Comey was still FBI Director when the handwritten FBI notes on Pat Kennedy were released.
They are damaging to Obama and Clinton.
I don’t know the chain of command in releasing notes. It would be interesting to know who authorized the release.
Here's what I believe: There is a widespread bipartisan conspiracy, actually more of an insurrection, whose purpose was to prevent Trump's election and which purpose is now to remove him from office, in one of three ways: 1) Trap him into doing something which could lead to formal impeachment (like defying a Federal court order); 2) Immobilize him using the XXV Amendment process; 3) If all else fails, the JFK solution.
Now, different actors in this drama have different roles to play. Comey is a mere foot soldier. He's on retainer from the Clinton Crime Family, and like any good soldier will do what he's told to do.
On "our side" there are those behind the scenes, like Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush. Paul Ryan works for them. The Democrats have agreed, or have been conned into being the public face of this play.
Anyway, Comey opened the door a crack yesterday so we could peek in and see the players. Loretta Lynch (also a foot soldier, but of higher rank than Comey) made Comey "uncomfortable".
When? Right after she met with the Capo di tutti capi in Phoenix. THAT event was not supposed to get out. That it DID get out caused a frantic scramble to cover up the fruits of that meeting.
Anyway, one way to keep this whole mess from unravelling is to make it into "Trump is mad at Comey, and is using his office to get revenge". My choice would be to see if Comey can be made to squeal, and if not to throw him back into the swamp.
He's not important enough to be the main story.