I distrust anything coming out of Washington until it runs it’s course. Obama is still President and Comey still works for him. This may be a calculated head-fake to (A) distract the public from something more serious getting ready to occur or (B) to gin up Hillary’s support via a “sympathy vote, and (C) a way to salvage Comey’s reputation so that he’ll still have a job when (they hope) Hillary becomes President. Keep your eyes open, and don’t be distracted. Let’s see how this plays out.
If he did this on his own....and she gets the gig, no way he has a thing to do with her admin. she won’t ever forget this if it is him.