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BREAKING: US official: Newly discovered emails related to Clinton investigation did not come from her private server.

the FBI is stung by getting labeled as partisan because conservatives didn't get the result they wanted - there were some memos Comey wrote clearly indicating he was angry about that - so Comey moved ASAP after finding out about the new emails (yesterday, according to the letter). If it came out post-election that they knew for 2 weeks but dragged their heels they'd take a ton of flak from the right, and with some justification.

D.o.S. wrote:Well, to the shock of everyone (I'm sure), Jwar probably doesn't have his facts straight on something political:

BREAKING: US official: Newly discovered emails related to Clinton investigation did not come from her private server.

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/ ... 9190316032

Saw this somewhere else, I feel about the same:

the FBI is stung by getting labeled as partisan because conservatives didn't get the result they wanted - there were some memos Comey wrote clearly indicating he was angry about that - so Comey moved ASAP after finding out about the new emails (yesterday, according to the letter). If it came out post-election that they knew for 2 weeks but dragged their heels they'd take a ton of flak from the right, and with some justification.

The New York Times reports new emails found by the FBI related to its closed investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server came from devices owned by Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin, a Clinton aide. FBI Director James Comey notified Congress on Friday that the bureau had recovered emails in "connection with an unrelated case...that appear to be pertinent to the investigation" into Clinton's private server. The FBI closed its investigation this summer after finding no crime had occured.

Why did FBI Director James Comey shock Washington on Friday with an announcement that the FBI “has learned of the existence of emails” related to Hillary Clinton’s private email server, and what does it mean?

The truth is Comey didn’t have a choice. Because the new information followed his sworn testimony about the case, Comey was obligated by Department of Justice rules to keep the relevant committees apprised.

Under oath Comey had stated that the bureau had completed its review. Once he learned that there were new emails that required examination, Comey had to notify Congress that he had to amend his testimony because it was no longer true.

Comey’s letter doesn’t say his agents have discovered new witnesses or documents suggesting a criminal act occurred. Rather, he only suggests that evidence that had not yet been examined and, because it was relevant to the case, needs to be reviewed.

There’s also a political dimension. Had Comey not told Congress and it emerged after the election that new materials had come into its possession, the director and his entire agency’s credibility might have been questioned.

In his letter, Comey did not use the phrase being touted by Republicans that the case had been reopened. Technically it was never closed. Nor did he signal at all about the importance or unimportance about the emails.

“In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation,” he said in a letter he sent to congressional committee chairs. “Although the FBI cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant, and I cannot predict how long it will take us to complete this additional work, I believe it is important to update you.”

vidret wrote:not that I'm voting with you guys, but even if hillary did do all those fuckups I'd still vote for her over drumpf.