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Eamon Javers
1 Hour Ago
FBI Director James Comey argued privately that it was too close to Election Day for the United States government to name Russia as meddling in the U.S. election and ultimately ensured that the FBI's name was not on the document that the U.S. government put out, a former FBI official tells CNBC.
The official said some government insiders are perplexed as to why Comey would have election timing concerns with the Russian disclosure but not with the Huma Abedin email discovery disclosure he made Friday.
In the end, the Department of Homeland Security and The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the statement on Oct. 7, saying "The U.S. intelligence community is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of emails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations
These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process."
An FBI spokesperson declined to comment on Comey's role in the decision making surrounding the Oct. 7 statement. According to the former official, Comey agreed with the conclusion the intelligence community came to: "A foreign power was trying to undermine the election. He believed it to be true, but was against putting it out before the election." Comey's position, this official said, was "if it is said, it shouldn't come from the FBI, which as you'll recall it did not."
read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/31/fbis-comey-opposed-naming-russians-citing-election-timing-source.html
skylucy
(3,743 posts)partisan.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)now
spanone
(135,897 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)Jason1961
(413 posts)I'd rather have something other than a "former official" but I hope enough people read and believe this to keep them voting for Hillary.
I'm sure we're already sure the Russians are behind these attacks on Hillary and even this new FBI Investigation but we need someone brave enough to go on the record and say it; not another "former official" or any other unnamed source.
Once again this is something Obama could help us out immensely with.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)why is election timing a concern of his in one instance and not the other?
GWC58
(2,678 posts)on the rethugs! It sure has energized many on the left!👠👠👡💋👣
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Steve Kornacki just reported that the latest NBC/Survey Monkey poll shows the Email "bombshell" hasn't changed the numbers
lindysalsagal
(20,746 posts)Personally, I believe that as more and more time is dedicated to this, and nothing comes of it, everyone knows this is just a dirty trick.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)NO change in poll numbers. Hillary still ahead 47% to Trump 41%