DOJ's Loretta Lynch Tried To Squash Comey's Letter To Congress

Zero Hedge ^ | October 20, 2016 | Tyler Durden

[maggief]

(snip)

According to the New Yorker, "Comey’s decision to make public new evidence that may raise additional legal questions about Clinton was contrary to the views of the Attorney General, according to a well-informed Administration official. Lynch expressed her preference that Comey follow the department’s longstanding practice of not commenting on ongoing investigations, and not taking any action that could influence the outcome of an election, but he said that he felt compelled to do otherwise."

Traditionally, the Justice Department has advised prosecutors and law enforcement to avoid any appearance of meddling in the outcome of elections, even if it means holding off on pressing cases. One former senior official recalled that Janet Reno, the Attorney General under Bill Clinton, “completely shut down” the prosecution of a politically sensitive criminal target prior to an election. “She was adamant—anything that could influence the election had to go dark,” the former official said.

And the punchline:

"according to the Administration official, Lynch asked Comey to follow Justice Department policies, but he said that he was obliged to break with them because he had promised to inform members of Congress if there were further developments in the case. He also felt that the impending election created a compelling need to inform the public, despite the tradition of acting with added discretion around elections. The Administration official said that Lynch and Justice Department officials are studying the situation, which he called unprecedented."

[RAldrich]

What is interesting about Bratton’s stepping down is first - he originally announced he would step down in 2017, then took everyone by surprise by pushing up the date to Sept., 2016; and second, the job he is moving into is with Teneo, a firm with very close ties to the Clintons. It was established by Doug Band and Declan Kelly, two Clinton apparatchiks. Doug Band was formerly a personal advisor to Bill Clinton and had very high influence in the Clinton Foundation until he got into the bad graces of Chelsea. Doug Band and Declan Kelly have both been prominently mentioned in the Wikileaks releases as engaging in “questionable” activities vis-a-vis the Clinton Foundation and their consulting business (Teneo).

You can get lots of information about all this by googling Bratton + Teneo.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Fat Mama got something caught in the wringer. Comey has abandoned ship.

[ridesthemiles]

Is Lynch in hiding?

By the time this is over, there may be planeloads of treasonous bastards trying to clear TSA & fly out of the USA-—

Not soon enough for me, but I would like to have many of them see prison time.

Bill Clinton & Loretta Lynch were no more ‘talking about grandkids’ than I am Mother Theresa’s sister.

Lynch should be fired for that meeting alone-—and she is just as corrupt as the Clintons, IMO.

[ridesthemiles]

Trump is going to need about 2 dozen Special Prosecutors......

[Lion Den Dan]

Quash, not Squash.

[jazminerose]

Arkancide is a legitimate concern.

[ronnie raygun]

She has the right last name when her time comes

[randita]

If it just involved Huma, who is not running for election, Comey would not have implied this:

" He also felt that the impending election created a compelling need to inform the public"

[EinNYC]

[ntnychik]

Wow, a failed Cleveland rally hat trick for team Hillary!