The Left Gloats After Inspector General Report Leak Says Comey’s Actions Cost Hillary the Election

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According to information leaked to ABC News, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report is very critical of Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and says that he “defied authority as FBI director.”

The report specifically reprimands Comey for notifying Congress, 11 days prior to the election, that the FBI had reopened the email investigation after finding Clinton’s emails on a laptop owned by Huma Abedin and her then-husband, Andrew Weiner.

Although Comey did exonerate Clinton a few days before the election, her supporters claim that his October 28th letter to Congress stopped her momentum and cost her the election. The announcement was a gift to Republicans and was indeed a factor in her loss.

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On the other hand, Comey also very publicly, and very unethically, exonerated Clinton on July 7th, 2016, when he was well aware that instead of acting with “extreme recklessness,” she had acted with “gross negligence” and criminal action should have been taken.

The wording here was critical because “gross negligence” is the definition used in the statute which covers the mishandling of classified information.

Section 793 of federal law states, “Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, or (2) having knowledge that the same has been illegally removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of its trust, or lost, or stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer — shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”

Comey stated that Clinton did not “intend” to break the law. This prompted a debate among legal scholars about whether or not proof of “intent” to injure the U.S. is necessary.

Although the law does not state that proof of “intent” is essential to prosecute under this statute, a “1941 Supreme Court ruling stated that prosecutors must show there was “intent or reason to believe that the information to be obtained is to be used to the injury of the United States.””

“But other scholars noted that prosecutions have been brought since the 1941 case in the military courts where intent wasn’t required.”

Take the case of Kristian Saucier, the former Navy sailor who was recently pardoned by President Trump. He served a year in prison for taking photos of a classified section of the submarine on which he worked.

He is preparing to sue the DOJ, James Comey, and former President Obama for unequal treatment under the law. He claims, correctly, that a two-tier justice system exists in the U.S.

Saucier said, “They interpreted the law in my case to say it was criminal,” referring to prosecuting authorities in his case, “but they didn’t prosecute Hillary Clinton. Hillary is still walking free. Two guys on my ship did the same thing and weren’t treated as criminals. We want them to correct the wrong.”

His attorney, Ronald Daigle, said, “We’ll highlight the differences in the way Hillary Clinton was prosecuted and how my client was prosecuted. We’re seeking to cast a light on this to show that there’s a two-tier justice system and we want it to be corrected.”

I believe Saucier’s case has merit. Many private citizens have been prosecuted for lesser offenses than Hillary Clinton’s where “intent” to harm the U.S. has not been a factor.

The report, according to the leaked information, accuses Comey of insubordination. Insubordination is considered grounds for dismissal from the FBI. This charge would help bolster Trump’s case for firing him.

James Comey will tell you that he is one of the few remaining honest, ethical men in Washington. He portrays himself as the Boy Scout among the unctuous operators of the Washington, DC swamp. And I am convinced he actually believes all these positive things to be true.

His actions, however, tell us the opposite. In order to reach his goals, Comey is not above telling half-truths and omitting crucial information as he did when he told President-elect Trump about one allegation in the Steele dossier in January 2017, leaving out the others and also what he knew about the origins of the document.

Nor is he above breaking the law, as he demonstrated after his firing by giving his memos to his college professor friend with instructions to leak them to the media. Far from being the pillar of virtue he claims to be, James Comey is a manipulator.

 

 

 

 

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The Left Gloats After Inspector General Report Leak Says Comey’s Actions Cost Hillary The Election

 

According to information leaked to ABC News, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report is very critical of Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and says that he “defied authority as FBI director.”

 

The report specifically reprimands Comey for notifying Congress, 11 days prior to the election, that the FBI had reopened the email investigation after finding Clinton’s emails on a laptop owned by Huma Abedin and her then-husband, Andrew Weiner.

 

Although Comey did exonerate Clinton a few days before the election, her supporters claim that his October 28th letter to Congress stopped her momentum and cost her the election. The announcement was a gift to Republicans and was indeed a factor in her loss.

 

On the other hand, Comey also very publicly, and very unethically, exonerated Clinton on July 7th, 2016, when he was well aware that instead of acting with “extreme recklessness,” she had acted with “gross negligence” and criminal action should have been taken.

 

The wording here was critical because “gross negligence” is the definition used in the statute which covers the mishandling of classified information.

 

Section 793 of federal law states, “Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, or (2) having knowledge that the same has been illegally removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of its trust, or lost, or stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer — shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”

 

Comey stated that Clinton did not “intend” to break the law. This prompted a debate among legal scholars about whether or not proof of “intent” to injure the U.S. is necessary.

 

Although the law does not state that proof of “intent” is essential to prosecute under this statute, a “1941 Supreme Court ruling stated that prosecutors must show there was “intent or reason to believe that the information to be obtained is to be used to the injury of the United States.””

 

“But other scholars noted that prosecutions have been brought since the 1941 case in the military courts where intent wasn’t required.”

Take the case of Kristian Saucier, the former Navy sailor who was recently pardoned by President Trump. He served a year in prison for taking photos of a classified section of the submarine on which he worked.

 

He is preparing to sue the DOJ, James Comey, and former President Obama for unequal treatment under the law. He claims, correctly, that a two-tier justice system exists in the U.S.

 

Saucier said, “They interpreted the law in my case to say it was criminal,” referring to prosecuting authorities in his case, “but they didn’t prosecute Hillary Clinton. Hillary is still walking free. Two guys on my ship did the same thing and weren’t treated as criminals. We want them to correct the wrong.”

His attorney, Ronald Daigle, said, “We’ll highlight the differences in the way Hillary Clinton was prosecuted and how my client was prosecuted. We’re seeking to cast a light on this to show that there’s a two-tier justice system and we want it to be corrected.”

I believe Saucier’s case has merit. Many private citizens have been prosecuted for lesser offenses than Hillary Clinton’s where “intent” to harm the U.S. has not been a factor.

The report, according to the leaked information, accuses Comey of insubordination. Insubordination is considered grounds for dismissal from the FBI. This charge would help bolster Trump’s case for firing him.

James Comey will tell you that he is one of the few remaining honest, ethical men in Washington. He portrays himself as the Boy Scout among the unctuous operators of the Washington, DC swamp. And I am convinced he actually believes all these positive things to be true.

His actions, however, tell us the opposite. In order to reach his goals, Comey is not above telling half-truths and omitting crucial information as he did when he told President-elect Trump about one allegation in the Steele dossier in January 2017, leaving out the others and also what he knew about the origins of the document.

 

Nor is he above breaking the law as he demonstrated after his firing by giving his memos to his college professor friend with instructions to leak them to the media. Far from being the pillar of virtue he claims to be, James Comey is a manipulator.

 

In mid-May, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz completed his report. He then offered portions specific to the principles involved in the case for their review prior to the general release. The report was expected this week, but has now been pushed out to next week. Trump and others wonder why this is taking so long and worry that the final report will be watered down which is a valid concern.

 

Sen. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has set a date for Michael Horowitz to answer questions about the report on Monday, June 11 at 2 pm, which is to live streamed and open to the public. Some are saying that, because the report has still not been released, this hearing may be postponed as well. Stay tuned!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Suresh
Suresh
5 years ago

so it was Comey all along NOT Russia ! LOL !

Drifter12
Drifter12
5 years ago

And isn’t America glad that they weren’t fooled by the psychotic scumbag?

chilipalmer1
chilipalmer1
5 years ago

Therefore James Comey is a Putin-loving stooge. His pension should be revoked.

anthony edwards
anthony edwards
5 years ago

The enemy of my enemy is not always a friend. Comely is a jackazz crook .. he still helped create false evidence via the russian dossier and the spying on the trump campaign … HRC did not intend to commit a crime? DOES NOT MATTER though I do not believe that for an instant. How could you put state secrets on your own laptop? Give them to an underling and not understand there was a crime or danger involved? HRC was selling favors and secrets as usual .. HRC Traitor .. LOCK HER UP! AND COMELY!

James Jones
James Jones
5 years ago

What about destroying subpoenaed evidence, smashing and wiping all her electronics, a serious crime in itself…poof, no charges. You or I, guilty, as though the destroyed equipment would have fully supported any and all charges. Two tier ? …. alive and well. If we as a people just let this go on, then we deserve everything we get. We should be demanding that nothing gets swept under some rug – full investigation in the public eye with public representation, no more insiders alone. Justice subverted is worse then no justice at all.

NotTheMama
NotTheMama
5 years ago

Killary should have been in jail not running at all. So any gloating is senseless.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
5 years ago
Reply to  NotTheMama

Agreed. There is a breaking story this morning (Friday) that one James Wolfe, head of security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has been arrested as the source of the leaks. He has been charged with, you guessed it, lying to investigators. It turns out he had a smutty affair going on with some chick who writes for the NYT and both were caught when her email and phone records were subpoenaed.

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
5 years ago

LOL! Let’s hope Comey is found dead on a chicken farm. Farmers will say he was getting too friendly with the chickens and a rooster attacked him. 😉

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
5 years ago

Let’s not conflate things concerning “intent”. Hillary probably doesn’t “intend” to piss in her XXXL sized skivvies but she wears a catheter anyway.

James Stamulis
James Stamulis
5 years ago

How about Hillary’s action? Her husband met with Lynch on the tarmac to get off the hook and all her criminal actions only Comey is to blame? The entire Obama administration belongs in Gitmo!!!

dragondog 59
dragondog 59
5 years ago

No. The Hildebeast lost because she’s been a criminal since Watergate.

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