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ways Comey contradicted Clinton's email claims
Comey
said Tuesday that the FBI had found at least 110 emails that were classified at
the time Clinton sent or received them. That includes eight chains deemed “top
secret” — the nation’s most sensitive information.
“From the group of 30,000 emails returned to the State Department, 110
emails in 52 email chains have been determined by the owning agency to contain
classified information at the time they were sent or received,” Comey said. Politico
Ex-U.S. Prosecutors: Comey conclusion "bizarre" . .
. Joseph diGenova, former U.S. attorney for the District of
Columbia, called Comey’s statements an “absurdity in light of the conclusions
that [the FBI] reached. How can he spend 15 minutes describing a series of
crimes being committed … and then he says no reasonable prosecutor [would
prosecute]?” said diGenova. “That is ridiculous. I consider myself a reasonable
prosecutor and I would have brought charges based on the facts that he
accumulated.” Washington Free Beacon
Opinion: FBI case was solid . . . The FBI built a solid
case for prosecuting Hillary Clinton’s criminal misdeeds — but then
inexplicably decided not to recommend her prosecution. National Review
Comey demolished Clinton's lies . . . FBI Director
James B. Comey’s remarks Tuesday about Hillary Clinton’s email use while she
was secretary of state directly contradicted much of what Clinton had said
publicly about the issue. Here’s how Comey’s statements stack up against
Clinton’s explanations. Washington Post
FBI rebuke could haunt Clinton . . . FBI Director James
Comey, in announcing his decision Tuesday not to recommend prosecution to the
Justice Department, delivered a devastating condemnation of both Clinton's
veracity and judgment in describing what investigators uncovered. Those
revelations are not as politically damaging as a criminal indictment. That
could have ended Clinton's campaign. However, they are problematic and open a
line of attack for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Washington Examiner
House to hold hearings . . . Republicans will hold hearings to
learn more about the FBI's decision to not recommend criminal charges for
presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Speaker Paul Ryan
(R-Wis.) said Tuesday night. "People have been convicted for far
less," Ryan said adding that he thought FBI director James Comey "was
going to recommend prosecution" based on the FBI director's opening
remarks in a press conference Tuesday. The Hill
Did Comey exceed his authority? . . . It is not generally
regarded as the job of the FBI to make judgment calls about whether or not to
prosecute. Those judgment calls are supposed to be made by prosecutors. The job
of the FBI is to investigate the facts and lay them out as objectively and
completely as possible so that prosecutors can exercise their discretion and
judgment. The Hill
