It makes the distraction all the more compelling, and IMO, that’s what this story is designed to be, nothing more than a distraction. It has “Good cop / Bad cop” written all over.
I think there is a little bit more to it. This all dropped just a couple days after all the sleaze about the #2 guy at the FBI came out.
You think Weiner Abedin's emails have material relating to that?
I certainly agree there is some "there" in all these stories, but best I can tell, Clinton has been whitewashed on the subject. I reject Comey's cover story. I think it's baloney. There is a "real reason" in there, and it has nothing to do with department integrity or keeping promises.
If Clinton is next exonerated before the election, we’ll know he is still with Her. No doubt at that point it is a complete distraction from other much worse news items. It is hard to imagine Comey making this play at this time for any other reason.