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Harry Reid: FBI Director’s ‘Partisan Actions’ May Violate Federal Law
Wall Street Journal ^ | 2016-10-30 | Michael Bender

Posted on 10/30/2016 3:09:08 PM PDT by justlurking

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said FBI Director James Comey may have violated a federal law when he disclosed, less than two weeks before the presidential election, that his office was pursuing potential new evidence related to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state.

Mr. Reid was preparing to send a letter to Mr. Comey on Sunday saying he appears to be aiding one political party over another. He said that may violate the Hatch Act, which bars government officials from using their position to influence an election.

“I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act,” the Senate minority leader wrote, according to a draft of the letter provided to The Wall Street Journal. “Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law.”

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To: john drake

“What laws?”

The laws in Harry’s delusional, senile old mind.


41 posted on 10/30/2016 3:27:23 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: justlurking

This is how a sitting senator becomes irrelevant.

How’s that eye doing, Harry?

5.56mm


42 posted on 10/30/2016 3:28:17 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: tennmountainman
At least with the other site, you don’t have to have a subscription.

Sorry, I didn't realize a subscription was required. I don't have one, and didn't need one to view it, or I wouldn't have posted it.

Here's how I read it without a subscription: Google "Reid Letter to Comey". For me, it was the very first entry, before the references on Twitter.

Click on that link, and it will click through to the full article. Apparently, it works if the referrer is Google.com.

But, on the blog site, you wouldn't have seen anything except images of the letter. I provided those in post #10.

43 posted on 10/30/2016 3:29:27 PM PDT by justlurking
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To: sharkhawk

Hillary’s team has been meeting round the clock in what will come to be known famously as the “QUICK! MAKE SH1T UP!” sessions.


44 posted on 10/30/2016 3:29:52 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

See how Dems will fight.....By now, feckless Republicans would have dusted off JEB! thrown their candidate to the wolves and prepared the damn Dems a victory dinner.


45 posted on 10/30/2016 3:30:17 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: justlurking

Reid might want hold off on renewing his gym membership.


46 posted on 10/30/2016 3:31:03 PM PDT by maggief
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To: justlurking
So the Democrats are saying an Obama Appointee to head the FBI has broken Federal Law?

Interesting.

47 posted on 10/30/2016 3:32:46 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: justlurking

Well Harry you Prick. Lets talk about how you got rich off from all that government land you got released and then got kick backs from your buddy developer in Las Vegas. Or how about your involvement in the Palomino Club hit?


48 posted on 10/30/2016 3:35:22 PM PDT by crz
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To: justlurking

Dingy Harry’s letter is a violation of the Hatch Act. He is attempting to use his office to defend Hillary and his fellow Democrats.


49 posted on 10/30/2016 3:35:39 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: justlurking
Lighten up Harry. It won't be long before you're playing shuffleboard for a living. He "may" have violated Federal Law (whatever the **** that is) back in July too.

Here's a meme for your commie @$$.

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50 posted on 10/30/2016 3:38:13 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Clintoon will be the "historical" first unindicted felon to sit in the Oval Office. Be proud!)
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To: justlurking
He's back! And just in time for Halloween. Dracula arising from coffin photo: Dracula Coffin DC1.gif
51 posted on 10/30/2016 3:41:52 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: justlurking

52 posted on 10/30/2016 3:46:51 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: justlurking

Harry Reid the Rubberband Man.


53 posted on 10/30/2016 3:49:18 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Since when does criminal loser reid care about breaking federal law? What a criminal and fraud.


54 posted on 10/30/2016 3:51:18 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: justlurking

Oh, Harry. You disgusting, corrupt POS.


55 posted on 10/30/2016 3:51:50 PM PDT by doug from upland (Many of us knew Clinton was a rapist 24 years ago)
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To: doug from upland

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said FBI Director James Comey may have violated a federal law when he disclosed, less than two weeks before the presidential election, that his office was pursuing potential new evidence related to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state.”

May have? May have? And that warrants an article? Journalism really is dead.


56 posted on 10/30/2016 3:53:01 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Freedom or Slavery)
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To: justlurking

Comey sent a letter to DEMs and Repubs not favoring anyone politically just honoring his word to the committee he testified before that if new info arose he would let them know.

Comey did not send it to the press or pubic.

Harry and all complaining about it are wrong to say Comey did wrong or was favoring a side politically. Comey did not such thing.

others made it public.


57 posted on 10/30/2016 3:53:54 PM PDT by b4me (Idolatry is rampant in thoughts and actions. Choose whom you will serve....)
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To: ronnie raygun

I’m sure Harry Reid was “outraged” when Lawrence Walsh indicted Casper Weinberger on bogus charges just days before the 1992 presidential election. sarc/


58 posted on 10/30/2016 4:02:51 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Hillary doesn't belong in The White House. She belongs in the Big House.)
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To: scooby321

Cap Weinberger


No, no, no. The situations are completely different. Weinberger’s indictment helped the Democrat cause, this hurts the Democrats.


59 posted on 10/30/2016 4:05:56 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: justlurking

Searchlight, NV called. They want their idiot back.


60 posted on 10/30/2016 4:10:28 PM PDT by alarm rider (Basically, we are toast.)
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