Posted on 05/03/2017 7:27:11 AM PDT by blueyon
His position is to reasonably determine and identify that a crime has most likely committed and turn that information over to people who will prosecute the crime... or dismiss it.
Comey's not judge, jury and executioner. Or as least he's not suppose to be...
When Comey discovered Hillary had classified information on her computer he should have investigated it - including going to her home and seizing the evidence - then he should have turned the information over to prosecutors. Same with any Russian involvement in the election. Gather what he has, turn it over and see if a jury feels the law has been broken.
Comey's acting like "the people" are too stupid to trust and only elites like himself are qualified to make the 'BIG CALLS ON JUSTICE'... It's insulting, it's wrong and it's the opposite of the American system of Justice.
In totalitarian hellholes only 'professionals' make the calls - and the calls tend to be made in favor of elites and those in power. In short Comey is attempting to turn our wonderful system of law into some totalitarian hellhole system.
He and the democrat thugs deserve each other... the reason we feared Russia in the past WAS BECAUSE they were totalitarian... now we imitate that? That's our answer?
I would think hitting the forward button proves intent.
RAT senators are using this hearing to try to clear HRC’s good name while Republicans are trying to figure out if the Investigation part of the FBI is obsolete and should be replaced with Interception.
I think Federal Bureau of Interference is now fitting.
Franken’s nose is a permanent fixture in PIAPS’s butt
“”Comey just admitted he would not prosecute his agents if they leak classified material to an unsecured non-government computers..
Wow...””’
Then I hope they DO....like leak what is really going on inside the FBI!
CLASSIFIED emails being sent to Wiener pedofile computer SHOULD HAVE BEEN charged and prosecuted!!!!! For Gods sake this IDIOT could have bribed ANYONE with the info on his computer!!! WHAT THE HELL is Comey STILL doing in office????
Good one txhurl... you're right. Or even Federal Bureau of 'We're So Much Smarter Than Mere Citizens'... And the hearings? It's appears our guys didn't bother to 'suit up' for the game.
Just realized there have been no question about the violent antifa organization esp in regards to organization & funding.
“Their mandate is not prosecution. They bring the charges.”
Exactly. It is the FBI’s job to investigate and get evidence. It is up to the Attorney General whether or not to prosecute.
That is why it is called Washington, District of Corruption.
Did not cross my mind until Mazie What’s-her-name started asking about threats to 9th Circuit Judges. So no, did not expect questions on that.
From post 35
Comey said they were new emails. What was most interesting so far was the interchange between Grassley and Comey. Grassely obviously has some new information, which is why he got Comey on the record re the leaks. Also, there appears to be an email within the DOJ indicating that Lynch would not to too far on the Clinton investigation, i.e., the fix was in.
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Found the recent article about the email Grassley was referring to -posted on 4-24
The Russians Hacked Democrats’ Plans to Cheat in the General Election, Too
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3546726/posts?page=14#14
A New York Times report on Saturday claimed that FBI Director James Comey decided to reveal last year that he was re-opening the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton because he suspected Attorney General Loretta Lynch was covering up for her — and because an email found by Russian hackers seemed to support those suspicions.
NY Times article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/us/politics/james-comey-election.html?_r=1
The document, which has been described as both a memo and an email, was written by a Democratic operative who expressed confidence that Ms. Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from going too far, according to several former officials familiar with the document.
Read one way, it was standard Washington political chatter. Read another way, it suggested that a political operative might have insight into Ms. Lynch’s thinking.
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Mr. Comey sought advice from someone he has trusted for many years. He dispatched his deputy to meet with David Margolis, who had served at the Justice Department since the Johnson administration and who, at 76, was dubbed the Yoda of the department.
What exactly was said is not known. Mr. Margolis died of heart problems a few months later. But some time after that meeting, Mr. Comey began talking to his advisers about announcing the end of the Clinton investigation himself, according to a former official.
Good point, and likely spot on.
Thanks to both of you for the info. If I had President Trump’s ear, I’d advise him to grab the Attorney General and fire comey fast, quick and in a hurry.
He is a disgrace to law enforcement and our nation.
EODGUY
Maybe the classified stuff was ‘insurance’ - - in cash - oops I mean ‘in case’ Hillary turned against Huma...
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We know this - the folks who run the kind of porn sites Wiener was visiting would not be above checking out the stuff on his computer... maybe passing it on to the Russian mob...
Is it OK for the Media to meddle in elections by fraudulently supplying one candidate with debate questions in advance?
We need to turn the whole argument around as it is the MEDIA who illegally meddled in the election.
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