FBI director mum on possible probe of Trump-Russia relations
This is what is arbitrary about Comey's decision. He sends a letter to Congress announcing that the FBI is reviewing new emails that even he has not seen, but refuses to confirm or deny an investigation into Russia's efforts to influence the election in favor of Trump citing a policy not to comment on pending investigations.
If Comey was being consistent, and had disclosed the status of investigations into Trump, then the letter would make more sense. Hopefully, some in the media would ask Trump whether he would support transparency and disclose any pending investigations into Trump's connections to Russia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/us/politics/comey-clinton-email-justice.html?_r=0
It was the latest example of a sometimes strained relationship between the Justice Department and Mr. Comey, who — on issues of race, encryption, policing and, most notably, the Clinton investigation — has branded himself as someone who operates outside Washington’s typical chain of command.
The letter rankled Mrs. Clinton’s supporters in part because Mr. Comey has been circumspect in his remarks about another federal investigation, this one involving allegations of Russian meddling in the election. American officials believe that Russian intelligence agents are behind the hacking of Democratic National Committee emails, which have embarrassed the Clinton campaign.
Senior Democrats have called on the F.B.I. to investigate whether any of Donald J. Trump’s aides are colluding with Russia. Some of his aides have ties to Russian interests, but they have denied any wrongdoing.
While Mr. Comey told Congress last month that he would not confirm the existence of any investigation into people associated with Mr. Trump, he said he felt compelled to discuss details of the Clinton investigation because it involved “exceptional circumstances where the public needed information.”
Last month, Comey refused to answer congressional questions regarding whether the FBI is investigating any of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s former or current campaign workers for connections with top Russian officials.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/28/fbi-director-mum-probe-trump-russia-connection/
FBI Director James Comey would not confirm whether the bureau is investigating any of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s former or current campaign workers for connections with top Russian officials.
The FBI director was questioned about any possible investigation during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, and declined to say whether agents have sought to speak with or interviewed Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort or his deputy Rick Gates. He also fended off comparisons between the bureau’s investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s private email system, saying the high level of detail released to the public about the Clinton investigation was disclosed due to the exceptional circumstances of the case.
“Why shouldn’t the American people have the same level of information about your investigation of those associated with Mr. Trump?” asked Rep. Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat, referring the Clinton investigation.
“I’m not confirming that we’re investigating people associated with Mr. Trump,” Mr. Comey said. “In the matter of the email investigation it was our my judgment, my judgment, the rest of the FBI’s judgment was that those were exceptional circumstances where the public needed information.”
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A person running for president of the USA, could have connections to Russian, and Putin, but this idiot doesn't think the public needs to know about "those" connections? 
