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Posted on 04/14/2018 7:37:43 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, confirms in his new book that the bureau had already begun a criminal investigation focused on Hillary Clinton’s handling of her email in 2015 when her campaign and its allies excoriated journalists for reporting that such an inquiry was being contemplated.
The New York Times reported in July 2015 that two inspectors general had made a criminal referral to the Justice Department recommending an investigation into whether Mrs. Clinton had mishandled sensitive information by using a private email server as secretary of state. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, relying on a statement from President Obama’s Justice Department, complained vigorously to The Times, resulting in two corrections to the article.
The corrections said that the inspectors general had made a “security referral” rather than a “criminal referral” and that the referral did not request that Mrs. Clinton specifically be investigated. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign called the article an “erroneous story” with “egregious” errors that misled voters into thinking that she was at risk of being investigated by the F.B.I. for possible criminal violations when the referral was a more routine security matter not focused on her in particular. Critics of the news media, including the public editor of The Times, agreed.
Jennifer Palmieri, who was Mrs. Clinton’s communications director and signed the campaign’s nearly 2,000-word criticism of the Times report, said on Friday that she and the other advisers did not know at the time of the July 2015 article that their candidate was under criminal investigation.
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Still parsing words to save their bacon. Media is fully complicit. Meanwhile Sessions ignores.
In this case, the investigation was the coverup.
But according to the McCabe repot, the DOJ told the FBI to stop the investigation of the Clinton Foundation. So you can understand how the Clinton Campaign may have been confused. They told the DOJ to order the FBI to stop and the DOJ did tell the FBI to stop. They probably just assumed the FBI complied.
There but by the grace of God goes the most powerful person in the world! Thank you Lord.
Jennifer Palmieri is a bald faced lying Bioootch.
They knew damned well there was a criminal investigation going on. Who was the head of the DOJ at the time?
Crooked Hillary....lock her up.
They overlooked a big brown skidmark of “matter” showing through the seat of her pantsuit in a photo taken somewhere on the Campaign Trail.
Comey .... born to lie
It was a non-investigation investigation.
“Federal Bureau of Matters”
They overlooked a big brown skidmark of “matter” showing through the seat of her pantsuit in a photo taken somewhere on the Campaign Trail.
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yup. remember that picture well.
maybe grampa dave or travis still have it & could give us another laugh today???
I’m still waiting for all those honest, straight arrow agents in the FBI to come forward and blow the whistle. Kinda like waiting for ten righteous men comes to mind.
I would be surprised if there was any truth in Comeys book. How does any of what he wrote have anything to do with plotting to take down a President? His book is an alternative reality for the public. Pretty much the only thing the FBI is any good at these days.
This makes it even worse for Comey because what Hillary Clinton was so clearly a felony.
Never had it.
Can’t find it.
If someone finds it, please ping with the image link.
The original is hard to find, and illegal to post on FR because it is a GETTY IMAGE. SNOPES says the photo was 'edited'.
Here is the link I used to FIND them.
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