FBI Director Comey refused to testify on Clinton emails

Washington Examiner ^ | 9/12/16 | Sarah Westwood

[Nachum]

FBI Director James Comey refused to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Monday despite receiving an invitation to testify about the bureau's reluctance to disclose thousands of pages of evidence compiled in its year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email use.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee's top Democrat, said Comey had declined to appear at the hearing because he had "already bent over backwards" to explain the FBI's decision-making in the Clinton email case.

But Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the Oversight Committee, disputed the suggestion that he had even invited Comey, noting he had discussed specific points of concern in a personal phone call with the FBI director but had not issued a subpoena for Comey's presence at the hearing.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Or:

She’s guilty as hell,
but I don’t want to lose my post-FBI job
at the Clinton Global Crime Initiative Foundation!

[originalbuckeye]

Agree. This Admin has put themselves above The People for 8 long years. THEY WORK FOR US! Force some accountability, Republican House and Senate!

[Toespi]

Well, let’s face it. The Clinton Foundation is a global network with lots of mega money world leaders wanting domination. This is as real as one gets to the fantasy of the Illuminati, etc. I can’t think of a more evil dominatrix than Hillary Clinton.

[publius911]

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[nicepaco]

The house is running out the clock in cahoots with just us department and the administration.

We wouldn’t know squat without Judicial Watch and the hackers.

[Enchante]

Standard procedure with Congressional Committee Chairmen is that they issue “invitations” to administration officials. They try to avoid subpoenas to maintain an air (illusion?) of collegiality and professional cooperation.

BUT if Comey is refusing to come, issue a damned subpoena and haul his ass before the committee! Then put him under oath!!

Citizens are not allowed to lie to federal officials, and the FBI Director sure as heck ought to answer in full, truthfully, to Congress!!

Problem is, if it were to go all the way to impeachment, the ‘Rats can always block it. So Comey knows that the power of the Repubs. is strictly limited, mostly to bluster and publicity.

[LucyT]

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924. Defrauding the Government of Money or Property

Under 18 U.S.C. § 371 the act of defrauding the government of money or property may take many forms, including the inducement of payment

1.for services or supplies not provided or provided at inflated prices;

2.for work for which the government is not responsible. United States v. Vincent, 648 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1981); United States v. Cella, 568 F.2d 1266 (9th Cir.1978); and

3.of money or property to which the applicant is not lawfully entitled because of the applicant's status.

Proof that the United States has been defrauded does not require any showing of pecuniary or proprietary loss.

[cited in USAM 9-42.001]

‹ 923. 18 U.S.C. § 371—Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

925. Obstructing or Impairing Legitimate Government Activity ›

https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-924-defrauding-government-money-or-property

[beethovenfan]

Comey either recently got a major bank deposit or was threatened with Arkancide.

[SaveFerris]

Can there be any doubt this guy is bought and paid for?

[wardamneagle]

Transparent my ass. Comey committed comtempt by lying to Congress about emails not being hacked. A Hill email was hacked by a porn message she clicked on. Send the sepeona and bring both Comey and Lynch at same time.

[lyby]

OMG(osh). How far has he “already bent over backwards”??!!

This is just too much... What to do. What to do?

Our “government” has grown too big for its britches, not unlike all the other governments/elites in power everywhere else and in prior times...

So very sad.

[abbastanza]

Very sad. The elite don’t need to humor the basket of deplorables.

[Ray76]

Send the Sgt at Arms.

[blueunicorn6]

If the FBI won’t do their job, then shut them down.

[TADSLOS]

Absolutely. Trust and confidence with the FBI is GONE!

[T. Rustin Noone]

The subpoena was served about 2 hours ago by Chaffetz to the Assist. Director at the hearings on live TV. Saw it on the Kelly Files.

[Whenifhow]

Judge Nap on the Kelly File with a short clip of Chaffetz issuing a subpoena to the FBI during the hearing which Jim Comey did not attend but sent Mr Herring.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ4BDZKdAGY

Trey Gowdy Q & A - Trey asks Mr. Herring why congress didn’t get all the 302’s

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RLDf0FWPYjY

Jim Jordan Q & A - apparently Mr. Herring was supposed to show up the week prior for a classified briefing but decided not to show up.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNSvUwR21lo

[econjack]

[lyby]

You are correct. We “deplorables” will prove otherwise.

[hsmomx3]

I bet there is some way they will escape this.