“Plus I think the VAST majority of the FBI hate her and maybe he was pressured.”
I think Comey is first and foremost a politician. (Anyone who rises to the cabinet level in the civilian world, or to full colonel or above in the military is more politician than worker.) He is fighting a pitched battle within the FBI to keep the agents contained and off balance until the election is over. The abrupt and startling news conference he gave a few months ago where he outlined the case for indictment and then said no reasonable prosecutor would indict was actually an attempt to cut off the agents under him from using the NSA to obtain proof that Hillary lied during her interview. Apparently, that worked. He prematurely closed the avenue of a possible Hillary indictment.
Now, there is more internal politics and he is trying to do damage control. But, the question is; is the damage control to protect him or Hillary?
Great analysis.
I have NO idea. I THINK to protect himself.
The last thing he wants is for Trump to get elected and he hands evidence to congress 2 weeks after he knew about it.
Trump would prosecute him to the fullest as it’s illegal not to report it immediately.
obama have any role in this ya think?
I’ve read some posts here arguing that this may be some kind of devilishly subtle plan by the Dems.
Until I know more, I’m just going to apply common sense:
Comey is scared, facing pressure from senior agents, and scrambling to cover his backside.
That’s the first thing you learn in a bureaucracy — cover your backside.