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Harry Reid: Comey may have violated the Hatch Act
Cable News Network ^ | 7:01 PM ET, Sun October 30, 2016 | Caroline Kenny

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 Clinton’s private email service as secretary of state.

Comey’s 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. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201603; benghazi; comey; comeyfbiletter; dingyharry; doj; emailgate; fbi; harryreid; hatchact; hillary; libya; sallyyates; yates
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To: Olog-hai

Oh Reid, BS. Comey is doing his job as an FBI investigator.


21 posted on 10/30/2016 7:45:30 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Olog-hai

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.


22 posted on 10/30/2016 7:45:42 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Olog-hai

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. :)


23 posted on 10/30/2016 7:49:41 PM PDT by Tzimisce
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To: WENDLE

Did/Does Huma have a security clearance?


24 posted on 10/30/2016 7:50:06 PM PDT by palmer (turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
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To: realcleanguy

Arrest Harry Reid for obstructing a federal investigation.


25 posted on 10/30/2016 7:51:12 PM PDT by JMS
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Technically speaking he sent a letter and it is not his fault it was “leaked”


26 posted on 10/30/2016 7:52:18 PM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: Olog-hai
Dear Mr. Reid:

Why doncha jes' disappear before I pay anudder visit to ya.

Sincerely,

Tony "The Exercise Machine" Gambino

27 posted on 10/30/2016 7:54:52 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: Olog-hai

Lois Lerner.

That woman who released Joe the Plumber’s taxes?


28 posted on 10/30/2016 7:55:31 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Hillary Clinton, the elderly woman's version of "I dindu nuffins.")
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To: Olog-hai

BWAAHAHAHAHAHA

Gowdy’s response!!!

https://youtu.be/le9U0zLiBoI?t=11s


29 posted on 10/30/2016 7:58:04 PM PDT by ConfidentConservative (If my people shall humble themselves and pray,I will hear from Heaven and heal their land.)
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To: Olog-hai

Hey Harry....the chess piece has moved

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3487012/posts

Your turn


30 posted on 10/30/2016 7:59:06 PM PDT by Daffynition (*Donald Trump represents the WILL of the PEOPLE.*~ Don King 09.24.16)
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To: Olog-hai

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?


31 posted on 10/30/2016 8:08:03 PM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: Olog-hai

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.


32 posted on 10/30/2016 8:08:07 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Olog-hai

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.


33 posted on 10/30/2016 8:16:35 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Olog-hai
Democrats, The Law and Order Party of late October, 2016.
34 posted on 10/30/2016 8:18:34 PM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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To: Radix

Trey Gowdy goes SAVAGE on Harry “Kiddy-Diddler” Reid! #DrainTheSwamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sie4qBh7yyQ&feature=youtu.be


35 posted on 10/30/2016 8:21:55 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: Olog-hai

And Leon’s getting larger.


36 posted on 10/30/2016 8:36:50 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: beaversmom

37 posted on 10/30/2016 8:40:19 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Olog-hai

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.


38 posted on 10/30/2016 8:41:58 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (In 1986, Ted Kennedy said No More Amnesty for Illegals)
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To: Lazamataz

Apparently, whoever worked him over didn’t adequately “explain” things to him.


39 posted on 10/30/2016 8:42:07 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
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To: Radix

Especially when it comes to laws passed by their own party, and amended four years ago.


40 posted on 10/30/2016 8:56:44 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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