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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe minor girl victimized by Weiner sends letter to Comey about how his letter victimized her again.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/heres-an-open-letter-to-james-comey?utm_term=.ipjaE4bmz1#.oqRgzM31p5Heres An Open Letter To Comey From The Teen Who Allegedly Got Sexts From Weiner
I thought your job as FBI Director was to protect me.
On Wednesday, BuzzFeed News published an interview with the teenage girl who allegedly got indecent messages from Anthony Weiner.
Her story has received renewed attention since FBI Director James Comey announced on Friday that an investigation was continuing into Hillary Clintons private email server, following the discovery of new emails. As the New York Times first reported, the emails were discovered on the private computer of Weiner, 52, and his wife, Huma Abedin, a top Clinton aide, by investigators probing messages the disgraced former congressman allegedly sent to the underage 15-year-old girl, now 16.
The teen told BuzzFeed News she was upset with Comey for giving no warning her case was set to be thrust into the national spotlight and tainted with electoral politics.
The FBI declined to comment on the case. BuzzFeed News independently confirmed the teens identity, in part, via an email provided by Weiner, by traveling to her hometown, and by speaking with her and her father.
The teen wrote this open letter, printed in full below, to James Comey and provided it to BuzzFeed News.
Mr. James Comey
FBI Director
November 2, 2016
I am the 15-year-old (now 16) who was the victim of Anthony Weiner. I now add you to the list of people who have victimized me. I told my story originally to protect other young girls that might be a victim of online predators.
Your letter to Congress has now brought this whole matter back into the media spotlight. Not even 10 minutes after being forensically interviewed with the FBI for seven hours, I received a phone call from a REPORTER asking for a statement. Why didnt you communicate with the local FBI agents that I had just spoken to? They could have scheduled our interview sooner or scheduled a time to interview me later, or change locations of the interview. My neighborhood has been canvassed by reporters asking for details about me.
In your letter, you chose to use a vague approach, meaning the media had to keep searching to try and find out what evidence you had uncovered and how. Every media outlet from local to national has contacted me and my family to get my story. Why couldnt your letter have waited until after the election, so I would not have to be the center of attention the last week of the election cycle?
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The minor girl victimized by Weiner sends letter to Comey about how his letter victimized her again. (Original Post)
RogerM
Nov 2016
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MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)1. Yup we already had time on this earlier today, thx for posting again
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)2. Oh God.
the infinite fuckery of James Comey.
Cha
(297,240 posts)3. I know, right. :(