webfact Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Top Senate Dem says FBI chief may have broken law on emails DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Democrat said Sunday that FBI Director James Comey may have broken the law when he disclosed 11 days before the election that investigators had newly discovered emails that may be relevant to the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's private email server. In a scathing letter to Comey, Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada accused the FBI chief of a double standard, resisting Democratic calls to discuss possible ties between Donald Trump and the Russian government while informing Congress last Friday of the emails found in the sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, the former New York congressman and estranged husband of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Clinton. "Your actions in recent months have demonstrated a disturbing double standard for the treatment of sensitive information, with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another," Reid said. "I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law." Comey jolted the White House race with his letter to Congress informing lawmakers of the newly found emails. Democrats fear the discovery creates fresh momentum for Republican Donald Trump in the final week of the presidential race as well as for down-ballot Republicans running for the Senate and the House. With more than a half dozen toss-up or competitive Senate races, nearly all involving Republican-held seats, Democrats have a chance at reclaiming the majority. The one competitive Democratic seat is held by Reid, who is retiring at the end of the year. Reid, never one to shy from a political fight in the heat of a campaign, said once Comey "came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible." Reid underscored that he has been a supporter of the FBI director and fought for Comey's Senate confirmation when Republicans blocked the nomination. "I led the fight to get you confirmed because I believed you to be a principled public servant," Reid wrote. "With the deepest regret, I now see that I was wrong." Separately, former Attorney General Eric Holder and dozens of other former federal prosecutors signed a letter critical of Comey's recent actions in the Clinton email case. The letter obtained Sunday by The Associated Press contends that Comey deviated from Justice Department policy when he alerted Congress to the new discovery of emails potentially related to the Clinton email investigation. Justice Department officials are instructed not to discuss ongoing investigations and to "exercise heightened restraint near the time of a primary or general election," to avoid the appearance of prosecutorial influence in the electoral process, according to the letter. "We cannot recall a prior instance where a senior Justice Department official — Republican or Democrat — has, on the eve of a major election, issued a public statement where the mere disclosure of information may impact the election's outcome yet the official acknowledges the information to be examined may not be significant or new," the letter states. The emails were found on a device seized during an unrelated criminal sexting investigation of Weiner. Comey acknowledged in a letter to FBI colleagues on Friday that he knew the letter was at risk of being misunderstood so close to the election, but that he felt obliged to update Congress on the emails after having earlier told lawmakers that the email inquiry had been closed. But the ex-prosecutors say Comey's letter was so devoid of detail as to "invite considerable, uninformed public speculation" about the emails' significance. They note that Comey did not reveal who had sent or received the emails, whether the emails include duplicates of messages that have already been reviewed or whether the emails contain any classified information. The letter is signed by dozens of attorneys, including former Justice Department officials in Washington — among them, former deputy attorneys general James Cole, Jamie Gorelick, Larry Thompson and David Ogden — and a group of United States attorneys and assistant U.S. attorneys. -- © Associated Press 2016-10-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Harry Reid is known for telling blatant lies. He is crying wolf once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Obama appointed Republican Comey to be AG three years ago, partly as a way to show bipartisanship. I bet Obama now regrets it. Sort of like the elder German couple who magnanimously invited a young Syrian man to be a house guest, offering a nice room and good food, and then later, the Syrian trashes the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Just now, boomerangutang said: Obama appointed Republican Comey to be AG three years ago, partly as a way to show bipartisanship. I bet Obama now regrets it. He did not regret it when Comey was helping Hillary evade justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, webfact said: The top Senate Democrat said Sunday that FBI Director James Comey may have broken the law Says the king of corruption. http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/18142-new-probe-confirms-harry-reid-s-long-history-of-corruption Edited October 31, 2016 by Pimay1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Ulysses G. said: Harry Reid is known for telling blatant lies. He is crying wolf once again. You mean like the whopper of a lie he told about Mitt Romney's taxes which Reid still hasn't apologized for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Just now, Boon Mee said: You mean like the whopper of a lie he told about Mitt Romney's taxes which Reid still hasn't apologized for? EXACTLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaihome Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Law professor has filed Hatch Act violation with FBI Office of Special Counsel. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/on-clinton-emails-did-the-fbi-director-abuse-his-power.html?src=trending&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Trending&pgtype=article TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 correction: earlier I said Comey was appointed AG by in 2013. He was appointed FBI head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 28 minutes ago, boomerangutang said: correction: earlier I said Comey was appointed AG by in 2013. He was appointed FBI head. I wondered when you were going to correct that- well done. Re the OP. Harry Reid has to be the most revolting Dem, IMO, in modern history. Happily he will be gone soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Most politicians can't wait for him to leave. he doesn't have many friends on Congress anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 It seems the DoJ advised Coomey against releasing this info, but he did it because he was afraid of a leak. Allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 15 minutes ago, Chicog said: It seems the DoJ advised Coomey against releasing this info, but he did it because he was afraid of a leak. Allegedly. Comey's boss in the DOJ lost the ability to give Comey orders on this when she met Bill Clinton for a private chat when HRC was under investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtsabai Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Somebody actually reads this kind of right wing lying crap and then posts it as news? Newamerica.com-a wholly owned subsidiary of the John Birch Society (JBS). The magazine was created in 1985 from the merger of two JBS magazines: American Opinion and The Review of the News. Give me a break. Not to worry, Comey is out of a job as he well should be. I don't think the Hatch Act will apply here, but there is always that possibility that under questioning he will crack and admit collusion with the Republicans. The fumbling bureau of idiots has always been just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugocnx Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 What a cockroach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 The election is RIGGED ...Google for : Gerrymandering in the United States or read https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/28/how-to-gerrymander-your-way-to-a-huge-election-victory/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiantravel Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 34 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Comey's boss in the DOJ lost the ability to give Comey orders on this when she met Bill Clinton for a private chat when HRC was under investigation. I'm not American so I don't know if this is the case but it was mentioned briefly on the news this morning that that Congress has the power (and now the intention) to investigate the Department of Justice for corruption? It seems to me as an outsider just by the action you have mentioned it has been politicised beyond all recognition which is a great tragedy for the United States. Has anyone else heard they might be going to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 7 hours ago, webfact said: Reid said. "I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law." Well now, Reid, let's take a peek at your above statement. You write "Your office has determined" which means you did not determine, but some intern in your office did, giving you a probable deniability. You also write "these actions may violate the Hatch Act", using the word "may" does not make it so. And again you use the word "may" in saying "you may have broken the law" which does not tell anything, because maybe he didn't break the law. So, big guy, straight shooter and all that, tell us clearly and unconditionally what you want us to believe..., don't tippy-toe, makes you look like a ballerina with a law degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowpot Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Does anyone care what " Dirty Harry" thinks? He should just crawl back under his rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Re the OP. Harry Reid has to be the most revolting Dem, IMO, in modern history. Happily he will be gone soon. Trump and his fans must have a very long enemies list. Every day they add names of people they hate. Any public figure in politics, biz, entertainment, or media who say anything non-praising of Trump, The Divider and his fans immediately launch an character assassination on that person. Trump's hate-list is longer than Nixon's 2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Comey's boss in the DOJ lost the ability to give Comey orders on this when she met Bill Clinton for a private chat when HRC was under investigation. Actually, it proves that the head of the Dept. of Justice, by allowing the FBI's partisan announcement, is showing its non-partisanship. In other words, the conversation with Bill appears to not have influenced The DOJ, and they've stayed fair-minded. If, on the other hand, Ms Lynch was influenced by Bill, she would have squelched the FBI's press release announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Read the news. Comey broke the story to preclude his own post election problems. He disobeyed Mrs Secretary of meeting Bill Clinton on stalled plane (to discuss her post election position). Our (US) Government is so corrupt that with the help of $$$$$ and Lawyers and Political contacts, criminals can evade prosecution for almost forever. Sound familiar to us long term visitors.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 5 hours ago, Asiantravel said: I'm not American so I don't know if this is the case but it was mentioned briefly on the news this morning that that Congress has the power (and now the intention) to investigate the Department of Justice for corruption? It seems to me as an outsider just by the action you have mentioned it has been politicised beyond all recognition which is a great tragedy for the United States. Has anyone else heard they might be going to do this? I don't know that they will, but they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publicus Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Comey's boss in the DOJ lost the ability to give Comey orders on this when she met Bill Clinton for a private chat when HRC was under investigation. And where would that be documented.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcutman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: I don't know that they will, but they should. 5 hours ago, oldrunner said: Read the news. Comey broke the story to preclude his own post election problems. He disobeyed Mrs Secretary of meeting Bill Clinton on stalled plane (to discuss her post election position). Our (US) Government is so corrupt that with the help of $$$$$ and Lawyers and Political contacts, criminals can evade prosecution for almost forever. Sound familiar to us long term visitors.? The congress has already questioned her about her handling of this case. Its a very interesting video, and a professional lesson on how to dodge questions. A truly disgusting show from the top law enforcer in America. https://www.c-span.org/video/?412357-1/attorney-general-loretta-lynch-testifies-capitol-hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 On 10/31/2016 at 6:06 AM, Asiantravel said: I'm not American so I don't know if this is the case but it was mentioned briefly on the news this morning that that Congress has the power (and now the intention) to investigate the Department of Justice for corruption? It seems to me as an outsider just by the action you have mentioned it has been politicised beyond all recognition which is a great tragedy for the United States. Has anyone else heard they might be going to do this? What is a great tragedy for the United States is that these two are our candidates for President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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