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Senator Johnson just released unedited, original comey letter exonerating Hillary

Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:32 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:32 pm
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey’s original statement closing out the probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server was edited by subordinates to remove five separate references to terms like “grossly negligent” and to delete mention of evidence supporting felony and misdemeanor violations, according to copies of the full document.

Comey also originally concluded that it was “reasonably likely” that Clinton’s nonsecure private server was accessed or hacked by hostile actors though there was no evidence to prove it. But that passage was also changed to the much weaker “possible,” the memos show.


Original draft with edits shown found here

Another thing deleted from letter: the statement that FBI and IC were working through joint conference to assess how damaged national security became because of her email
This post was edited on 1/4/18 at 6:34 pm
Posted by CptBengal
BR Baby
Member since Dec 2007
71661 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:36 pm to
That's straight pathetic.
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
37738 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:37 pm to
Lock her up I say
Posted by baybeefeetz
Member since Sep 2009
32828 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:40 pm to
Wonder what specifics he was thinking of when he said “reasonably likely.”

Dude was in a tough spot. I will always say that he actually believed she could be charged but that he never would given that she was in the midst of a close presidential race.

He tried to make it a “political question.”

Arguably he can take credit for her losing, which he probably thinks is a fair outcome.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80519 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:43 pm to
Do you know the definition of exonerate?
This post was edited on 1/4/18 at 6:45 pm
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:45 pm to
quote:

Do you know the definition of exonerate?




Comey does not if he thinks he did.
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:49 pm to
Leakin’ James Comey
Posted by Wednesday
Member since Aug 2017
17269 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:03 pm to
quote:

Dude was in a tough spot. I will always say that he actually believed she could be charged but that he never would given that she was in the midst of a close presidential race.


I have always believed this to be the case as well. At first, I sympathized with him because I read it this way, and thought- he’s doing the right thing. His boss basically telegraphed to him that she wouldn’t prosecute her with that airplane bullshite. Hense, the “no reasonable prosecutor” language.

When he lost me was when he leaked that memo to influence whether a special counsel was appointed.

He was making calls - he wasn’t authorized to make.

Comey was letting his personal opinions get in the way of his legal ones. Lawyers can’t do that. They have to stay in their lane.

Comey had an ethical obligation to come forward and let Lynch fall on her face. He didn’t. He was probably well intentioned, but it was still wrong. He should have known that.
Posted by Bunyan
He/Him
Member since Oct 2016
20931 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:05 pm to
LOCK HIM UP!
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
38066 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:05 pm to
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That's straight pathetic.


What's worse is that over half of the voting public wanted her to run this country. These people should be forced to relinquish their citizenship and exiled to a third world country. They're all pieces of shite.
This post was edited on 1/4/18 at 8:07 pm
Posted by Bunyan
He/Him
Member since Oct 2016
20931 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:07 pm to
quote:

These people should be forced to relinquish their citizenship and exiled to a third world country. Their all pieces of shite.


Agreed. How dumb do you have to be to proudly vote for Hillary?
Posted by Tiguar
Montana
Member since Mar 2012
33131 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:07 pm to
Just prosecutorial discretion. Not ignoring the law.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
110873 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:14 pm to
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Agreed. How dumb do you have to be to proudly vote for Hillary?


None of even the most hard core libs here will admit to having done so.

Curious how she possibly won the popular vote for the whole country.
Posted by Wednesday
Member since Aug 2017
17269 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:14 pm to


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Just prosecutorial discretion.


For it to be prosecutorial discretion - Comey would have to be a PROSECUTOR. He was the cops. Wasn’t his call. It was Lynch’s. He let that bitch get away with whatever Bill Clinton bribed her with.

He was trying to be noble by falling on his sword. He was either enabling that or a pussy. But probably both.
This post was edited on 1/4/18 at 7:16 pm
Posted by jamboybarry
Member since Feb 2011
33255 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:18 pm to
Waiting for Reinhard’s take on the matter via Twitter
Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
Member since Jun 2011
64757 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:18 pm to
quote:

Just prosecutorial discretion. Not ignoring the law.



Prosecutorial discretion is just simply refusing to take action and press charges, not misinterpreting the law and making shite up as you go like James Comey did.

Firing James Comey is one of the best decisions Donald Trump has ever made as President. Too bad it was a few months too late as it should've happened no later than the first week after the inauguration.
Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
Member since Jun 2011
64757 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:19 pm to
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Curious how she possibly won the popular vote for the whole country.



Whole lot of rage at Trump in California and New York. Ran up the score there.
Posted by CDawson
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2017
20200 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:21 pm to
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.
Lock her up. Build the wall.

Posted by Seldom Seen
Member since Feb 2016
48737 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:23 pm to
quote:

Ex-FBI Director James Comey’s



Shouldn't it read Fired EX-FBI Direct James Comey's?
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
53699 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:26 pm to
These people were pretty damn close to destroying the nation
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