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Comey Drafted Statement Ending Clinton Investigation Months Before Interviewing Her, FBI Confirms
Newsweek ^ | October 16, 2017 | By Max Kutner

Posted on 10/16/2017 1:40:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

In documents it released on Monday, the FBI confirmed that former FBI Director James Comey drafted a statement about the conclusion of the Hillary Clinton email investigation months before interviewing Clinton.

The records show that on May 2, 2016, Comey emailed Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, general counsel James Baker and chief of staff and senior counselor James Rybicki. The subject of the email was "midyear exam," and though the email says its contents are unclassified, the body of the email is redacted in the release.

The release confirms information that Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham, a member of that committee, disclosed in a letter to new FBI Director Christopher Wray in August.

FBI and Justice Department analysts are divided on whether Comey violated rules or broke with tradition by drafting the statement prior to interviewing Clinton and other witnesses. “To me, this is so far out of bounds it’s not even in the stadium,” Chris Swecker, who retired from the FBI in 2006 as assistant director for the criminal investigative division and acting executive assistant director for law enforcement services, previously told Newsweek. “That is just not how things operate.... It’s built in our DNA not to prejudge investigations, particularly from the top.”

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: come; comeymemo; crookedhillary; cultureofcorruption; election2016; fbi; hillarysemails; soshillary
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1 posted on 10/16/2017 1:40:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Cronyism so deep we’ll never know where it stops.


2 posted on 10/16/2017 1:42:45 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why isn’t this guy well on his way to Leavenworth?


3 posted on 10/16/2017 1:43:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Swamp


4 posted on 10/16/2017 1:43:34 PM PDT by Lee25
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Jeffie, where are you little Jeffie? The amazing disappearing AG.


5 posted on 10/16/2017 1:44:02 PM PDT by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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To: DoughtyOne

Because I think he ratted on more high valued targets.


6 posted on 10/16/2017 1:45:02 PM PDT by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yet, Hillary claims Comey “shivved” her. That’s gratitude for ya.


7 posted on 10/16/2017 1:45:17 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (White is the new Black.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The records show that on May 2, 2016, Comey emailed Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, general counsel James Baker and chief of staff and senior counselor James Rybicki.

OK,now it's clear.The Phoenix airport meeting...the one that would have gone unnoticed except for a rogue local TV film crew...was just to let BillyBob know that the coast was clear.

8 posted on 10/16/2017 1:45:39 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s what Weasels do.

Weasel Comey was trained by Weasel Mueller.


9 posted on 10/16/2017 1:46:06 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Comey hasn’t been flailing around trying to get on the news, I guess he realized he broke the law and should slither away quietly.


10 posted on 10/16/2017 1:46:55 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ZULU

Rip van Sessions


11 posted on 10/16/2017 1:47:04 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Stocks or gallows and gibbet


12 posted on 10/16/2017 1:47:35 PM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........It is the LAW...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

But it’s The Donald who is being investigated.


13 posted on 10/16/2017 1:48:15 PM PDT by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It means nothing. Hillary, Comey or any Dim will NEVER be prosecuted. Trump and company has miserably failed in this situation


14 posted on 10/16/2017 1:48:30 PM PDT by WeWaWes (When I look in the mirror I see an elephant--a bad ass elephant)
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To: DarthVader

I’ll have to admit, I couldn’t have been more wrong about Sessions.

He’s definitely up to his lower lip in the swamp.


15 posted on 10/16/2017 1:48:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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To: Paladin2

Beautiful!


16 posted on 10/16/2017 1:48:41 PM PDT by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He should be brought before the bar to explain such unethical conduct for review and sanction. At a minimum.


17 posted on 10/16/2017 1:48:57 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: DarthVader

Hillary just said Comey gave her the shiv.


18 posted on 10/16/2017 1:49:25 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: DoughtyOne

Why isn’t this guy well on his way to Leavenworth?


Because for whatever reason Trump has decided to let the entire pack of criminals slide. At least for now.


19 posted on 10/16/2017 1:51:13 PM PDT by samtheman (As an oil exporter, why would the Russians prefer Trump to Hillary? (Get it or be stupid.))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Comey-Clinton FBI Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L0QsqUG_0U
20 posted on 10/16/2017 1:51:14 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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