“Whose premeditation, though? Comey’s, or someone else’s?”
I really did believe Comey’s https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system July 5, 2016, speech was made for sincere and professional reasons, even though it was wrong in a number of ways.
I even assumed his https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/28/us/politics/fbi-letter.html?_r=0 reluctant letter that the investigation was back on was released under pressure from senior men in the FBI, but only reluctant because he did not want to influence the election.
It takes a lot for me to conclude that someone is moral scum, but former-Director Comey has reached that point. I now realize that I was completely wrong on Comey’s fundamental character. My best read now is that the July speech was to give Hillary cover, and the October letter was only sent because it would hurt Hillary less than the leaks he was warned would flood out.
Since Hillary’s loss? Comey seems to have been a partisan, one of the top tier aides to those orchestrating the “Resist” and impeachment movements. It looks like Comey was fabricating leaks in favor of and even evidence for impeachment. There used to be laws about conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States, back when the rule of law mattered.
Makes you wonder how many other "good servants" have you fooled, doesn't it?