Posted on 10/30/2016 7:25:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that FBI Director James Comey may have violated the Hatch Act, barring political activity by federal employees, through a late election season letter to Congress about the scope of the bureau's probe of Hillary Clintons private email service as secretary of state.
Comeys letter on Friday to congressional committee chairs said the FBI is reviewing newly discovered emails that might be linked to Clinton's private server. The new emails were found several weeks ago, law enforcement officials told CNN Sunday, but the FBI did not disclose them until Friday. The timing raises questions about why the information was released just days before the election. [ ]
The Hatch Act prohibits FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Reid said that by releasing this information, which he says is not conclusive or pertinent, Comey may have broken the law. Reid referenced a memo from Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates from March of this year that establishes all Justice Department employees, including Comey, are subject to the Hatch Act.
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Oh Reid, BS. Comey is doing his job as an FBI investigator.
Right... it is political when he decides to do his job, but in July when he decided to let Hillary skate despite her grave mishandling of classified information, that wasn’t about influencing the election at all.
Yep, I totally get it.
That’s funny: I thought the law didn’t matter to elected officials at all.
It’s nice we’re still pretending it does though.
Makes me feel better. :)
Did/Does Huma have a security clearance?
Arrest Harry Reid for obstructing a federal investigation.
Technically speaking he sent a letter and it is not his fault it was “leaked”
Why doncha jes' disappear before I pay anudder visit to ya.
Sincerely,
Tony "The Exercise Machine" Gambino
Lois Lerner.
That woman who released Joe the Plumber’s taxes?
Hey Harry....the chess piece has moved
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3487012/posts
Your turn
That is surely a new one for Reid and the Democrats. They have never before had at worry about interfering in an election, about lying about fraud. about bribery or any other thing that could influence an election.
Has Reid suddenly got religion or what?
Yeah, Reid. Go up against the FBI, who is finally doing their job. Lol.
You’re likely up next, scumbag. And you know it. Otherwise you would not have openned your mouth.
That corrupt scammer sees nothing wrong with a candidate who has destroyed government property and by law and should not be able to hold a federal job.
Trey Gowdy goes SAVAGE on Harry “Kiddy-Diddler” Reid! #DrainTheSwamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sie4qBh7yyQ&feature=youtu.be
And Leon’s getting larger.
Harry Reid: the liar of the Senate.
I see the Mainstream Media all have reported Reid’s words on the Hatch Act.
How strange we never see ANYTHING related to the email content from any of them.
The media - another swamp that needs to be drained.
Apparently, whoever worked him over didn’t adequately “explain” things to him.
Especially when it comes to laws passed by their own party, and amended four years ago.
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