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87. No. The FBI would find its trail if the email existed.

Sat May 27, 2017, 12:58 AM

May 2017

Last edited Sat May 27, 2017, 01:52 AM - Edit history (1)

The Comey source knew that. Hence the calling back CNN and saying Comey had other (unspecified) reasons as well.

You really are trying too hard.

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Sources: Comey acted on Russian intelligence he knew was fake [View all] trailmonkee May 2017 OP

legal jeopardy underthematrix May 2017 #1

he acted to END the investigation....should he have kept it open.....? virtualobserver May 2017 #4

Tell me what you mean. I'm not understanding underthematrix May 2017 #5

what part do you not understand? virtualobserver May 2017 #7

You're asking if Comey should have kept the investigation on Hillary underthematrix May 2017 #9

Once the FOIA request was made, .... virtualobserver May 2017 #16

Bullshit. Violations of FOIA are not criminal violations. SunSeeker May 2017 #23

if she had forwarded all business email to an official account..... virtualobserver May 2017 #27

No, that was NOT what the controversy was about. SunSeeker May 2017 #29

"almost always" virtualobserver May 2017 #31

Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice used private email on unsecured server (gmail). SunSeeker May 2017 #33

"going to the trouble of setting up a secured private server"..... virtualobserver May 2017 #40

So now you've abandoned your initial claim the whole mess was over the 60-day requirement? SunSeeker May 2017 #42

Look at that persons journal. All will be explained. William769 May 2017 #47

LOL. Indeed. SunSeeker May 2017 #48

Fantastic posts Sunseeker! :) JHan May 2017 #52

I'm not actually defending Condi or Colin. virtualobserver May 2017 #53

Oh yes you are, all while attacking Hillary with right wing talking points. SunSeeker May 2017 #55

Comey did not tilt the race from a narrow victory to a narrow defeat. He dramatically reshaped StevieM May 2017 #58

Absolutely. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #63

she turned them in on paper which slowed the process down tremendously virtualobserver May 2017 #70

Bullshit. You are repeating Judicial Watch/right wing talking points. SunSeeker May 2017 #74

Comey said that the FBI doesn't do "security inquiries" virtualobserver May 2017 #77

What Comey said was "We do investigations, not security inquiries." He was fussing over semantics. SunSeeker May 2017 #81

He was right virtualobserver May 2017 #82

He was an asshole. The correct answer was "no comment." nt SunSeeker May 2017 #84

"Colin Powell and top staffers for Condoleezza Rice received classified information through personal Cha May 2017 #98

Thanks, Cha! She should go to the Bali Hai on Shelter Island for their happy hour. SunSeeker May 2017 #104

Nope.. you're NOT going to get away with Cha May 2017 #95

I'm not trying to blame Hillary for everything..... virtualobserver May 2017 #96

Yes you are. Bill did NOT force Comey to violate FBI policy. SunSeeker May 2017 #100

Seriously? Bill was "fishing for clues from AG Lynch?" Talk about a right-wing talking point. StevieM May 2017 #113

Thank you for pointing that out. With all the focus on Comey's disgusting July press conference, StevieM May 2017 #62

I think he had to know he would have an effect on the election. Baitball Blogger May 2017 #8

I don't agree. I think that he was in an impossible situation. virtualobserver May 2017 #10

So you have no problem with Comey using fake emails DURHAM D May 2017 #12

he didn't "use" them. He ended the investigation.... virtualobserver May 2017 #18

He used them to judge her and condemn her because of his own bias. DURHAM D May 2017 #20

He was put in an impossible situation virtualobserver May 2017 #24

Comey did NOT "explain the FBI investigation." He spent his press conference bashing Hillary. SunSeeker May 2017 #32

Bill Clinton made the mistake. Comey had to deal with it. virtualobserver May 2017 #35

Comey didn't "deal with it." He just made another, much worse, mistake. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #36

it was a no win situation, caused by Bill Clinton virtualobserver May 2017 #41

No, Comey violated ethics, due to his attempt to curry favor with the right wing. SunSeeker May 2017 #43

Bill Clinton created the appearance of improper influence just as Comey was about to announce..... virtualobserver May 2017 #44

You are wrong. DURHAM D May 2017 #46

No, Comey knew that the emails were fake virtualobserver May 2017 #49

Clear, concise and to the point. Thank you. That is a rare combination these days. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #51

Why would Comey revealing the emails were fake expose US methods? SunSeeker May 2017 #54

The fake email was not known publicly, and was intercepted from Russian sources virtualobserver May 2017 #69

But IF THE RUSSIANS "LEAKED" THE EMAILS Comey would not have to explain how he got them. SunSeeker May 2017 #71

If they leaked the emails and Comey did not dispute them....People would believe... virtualobserver May 2017 #73

Why would the FBI have to reveal where they got it in order to prove it was fake? SunSeeker May 2017 #75

+1 JudyM May 2017 #13

If think this can be easily resolved if Comey can produce MEMOS underthematrix May 2017 #99

Correct Cosmocat May 2017 #34

I'm glad someone on our side Mme. Defarge May 2017 #14

I'm sad someone on our side SunSeeker May 2017 #25

Shameful! ananda May 2017 #2

I agree with you 100% still_one May 2017 #38

It was a coup and we had treason Botany May 2017 #3

And the coup cannot be blamed on Donald Trump. It was done by the entire GOP through a corrupt FBI. StevieM May 2017 #59

You know who was extremely careless? Baitball Blogger May 2017 #6

Where does Obama sit in all this? LisaM May 2017 #11

He imposed sanctions and preserved evidence Juliusseizure May 2017 #19

It had an effect in July - her numbers went down. LisaM May 2017 #21

Yes, I feel that not only did no one have her back, no one had the country's back. SunSeeker May 2017 #37

Agree with that a million percent. n/t LisaM May 2017 #39

CNN title is flat wrong. He acted "because" it was fake; he did NOT act ON it. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #15

I think you are right. Plus Comey seemed disgusted by Donald/Russia collusion Madam45for2923 May 2017 #78

This is all very confusing Catherine Vincent May 2017 #17

I'm with you GusBob May 2017 #28

Thank you!! I thought it was just me. hamsterjill May 2017 #45

That is because there is no link. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #57

That is because bullshit excuses usually are. Comey made a huge mistake. SunSeeker May 2017 #56

Calling it a mistake is very charitable. Comey made wrong decision after wrong decision. StevieM May 2017 #60

Yep. I see you didn't fall for Comey's half-baked silly excuses either. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #61

Nope. And I never will. I am scared that people will allow Trump's antipathy towards Comey StevieM May 2017 #64

Exactly. The best thing that could now happen to the Republican Party is if they did a Trumpectomy. SunSeeker May 2017 #65

Bottom line,he KNEW the Russians were meddling and did nothing.... Bengus81 May 2017 #22

He did worse than nothing. SunSeeker May 2017 #67

Yup. ucrdem May 2017 #97

Which US officials frogmarch May 2017 #26

I don't get it Juliusseizure May 2017 #30

He wasn't basing his actions on speculative political fallout virtualobserver May 2017 #50

Why would Comey have to publicly reveal he had fake emails "from the Russians"? SunSeeker May 2017 #68

step one - Bill Clinton meets with AG Lynch on the Tarmac virtualobserver May 2017 #72

No, revealing sources is NOT "the only way to refute" the emails. SunSeeker May 2017 #76

almost every method of discovering the sender is considerably unreliable. virtualobserver May 2017 #79

The FBI does not have to reveal the sender to show the email is fake. SunSeeker May 2017 #80

Explain to me how you prove that an email did not come from a purported sender virtualobserver May 2017 #83

Everything a computer/server does leaves an electronic trail, whether you erase it or not. SunSeeker May 2017 #85

No trail is not proof. It just means you couldn't find it. virtualobserver May 2017 #86

No. The FBI would find its trail if the email existed. SunSeeker May 2017 #87

sorry...finding nothing isn't proof virtualobserver May 2017 #88

Yes it is proof, if you knew what you were talking about. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #91

companies delete archived emails for liablity reasons all the time virtualobserver May 2017 #92

Yes there is. Emails have a date and time signature. SunSeeker May 2017 #93

the entire trail can be erased virtualobserver May 2017 #94

Not in this instance. They would have to basically wipe the server, which would be obvious. SunSeeker May 2017 #102

You want the FBI to bring in forensics experts into the DNC to "investigate" virtualobserver May 2017 #103

No, what was a waste of FBI resources was the whole Hillary email witch hunt. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #105

Yes. We might be living in a different world if she hadn't set up that server. virtualobserver May 2017 #106

No, we'd be living in a different world if fellow progressives did not repeat right wing propaganda. SunSeeker May 2017 #107

I'd like it if fellow progressives were not hell bent on attacking Comey, who has protected us.... virtualobserver May 2017 #108

OFFS. How did Comey "protect us from Trump" when he gave Trump the win? SunSeeker May 2017 #109

Bill Clinton publicly compromises AG Lynch, but its Comey's fault when he is forced to prove..... virtualobserver May 2017 #110

Boy, it's a noun, a verb and Clinton with you isn't it? Comey wasn't forced to do anything. SunSeeker May 2017 #111

it isn't Comey's job to fix the self inflicted damage.... virtualobserver May 2017 #112

There was no tactical error, other, perhaps, than failing to figure out how to best StevieM May 2017 #115

Bill appearing on the Tarmac compromised the AG....the FBI works for the AG virtualobserver May 2017 #117

Comey absolutely did have a choice and he absolutely made the wrong one. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #119

Obviously, I disagree....so I'll leave it at that. virtualobserver May 2017 #120

No one asked Comey to "fix" anything. It IS Comey's job to comply with FBI rules. SunSeeker May 2017 #116

His ultimate job is to protect the reputation of the FBI from the appearance of political influence virtualobserver May 2017 #118

Are you for real? No, his "ultimate job" is not to protect the FBI's reputation. SunSeeker May 2017 #121

FBI policies are not the Constitution virtualobserver May 2017 #122

That is because there is nothing to get. This latest Comey excuse is total bullshit. SunSeeker May 2017 #66

Agree completely Juliusseizure May 2017 #89

Exactly. And none of the emails on the laptop were new to the FBI. SunSeeker May 2017 #90

The most Honorable Comey needs to be in jail... Alice11111 May 2017 #101

Well said. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #114