NYT: F.B.I. Director Says He Won’t Rush Inquiry on Hillary Clinton Emails

[NWCorona]

WASHINGTON — The director of the F.B.I. said on Wednesday that he would not be rushed into finishing his agency’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails on an election timetable. And he would not say whether the inquiry would be wrapped up by the November presidential election.

“We want to do it well and we want to do it promptly, so I feel pressure to do both of those things,” James Comey, the F.B.I. director, said.

“I don’t tether to any particular external deadline,” he said, “so I do feel the pressure to do it well and promptly, but as between the two, I always choose well.”

While Mrs. Clinton has characterized the investigation as a “security inquiry,” Mr. Comey said he was “not familiar with the term.”

The F.B.I.’s case began as a security referral from the inspectors general of the State Department and the nation’s intelligence agencies, who were concerned that classified information might have been stored outside a secure government network. But multiple law enforcement officials said the matter quickly became an investigation into whether anyone had committed a crime in handling classified information.

Mr. Comey said he was receiving regular briefings on the status of the investigation, which has included interviews with some of Mrs. Clinton’s closest aides at the State Department on her decision to use a private server for all her government business as secretary of state. Some emails that went through her server appear to have been classified at various security levels because of sensitive information."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/us/comey-hillary-clinton-emails-fbi.html?partner=IFTTT&referer=https://t.co/yvwRKpJGTW

[onehandle]

1. BREAKING LINGUISTIC CLARIFICATION NEWS! nt

[NWCorona]

2. I'm sure you want to think that but Hillary is officially under FBI investigation. nt

[Actor]

32. And some here hope she loses in November and Trump is elected and millions are harmed

so they can say "told you so."

[NWCorona]

33. No doubt nt

[pdsimdars]

3. Isn't that all you need to know?

"Some emails that went through her server appear to have been classified at various security levels because of sensitive information."

[Gomez163]

4. Why do Democrats always get investigated by Republicans?

Why does Obama have this jackass running the FBI??? Fire the motherfucker.

[morningfog]

6. So now Comey is a right wing hack? Please continue.

[Gomez163]

10. Exhibit A

In April 2015, Comey spoke at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, arguing in favor of more Holocaust education. After The Washington Post printed a version of his speech, Comey was criticized by some commentators, who argued that he suggested Poles and Hungarians share responsibility on equal terms with Germans for the atrocities of Holocaust

[morningfog]

14. First, links help.

And Comey is no hack.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051500864.html

It's rather naive to suggest he is leading the FBI on a political witch hunt. Especially when there is no evidence of that. Contrary, two neutral federal judges have found some evidence of bad faith from the State department.

[Gomez163]

16. ALL REPUBLICANS ARE HACKS.

[morningfog]

17. You really think he is leading the FBI on a right wing hatchet job? Yes or no?

[Gomez163]

19. Absolutely or it would have been over last year.

[morningfog]

21. Good to know your level of denial.

[NWCorona]

20. Yet Hillary is so eager to bring them into her campaign.

[Gomez163]

22. Who?

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Republicans

[Actor]

36. Unfortunately this is a fact, they cant be trusted, not one of them. Well, maybe one

[Gomez163]

12. Exhibit B

Comey is a registered Republican who donated to U.S. Senator John McCain’s campaign in the 2008 presidential election and to Governor Mitt Romney’s campaign in 2012 presidential election

[ThirdWayToTheHighway]

62. Good to know simply being a Republican

Means you are a terrible unjust human being. I'll be sure to tell my grandpa I am disowning him. I'll also let my neighbor know that I am moving my Bernie sign into his yard and that he's not getting his lawnmower back. You are seriously misguided and it's honestly a bit embarrassing that there are democrats that are this deluded.

[NWCorona]

8. The bigger question is why don't we go after them?

[amborin]

13. Obama appointed the investigator who brought the FBI in

[Gomez163]

15. No investigation of Powell, Rice or Albright

who all used unsecure e-mail servers.

[frylock]

23. How many times does this shit need to be corrected?

[ThirdWayToTheHighway]

63. You really just like to ignore facts and context

So long as it makes your candidate sound better.

[Fawke Em]

66. No - they didn't.

They used their personal email a few times, but it wasn't only their own home-brew, unsecure servers.

[Autumn]

28. Why would Obama fire him? Obama appointed him, unless Obama is now a member

of the Vast RW Conspiracy Or is it the Vast LW Conspiracy that is out to get Clinton? I forget.

[Gomez163]

31. This was Obama trying to appear bipartisan.

Just fire his ass, put in a Dem party hack. Ignore the whining. They cant do anything.

[Actor]

38. Agreed.

[Autumn]

40. You know Obama likes him so he appointed him. I think Obama is a strong enough man

to decide who he wants to appoint to a key position like the head of the FBI and then go ahead and do it. I don't believe he is the powerless wuss you seem to think he is. You just think Comey's a hack because you see him as picking on your Hill.

[Gomez163]

41. No. He is a hack because he is a Republican.

A party whose members would stand by and laugh at you while you died of hunger on the street.

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. Hmm I can say that of a few Democrats.

Ah party realignments are fun.

[Gomez163]

45. Comey gave money to both McCain and Romney. Mr. 47%

He's a real sweetheart.

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. And... Even if he was an officer in the armed forces

He could donate as a private citizen. I know this chaps your hide. There is a reason your democratic president chose him. It is a solid reason by the way

[Gomez163]

51. And apparently secret.

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. Nope. You can use the google

It s, for example, in statements from Obama at appointment and in testimony before the appropriate senate committee.

[silvershadow]

53. Thank God this one is here. It took long enough. nt

[Autumn]

48. Oh I know some democrats who fit that to a tee.

[Matariki]

59. Is your understanding of the law really this shallow?

I'm finding it difficult believing that you aren't just trolling.

[yodermon]

56. Coney has had it in for Hillary since Whitewater.

He was on the team that investigated her, and he had very critical things to say about her.
Obama was well aware of this and appointed him anyway. Wonder why.

[inchhigh]

5. So then this was bullcrap

"While Mrs. Clinton has characterized the investigation as a “security inquiry,” Mr. Comey said he was “not familiar with the term.”

[morningfog]

7. It was always bullshit that only hill shill propagandists pimped. The FBI investigates criminal

activity.

[arcane1]

29. Just another lie from the Clinton Crew. n/t

[HereSince1628]

61. Euphemisms... that's public relations as usual.

They hope people accept that and don't get too into critical thinking.

[pat_k]

9. Feels insufficient pressure to determine BEFORE elections?

They've had plenty of time. The inquiry should have been "wrapped up" months ago.

And he should have been feeling sufficient pressure to finish a thorough investigation BEFORE elections.

[Bob41213]

11. Why is it the FBI's problem that the Democratic Party wants to nominate someone under investigation?

I think the insanity is coming from somewhere else.

[pat_k]

18. Actually, I missread "pressure" as "no pressure." Edited reply.

My bad. But it still seems to me they have unnecessarily drawn this out. And should have felt pressure to complete a thorough job in a timely fashion.

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Their first deadline was December

Then this month. We cover courts from time to time. This only tells me one thing. This is not just high profile (duh) but they are coming across a wickedly complex case.

For the record, usually this is not good for the targets. It also makes me wonder if a grand jury has been empaneled? And no, they usually do not tell you when one has.

[pat_k]

52. Thanks for insight.

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. You welcome.

For me I am now keeping a timeline.

[Waiting For Everyman]

24. The point: this equals an EPIC FAIL in her last job as SoS.

It seems to get lost in the shuffle.

She's running for a big promotion. But this is how she handled her last job.

The fact that the FBI is even involved at all, and the fact that two IGs had to make a referral TO the FBI... that says all we need to know about her job performance.

It's one thing to have no experience (like Trump), it's another thing to have experience at completely bungling the job. She screwed up on two levels: on the military actions taken because she pushed them; and on this more bureaucratic national security whopping screw up of records for her entire 4 years as SoS.

WTH is competent about that? That's the point about this investigation. It's an "F" on her report card. It's an objective evaluation of job failure. And that's regardless of whether she's indicted or not.

And that's why she should not be running IN ADDITION TO the fact that no one under the legal jeopardy of an FBI investigation should be running either.

I thought Shrub was the most ludicrous Presidential candidate we could possibly have. But this tops that by far. This is even more ridiculous than Trump as a candidate. At least he hasn't ALREADY FAILED this badly.

And if that still isn't enough, add being Kissinger's protege. And she has the colossal nerve to use the word "dangerous" as criticism in her speeches! WTF, Dem party! This is nonsense. This is "through the looking glass" all the way. smh

[Merryland]

43. Right on. n/t

[2cannan]

46. She also screwed up on not reporting donations to the Clinton Foundation as she promised

as well as the possible pay-to-play nature of those donations.

Exclusive: Despite Hillary Clinton promise, charity did not disclose donors
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-clinton-donations-idUSKBN0MF2FQ20150319

[2cannan]

49. Forgot to add: Plus Sid Blumenthal! nt

[Autumn]

25. What kind of FBI agent is Comey? The man don't even know that he's just doing a “security inquiry,”

[NWCorona]

26. He must not have gotten that memo lol!

[JoePhilly]

27. The indictment fairy never arrives on time.

[NWCorona]

30. But when it does...

[JoePhilly]

35. Keep hope alive!!!

Maybe he'll come next year.

[NWCorona]

39. Maybe

[Paper Roses]

34. I don't know what to do any more! I have trouble understanding...as much as I try.

Sick of the Hillary campaign, don't believe anything will change under her administration. My hope was to support someone who offered us a way to get beyond the same old baloney. I guess this is not going to happen but I keep the faith. I've been through this for too many years to believe the same old stuff.

You may criticize me if I say I will not support another Clinton administration. You are entitled to your opinion. I will vote in November but I may leave the most important slot---blank!

[pmorlan1]

37. Most Certainly a Criminal Investigation

While Mrs. Clinton has characterized the investigation as a “security inquiry,” Mr. Comey said he was “not familiar with the term.”

The F.B.I.’s case began as a security referral from the inspectors general of the State Department and the nation’s intelligence agencies, who were concerned that classified information might have been stored outside a secure government network. But multiple law enforcement officials said the matter quickly became an investigation into whether anyone had committed a crime in handling classified information.

[scscholar]

57. Dragging it out until the election...

proves he is politicizing this. There's still too many Bush leftovers in the FBI.

[LiberalFighter]

58. They take their sweet time investigating. Probably just sitting around and taking naps.

[BlueStateLib]

60. Statement from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community

Statement from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the Department of State Regarding the Review of Former Secretary Clinton's Emails

IC IG made a referral detailing the potential compromise of classified information to security officials within the Executive Branch. The main purpose of the referral was to notify security officials that classified information may exist on at least one private server and thumb drive that are not in the government's possession. An important distinction is that the IC IG did not make a criminal referral - it was a security referral made for counterintelligence purposes

https://oig.state.gov/whats-new/9811

[ucrdem]

64. I've got every TV in my house tuned to FOX so I don't miss anything!

[NWCorona]

65. If that's the case. Twitter will work out better for you.

[Fawke Em]

67. I happen to agree that it is agregious that other M$M isn't covering this.

And they're doing it to the detriment of the Democratic Party should it nominate Clinton.

This is a real issue and should be covered by all of the media - not just the right-wing ones. There has never been a time that a Party has put forth a candidate under investigation by the FBI.