - it is HIGHLY suspect that the FBI comments like this. Thanks for your concern and defense of that asshole's statement. But it's called bullshit politics where I live.

[TeddyR]

14. So now Comey is at fault for Hillary's misuse of a private server?

And again, he was appointed by President Obama. Do you think the president didn't know what he was doing and should have declined to appoint Comey?

[MaggieD]

16. No, he's at fault for injecting his personal opinion

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You may want to re-read the OP.

[OnDoutside]

21. +1

[seabeyond]

19. Focus. Comey is at fault for reporting speculation when no facts or proof follows.

[seabeyond]

18. So, you agree his job is to throw out speculation, not facts?

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Yeah

This was unprecedented for a law enforcement official to do.

[OnDoutside]

10. Outrageous is the word, Partisan too. Should a complaint be made to Comey's boss ?

[oasis]

15. A witch hunt which sprang from a discredited witch hunt. Comey

knows damn well what was going on.

[DemonGoddess]

20. ^^^This!!!

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22. kick