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In reply to the discussion: Overview of the Trump/Russia collusion and timeline PLEASE READ! [View all]IamFortunesFool
(348 posts)And I think there is good reason to hope that Greg is correct. At the time that Comey's now infamous letter to congress was released, he (Comey) may have still been grappling with all this and still assimilating information. He may not have known the extent of the breach, and may have assumed, like the rest of us, that Clinton would cruise to victory regardless of his actions. Conversely, he may have been fully aware of what he was doing to Clinton, but out of his own altruistic view of his responsibilities, chosen to follow "procedure" anyway. It may be that he saw the election results as secondary to the realization that this country is unknowingly at war, and considered his duty to safeguard our democracy as paramount to any implications his actions would have on the election. If indeed the theory about Comey and the FBI is correct, then this is the most important law enforcement case of all time, and getting it right before making a move would indeed be more important than the temporary results of the election. The Russian infiltration of the West is so grave, that his calculus may be much broader than the narrow view of the immediacy of this latest election.
I suppose we'll see... The more time that passes, the more skeptical I become. If there is this much information available to the public, one can only imagine the cascading deluge of information the intelligence agencies and law enforcement communities must be corroborating and sourcing. However, as we the people know enough to paint the rough picture I described above, one would think those in the know must be near to sewing the matter up and making their move. I feel if we don't see action on this in the next few weeks, it will be a sign that the investigation is somehow stalled or compromised, and it will be torches and pitchforks time if we hope to prevail.