Posted on 10/29/2016 10:56:24 AM PDT by xzins
The following is the text of the letter from FBI Director Comey to Congress in which the criminal investigation against Hillary Clinton is again opened. Note the underlined sections. Comey first says they appear to be pertinent. Then he says they must undergo an investigative review.
Dear Messrs Chairmen: In previous congressional testimony, l referred to the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had completed its investigation of former Secretary Clinton's personal email server. Due to recent developments, I am writing to supplement my previous testimony.
In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation. I am writing to inform you that the investigative team briefed me on this yesterday, and I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.
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 your Committees about our efforts in light of my previous testimony.
Sincerely yours, James B. Comey Director
The media spin at this point is that no one knows what is in the emails, AND that the FBI itself doesn't know.
That is belied by Comey's own words:
1. For him to say that they 'appear to be pertinent' says that they HAVE been looked at. At a minimum, there has been an initial reading of the emails, and perhaps a preliminary analysis. How else can one conclude they 'appear to be pertinent'?
2. His following words seem to confirm this understanding, because he goes on to say that the emails must be reviewed by investigators in terms of the investigation. This sounds like an in depth look specifically focused on the actual legal issues of the investigation. First there was a reading and a reflection. Then there is this review as seen through the eyes of the investigation.
So, beware the Clinton spin that is appearing in the media. The FBI knows that something is there.
What this all boils down to is as said by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in her interview this morning with Neil Cavuto. This is a criminal investigation. We have a presidential candidate a few days from an election, and that candidate is under criminal investigation by the FBI.
Bondi went on to say that if she applied for a job in government and checked the box on the application that asks if she's under criminal investigation then she would not be hired. If she applied for any job and revealed she is under FBI criminal investigation that she would not be hired.
This is directly connected to the continuing issues of corruption, deceit, and incompetence that have always been relevant with Hillary Clinton.
Beware the media. The Empire Strikes Back will happen shortly. Be prepared. They are corrupt.
Talk others into voting Trump.
It’ll come down to what the meaning of, ‘is’ is, most likely.
*Rolleyes*
I HATE these people! HATE THEM!
I don’t agree with your reasoning. “Pertinent to an investigation” doesn’t mean they contain evidence indicative of one thing or another.
It means they have been reviewed. Otherwise how can he say they are pertinent?
I wouldn’t find it unusual for my wife to have sent or received emails on my computer at all.
This is more than: “Wife has emails on husbands computer”, THEREFORE it is pertinent.
Not very likely, Fido
Me, too. I can barely stand to watch them. They are that dishonest.
AMERICANS HAVE 10 SECOND ATTENTION SPANS.
All they know is she is in trouble AGAIN!
All they knew about Trump was that he used such “demeaning” words. If they watched the video they would have died laughing like I did.
THEY will not pay attention to anything but the headlines.
She’s sunk.
Obama just wants to get the hell out without an indictment hanging over his head and he will sell everybody out. He’s for obama. Always has been.
Nate Silver said this HELPS hillary because Weiner will get all the attention!!!!!!
I wish I remembered how to post threads!! IT’s hysterical!!
"she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions" synonyms: relevant, to the point, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting, fit, apt, applicable, material, germane, to the purpose, apropos;
So, Yeah, it does.
They had more than enough to send Hillary to prison before.
This is a very understandable and easy way to frame this at this point: If you were to apply to any job in government you would not be hired if you were under criminal investigation. Trump’s campaign needs to drum this into the public consciousness over the next 9 days.
I wonder if Comey has found something that does prove intent on Hillary’s part.
Otherwise, he would just say it was the same as what they’d already found.
I love the smell of Democrat fear. It smells like justice.
Comey has been raked over the coals by many for his protection of Hillary on the supposed investigation with his conclusion of “no intent” and rightfully so.
I believe there’s a showing of criminality of Clinton in these emails and Comey doesn’t want to go down in history as a complete traitor by covering up for her again.
My guess. There are some large C ‘s marked on them..
Frankly, the fact that there were that many State Department emails found on Weiner's personal laptop should be investigated as criminal matter, whether any of them contain classified info or not. They were sent over an unsecured network, and stored on a laptop outside of the State Department. I believe Huma claimed she sent the emails to Weiner's laptop because she had trouble printing them at the Department. She said she would share those printed copies with Hillary. What that tells me is that she didn't want anyone at State Department knowing she was making paper copies of those emails, and thus sent them to her husband's home laptop so she could do with them what she wanted without the prying eyes of other State Department personnel. And did she ever really "share" those paper copies with Hillary, or with the enemies of this country?
Thanks Fred. Pertinent does have a meaning.
I agree. Something else got Comey’s attention.
1. He was in the clear if Hillary won, so I don’t think it was the prospect of a Hillary win that made him nervous.
2. He was in big trouble if Trump won, so my guess is that his action is evidence that he’s been briefed that Trump is ahead.
Bondi’s interview with Cavuto this morning was awesome. She nailed it.
Don’t go for a job interview and write down that you are under criminal investigation by the FBI.
You’re wrong. An item might be pertinent to an investigation - an eyewitness for example, even if when interviewed they couldn’t provide useful evidence.
I think he will depart from his line that it must be an intentional act of revealing classified information. That said, there is plenty of evidence of intent already if you follow Rudi Giuliani.
But like you say, maybe there’s a smoking gun in there that absolutely proves intent.
Maybe she was saving material to cover herself by sending anything and everything to that email account.
Sort of like Monica saving the blue dress.
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