The report’s verdict against James Comey says that Comey acted outside department norms in comments about the Hillary Clinton’s email investigation…
Comey himself has defended his actions, but in hindsight has had second thoughts on what he did…
While Trump, Republicans and the Right may jump all over Comey ?
DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz clearly says Comey’s actions where NOT POLITICAL, but just bad judgement actions…
This report DOES play to the Clinton view that Comey hurt her election chances…
Former FBI Director James Comey “deviated” from FBI and Department of Justice procedures in handling the probe examining Hillary Clinton‘s use of a private email server, according to the highly anticipated DOJ inspector general report expected to be released in full on Thursday.
The report conducted by DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz says the former FBI chief was not motivated by political bias, according to the report’s conclusions, which were obtained by Bloomberg News.
“While we did not find that these decisions were the result of political bias on Comey’s part, we nevertheless concluded that by departing so clearly and dramatically from FBI and department norms, the decisions negatively impacted the perception of the FBI and the department as fair administrators of justice,” Horowitz’s report conclusions reads, according to Bloomberg….
image….Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
CG says
To me the most noteworthy thing is that the one FBI agent was so anti-Trump and so intent on seeing Hillary win, that he pushed aside the Weiner laptop investigation for weeks.
Then, much closer to the election, Comey tried to do the right thing and deal with that evidence. It totally backfired on the candidate that the other FBI agent was trying to help.
jamesb says
Comey was WRONG in comments on the case
Lynch was WRONG in letting Comey do it….
I have more respect for Comey though
I always thought Lynch was NOT up to the job….
CG says
The IG report, while not the bombshell that the Trump acolytes wish as it relates to Trump is not at all good as it shows that people in the FBI were violating protocol to go out of their way to help Hillary, Comey included.
jamesb says
THAT is the joke of the month …..
Trump rule disciple vs FBI?
Ha, ha, ha
jamesb says
Comey accepts the IG Report….
Via twitter….
I respect the DOJ IG office, which is why I urged them to do this review. The conclusions are reasonable, even though I disagree with some. People of good faith can see an unprecedented situation differently. I pray no Director faces it again. Thanks to IG’s people for hard work.
jamesb says
You can also see that Sessions has Rosenstein’s back on Mueller..
Wray of the FBI says he’ll work with the agency to not have a Comey repeat
That is just BS
Wray would MEVER do Comey
Except for MACabr?
I believe all the DOJ/FBI people are GOPer’s