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In reply to the discussion: Sources: Comey acted on Russian intelligence he knew was fake [View all]SunSeeker
(51,771 posts)They would be in the public domain. Re-read the OP article. The CNN source claims Comey feared the Russians would "drop" (disseminate into the public domain) the emails and that the emails would make the FBI look bad, and that Comey feared disputing the emails would reveal sources and methods. That excuse is total bullshit. If the emails were in the public domain, Comey would not have to reveal sources and methods of how he obtained them. Everyone would have them.
Disputing their authenticity would not involve sources and methods. It would just involve the purported e-mail senders saying they never sent them, back up by FBI investigation of the purported email senders' email accounts showing no such emails were sent.
The fake emails wouldn't confirm jack shit if they were shown to be fake.