Comey said:
... although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.....
Key word: Potential. Since he had no evidence of any wrongdoing he couldn't being charges. Correct?
Wrong.
The executive branch....from street cop to FBI director...only needs "probable cause" to charge. Basically "a crime probably occurred and this person PROBABLY did it". Day 1 police academy stuff.
He says evidence exists of the POTENTIAL crime. In other words....a "crime probably occurred" and this person "probably did it".
100% clear probable cause
And political corruption and threats got her a pass.
Coward Comey will be this generations Benedict Arnold.
potential
pə(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃ(ə)l/
adjective
- 1.
having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
probable
ˈprɒbəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1.
likely to happen or be the case.
"it is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate further"
synonyms: likely, most likely, odds-on, expected, to be expected, anticipated, predictable,foreseeable, ten to one, presumed, potential, credible, quite possible, possible,feasible; More