re: Comey "He did not order me to let it go".... and that ends that.

The FBI investigation was included with three other investigations in the same allegation. The other three investigations are covered under 1505. In fact...let's stick with the Nixon case...since you dems love to bring this up so much lately.

This is dicta from the SCOTUS decision Nixon vs United States:

"the Executive Branch has exclusive authority and absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a case"

94 S.Ct. 3090 at 3100

But back to the FBI investigation issue. You don't have to believe me. Let me point you to the US attorney manual:



United States Attorney Criminal Resource Manual:



"However, investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are not section 1505 proceedings. United States v. Higgins, 511 F. Supp. 453, 455-56 (W.D. Ky. 1981); see also United States v. Scoratow, 137 F. Supp. 620, 621-22 (W.D. Pa. 1956) (FBI investigation is not a 18 U.S.C. § 1503 "proceeding"). But cf. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1510 and 1512(b)(3), (c)(2)."



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