I don’t quite agree with the idea that Comey “ had his
revenge in damning her while doing so, then bringing
up the issue again the last week of the election”.
To me “revenge” sounds like Comey actually had wanted to
do the the right thing but was prevented from doing so
by Obama. The reason for Comey’s tortured explanation
was to acknowledge that Clinton did wrong but that her
behavior did not rise to the level of a prrosecutable
crime. Sure he knew it was bogus but he had to chastise
her in some way.
Comey’s temporary reopening of the investigation just
before the election that put Democrat panties in
a twist after the election was necessary in Comey’s
mind because NYC law enforcement found dirt on Hillary.
Comey calculated that Hillary would win anyway and he
wanted to look like he was doing his job. He had to say
something. If Hillary had won the election he figured
she would forgive him for his last minute “indiscretion”
because he fixed the issue for her after the fact. He hoped
to be President Hillary’s little FBI fixer boy.
Remember, she was going to win. Comey reopened so after she won she could claim it was “old news” and she had been “completely exonerated”.
Agree with you completely.
Comey has gone out of his way in his recent interviews, to stress that he and his wife, were Hillary supporters. He has also claimed that Trump is “morally unfit” to be president, and—-the real stunner— Hillary believes in our institutions and supports the rule of law.