Will Comey Cost Hillary The Presidency?

[Avatar4321]

Jamie Gorelick served as deputy attorney general from 1994 to 1997 and is a supporter of Hillary Clinton. Larry Thompson served as deputy attorney general from 2001 to 2003 and signed a letter from a group of former Justice Department officials in Republican administrations calling for Donald Trump’s defeat.

The Justice Department has a proud history of enforcing the federal criminal law without fear or favor, and especially without regard to politics. It operates under long-standing and well-established traditions limiting disclosure of ongoing investigations to the public and even to Congress, especially in a way that might be seen as influencing an election. These traditions protect the integrity of the department and the public’s confidence in its mission to take care that the laws are faithfully and impartially executed. They reflect an institutional balancing of interests, delaying disclosure and public knowledge to avoid misuse of prosecutorial power by creating unfair innuendo to which an accused party cannot properly respond.

Decades ago, the department decided that in the 60-day period before an election, the balance should be struck against even returning indictments involving individuals running for office, as well as against the disclosure of any investigative steps. The reasoning was that, however important it might be for Justice to do its job, and however important it might be for the public to know what Justice knows, because such allegations could not be adjudicated, such actions or disclosures risked undermining the political process. A memorandum reflecting this choice has been issued every four years by multiple attorneys general for a very long time, including in 2016.

When they take their vows and assume office, senior officials in the Justice Department and the FBI become part of these traditions, with an obligation to preserve, protect and defend them. They enjoy a credibility established by generations of honorable public servants, and they owe a solemn obligation to maintain that credibility. They are not to arrogate to themselves the choices made by the Justice Department and honored over the years.

As part of that obligation, they must recognize that the department is an institution, not a person. As its temporary custodians, they must neither seek the spotlight for their own advancement nor avoid accountability for the hard decisions they inevitably face. Justice allows neither for self-aggrandizing crusaders on high horses nor for passive bureaucrats wielding rubber stamps from the shadows. It demands both humility and responsibility.

As former deputy attorneys general in the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, we are troubled by the apparent departure from these standards in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server. First, the FBI director, James B. Comey, put himself enthusiastically forward as the arbiter of not only whether to prosecute a criminal case — which is not the job of the FBI — but also best practices in the handling of email and other matters. Now, he has chosen personally to restrike the balance between transparency and fairness, departing from the department’s traditions. As former deputy attorney general George Terwilliger aptly put it, “There’s a difference between being independent and flying solo.”

As it stands, we now have real-time, raw-take transparency taken to its illogical limit, a kind of reality TV of federal criminal investigation. Perhaps worst of all, it is happening on the eve of a presidential election. It is antithetical to the interests of justice, putting a thumb on the scale of this election and damaging our democracy.

More: James Comey is damaging our democracy

Comey has much to answer for. He should never have placed his thumb on the political scale - and now I don't know how he's going to get it off before the election.

So you would prefer that we elect a criminal to office and allow her to pardon herself after she is indicted?

It takes a special kind of gullibility to be a Democrat!

What gets me is they seriously don't think it's important for the American people to know that a candidate is being investigated. On what planet is that not important to know?

 

[Avatar4321]

First of all nitwit - we are not (nor have we ever been) a Democracy. We are a Republic. Second, you are correct in that James Comey is destroying our Republic. He did damage when he started demanding that companies and citizens not have the right to privacy through encryption. But then he really took it to an entirely new level when he followed orders form idiot Attorney General Loretta Lynch to allow Hitlery Clinton to commit serious crimes and not indict her for them.

Yes, we are -- fuckwit. We're a Democratic Republic and I don't need some know-nothing rightist MUPPET telling me otherwise. Go enroll in the 3rd grade if you're still confused about it. Hell, I'll even pay for you to enroll in remedial history for retards at your local community college in whatever redneck shithole town you live in.

Secondly, jackass, Hillary never committed any crimes. Your stupid rightist witch hunts failed -- and they'll continue to fail, all while escorting her right into the oval office to make a mockery of you morons.

Dumb ass....I wasn't even talking to you. I was talking to the OP. If I was talking to you, I would respond to your post like I'm doing now.

Second you nitwit - we are a Republic. We are not, nor have we ever been, a Democracy. You shouldn't have dropped out of high school. And you shouldn't be so dedicated to propaganda and adverse to facts today. You wouldn't be so shockingly ignorant.

Third - Hitlery has committed dozens of crimes and was flat out caught. It's time to grow up little boy. It's time to accept reality over ideology.

It's funny, he admits we are a Republic but thinks by putting the adjective "democratic" in front of it, a Republic somehow becomes a democracy.

 

[P@triot]

First of all nitwit - we are not (nor have we ever been) a Democracy. We are a Republic. Second, you are correct in that James Comey is destroying our Republic. He did damage when he started demanding that companies and citizens not have the right to privacy through encryption. But then he really took it to an entirely new level when he followed orders form idiot Attorney General Loretta Lynch to allow Hitlery Clinton to commit serious crimes and not indict her for them.

Yes, we are -- fuckwit. We're a Democratic Republic and I don't need some know-nothing rightist MUPPET telling me otherwise. Go enroll in the 3rd grade if you're still confused about it. Hell, I'll even pay for you to enroll in remedial history for retards at your local community college in whatever redneck shithole town you live in.

Secondly, jackass, Hillary never committed any crimes. Your stupid rightist witch hunts failed -- and they'll continue to fail, all while escorting her right into the oval office to make a mockery of you morons.

Dumb ass....I wasn't even talking to you. I was talking to the OP. If I was talking to you, I would respond to your post like I'm doing now.

Second you nitwit - we are a Republic. We are not, nor have we ever been, a Democracy. You shouldn't have dropped out of high school. And you shouldn't be so dedicated to propaganda and adverse to facts today. You wouldn't be so shockingly ignorant.

Third - Hitlery has committed dozens of crimes and was flat out caught. It's time to grow up little boy. It's time to accept reality over ideology.

It's funny, he admits we are a Republic but thinks by putting the adjective "democratic" in front of it, a Republic somehow before a democracy.

I've never met a progressive yet that had the modesty and integrity to admit they were wrong about something. Instead they will try everything they can think of to make it look like were agreeing in a different way.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Democrats expected that hilly's crimes would get a wink and a nod. Comey tried. Lynch refused to proceed. The FBI agents threw a fit and grumbled.

Now with this discovery the agents mutinied. No more cover up.

 

[SYTFE]

First of all nitwit - we are not (nor have we ever been) a Democracy. We are a Republic. Second, you are correct in that James Comey is destroying our Republic. He did damage when he started demanding that companies and citizens not have the right to privacy through encryption. But then he really took it to an entirely new level when he followed orders form idiot Attorney General Loretta Lynch to allow Hitlery Clinton to commit serious crimes and not indict her for them.

Yes, we are -- fuckwit. We're a Democratic Republic and I don't need some know-nothing rightist MUPPET telling me otherwise. Go enroll in the 3rd grade if you're still confused about it. Hell, I'll even pay for you to enroll in remedial history for retards at your local community college in whatever redneck shithole town you live in.

Secondly, jackass, Hillary never committed any crimes. Your stupid rightist witch hunts failed -- and they'll continue to fail, all while escorting her right into the oval office to make a mockery of you morons.

Dumb ass....I wasn't even talking to you. I was talking to the OP. If I was talking to you, I would respond to your post like I'm doing now.

Second you nitwit - we are a Republic. We are not, nor have we ever been, a Democracy. You shouldn't have dropped out of high school. And you shouldn't be so dedicated to propaganda and adverse to facts today. You wouldn't be so shockingly ignorant.

Third - Hitlery has committed dozens of crimes and was flat out caught. It's time to grow up little boy. It's time to accept reality over ideology.

You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. What is the process called that we're going though right now, you mental midget?

Oh, yeah. Democracy. Moron.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It warms my heart to know that Lahota is getting very nervous.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Jamie Gorelick served as deputy attorney general from 1994 to 1997 and is a supporter of Hillary Clinton. Larry Thompson served as deputy attorney general from 2001 to 2003 and signed a letter from a group of former Justice Department officials in Republican administrations calling for Donald Trump’s defeat.

The Justice Department has a proud history of enforcing the federal criminal law without fear or favor, and especially without regard to politics. It operates under long-standing and well-established traditions limiting disclosure of ongoing investigations to the public and even to Congress, especially in a way that might be seen as influencing an election. These traditions protect the integrity of the department and the public’s confidence in its mission to take care that the laws are faithfully and impartially executed. They reflect an institutional balancing of interests, delaying disclosure and public knowledge to avoid misuse of prosecutorial power by creating unfair innuendo to which an accused party cannot properly respond.

Decades ago, the department decided that in the 60-day period before an election, the balance should be struck against even returning indictments involving individuals running for office, as well as against the disclosure of any investigative steps. The reasoning was that, however important it might be for Justice to do its job, and however important it might be for the public to know what Justice knows, because such allegations could not be adjudicated, such actions or disclosures risked undermining the political process. A memorandum reflecting this choice has been issued every four years by multiple attorneys general for a very long time, including in 2016.

When they take their vows and assume office, senior officials in the Justice Department and the FBI become part of these traditions, with an obligation to preserve, protect and defend them. They enjoy a credibility established by generations of honorable public servants, and they owe a solemn obligation to maintain that credibility. They are not to arrogate to themselves the choices made by the Justice Department and honored over the years.

As part of that obligation, they must recognize that the department is an institution, not a person. As its temporary custodians, they must neither seek the spotlight for their own advancement nor avoid accountability for the hard decisions they inevitably face. Justice allows neither for self-aggrandizing crusaders on high horses nor for passive bureaucrats wielding rubber stamps from the shadows. It demands both humility and responsibility.

As former deputy attorneys general in the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, we are troubled by the apparent departure from these standards in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server. First, the FBI director, James B. Comey, put himself enthusiastically forward as the arbiter of not only whether to prosecute a criminal case — which is not the job of the FBI — but also best practices in the handling of email and other matters. Now, he has chosen personally to restrike the balance between transparency and fairness, departing from the department’s traditions. As former deputy attorney general George Terwilliger aptly put it, “There’s a difference between being independent and flying solo.”

As it stands, we now have real-time, raw-take transparency taken to its illogical limit, a kind of reality TV of federal criminal investigation. Perhaps worst of all, it is happening on the eve of a presidential election. It is antithetical to the interests of justice, putting a thumb on the scale of this election and damaging our democracy.

More: James Comey is damaging our democracy

Comey has much to answer for. He should never have placed his thumb on the political scale - and now I don't know how he's going to get it off before the election.

There is a tarmac at Skyharbor International Airport that mocks everything you just said.

 

[easyt65]

Libs are clicking their heels and repeating, "There's no place like home"...

 

[eflatminor]

Comey should never have placed his thumb on the political scale - and now I don't know how he's going to get it off before the election.

Any chance the problem here is not with the FBI, but with the malfeasance of your anointed one?

Of course not. Her heart's in the right place...

My God you're delusional.

 

[NYcarbineer]

...possibly:

Former Bush Ethics Head Files Complaint Against Comey, Alleging Potential Violations Of Hatch Act

"The rules are violated if it is obvious that the official’s actions could influence the election, there is no other good reason for taking those actions, and the official is acting under pressure from persons who obviously do want to influence the election."

 

[eagle7_31]

Jamie Gorelick served as deputy attorney general from 1994 to 1997 and is a supporter of Hillary Clinton. Larry Thompson served as deputy attorney general from 2001 to 2003 and signed a letter from a group of former Justice Department officials in Republican administrations calling for Donald Trump’s defeat.

The Justice Department has a proud history of enforcing the federal criminal law without fear or favor, and especially without regard to politics. It operates under long-standing and well-established traditions limiting disclosure of ongoing investigations to the public and even to Congress, especially in a way that might be seen as influencing an election. These traditions protect the integrity of the department and the public’s confidence in its mission to take care that the laws are faithfully and impartially executed. They reflect an institutional balancing of interests, delaying disclosure and public knowledge to avoid misuse of prosecutorial power by creating unfair innuendo to which an accused party cannot properly respond.

Decades ago, the department decided that in the 60-day period before an election, the balance should be struck against even returning indictments involving individuals running for office, as well as against the disclosure of any investigative steps. The reasoning was that, however important it might be for Justice to do its job, and however important it might be for the public to know what Justice knows, because such allegations could not be adjudicated, such actions or disclosures risked undermining the political process. A memorandum reflecting this choice has been issued every four years by multiple attorneys general for a very long time, including in 2016.

When they take their vows and assume office, senior officials in the Justice Department and the FBI become part of these traditions, with an obligation to preserve, protect and defend them. They enjoy a credibility established by generations of honorable public servants, and they owe a solemn obligation to maintain that credibility. They are not to arrogate to themselves the choices made by the Justice Department and honored over the years.

As part of that obligation, they must recognize that the department is an institution, not a person. As its temporary custodians, they must neither seek the spotlight for their own advancement nor avoid accountability for the hard decisions they inevitably face. Justice allows neither for self-aggrandizing crusaders on high horses nor for passive bureaucrats wielding rubber stamps from the shadows. It demands both humility and responsibility.

As former deputy attorneys general in the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, we are troubled by the apparent departure from these standards in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server. First, the FBI director, James B. Comey, put himself enthusiastically forward as the arbiter of not only whether to prosecute a criminal case — which is not the job of the FBI — but also best practices in the handling of email and other matters. Now, he has chosen personally to restrike the balance between transparency and fairness, departing from the department’s traditions. As former deputy attorney general George Terwilliger aptly put it, “There’s a difference between being independent and flying solo.”

As it stands, we now have real-time, raw-take transparency taken to its illogical limit, a kind of reality TV of federal criminal investigation. Perhaps worst of all, it is happening on the eve of a presidential election. It is antithetical to the interests of justice, putting a thumb on the scale of this election and damaging our democracy.

More: James Comey is damaging our democracy

Comey has much to answer for. He should never have placed his thumb on the political scale - and now I don't know how he's going to get it off before the election.

Translation: Damaging to the Hildebeast's chances. If this happened to a Republican, you would be one of the first ones cheering Comey.

 

[Lakhota]

Jamie Gorelick served as deputy attorney general from 1994 to 1997 and is a supporter of Hillary Clinton. Larry Thompson served as deputy attorney general from 2001 to 2003 and signed a letter from a group of former Justice Department officials in Republican administrations calling for Donald Trump’s defeat.

The Justice Department has a proud history of enforcing the federal criminal law without fear or favor, and especially without regard to politics. It operates under long-standing and well-established traditions limiting disclosure of ongoing investigations to the public and even to Congress, especially in a way that might be seen as influencing an election. These traditions protect the integrity of the department and the public’s confidence in its mission to take care that the laws are faithfully and impartially executed. They reflect an institutional balancing of interests, delaying disclosure and public knowledge to avoid misuse of prosecutorial power by creating unfair innuendo to which an accused party cannot properly respond.

Decades ago, the department decided that in the 60-day period before an election, the balance should be struck against even returning indictments involving individuals running for office, as well as against the disclosure of any investigative steps. The reasoning was that, however important it might be for Justice to do its job, and however important it might be for the public to know what Justice knows, because such allegations could not be adjudicated, such actions or disclosures risked undermining the political process. A memorandum reflecting this choice has been issued every four years by multiple attorneys general for a very long time, including in 2016.

When they take their vows and assume office, senior officials in the Justice Department and the FBI become part of these traditions, with an obligation to preserve, protect and defend them. They enjoy a credibility established by generations of honorable public servants, and they owe a solemn obligation to maintain that credibility. They are not to arrogate to themselves the choices made by the Justice Department and honored over the years.

As part of that obligation, they must recognize that the department is an institution, not a person. As its temporary custodians, they must neither seek the spotlight for their own advancement nor avoid accountability for the hard decisions they inevitably face. Justice allows neither for self-aggrandizing crusaders on high horses nor for passive bureaucrats wielding rubber stamps from the shadows. It demands both humility and responsibility.

As former deputy attorneys general in the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, we are troubled by the apparent departure from these standards in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server. First, the FBI director, James B. Comey, put himself enthusiastically forward as the arbiter of not only whether to prosecute a criminal case — which is not the job of the FBI — but also best practices in the handling of email and other matters. Now, he has chosen personally to restrike the balance between transparency and fairness, departing from the department’s traditions. As former deputy attorney general George Terwilliger aptly put it, “There’s a difference between being independent and flying solo.”

As it stands, we now have real-time, raw-take transparency taken to its illogical limit, a kind of reality TV of federal criminal investigation. Perhaps worst of all, it is happening on the eve of a presidential election. It is antithetical to the interests of justice, putting a thumb on the scale of this election and damaging our democracy.

More: James Comey is damaging our democracy

Comey has much to answer for. He should never have placed his thumb on the political scale - and now I don't know how he's going to get it off before the election.

Translation: Damaging to the Hildebeast's chances. If this happened to a Republican, you would be one of the first ones cheering Comey.

No, sparky, it's dirty partisan politics regardless of who it's done to. No presidential election should be tainted by federal agencies this close to a presidential election. How would you feel if the IRS released Trump's tax returns?

 

[Disir]

...possibly:

Former Bush Ethics Head Files Complaint Against Comey, Alleging Potential Violations Of Hatch Act

"The rules are violated if it is obvious that the official’s actions could influence the election, there is no other good reason for taking those actions, and the official is acting under pressure from persons who obviously do want to influence the election."

And what do you win?

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

He's just doing his job. It's not his fault that you rats nominated the crooked lying bitch. You just want her to win and Obama then issue a pardon so she can't be investigated and impeached.

 

[Lakhota]

...possibly:

Former Bush Ethics Head Files Complaint Against Comey, Alleging Potential Violations Of Hatch Act

"The rules are violated if it is obvious that the official’s actions could influence the election, there is no other good reason for taking those actions, and the official is acting under pressure from persons who obviously do want to influence the election."

Yep, Hatch Act and malfeasance.

REID RAGES ON COMEY: ‘YOU MAY HAVE BROKEN THE LAW’

 

[Disir]

...possibly:

Former Bush Ethics Head Files Complaint Against Comey, Alleging Potential Violations Of Hatch Act

"The rules are violated if it is obvious that the official’s actions could influence the election, there is no other good reason for taking those actions, and the official is acting under pressure from persons who obviously do want to influence the election."

Yep, Hatch Act and malfeasance.

REID RAGES ON COMEY: ‘YOU MAY HAVE BROKEN THE LAW’

And what do you win?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Hillary's crimes could influence the election.......blame Comey.

 

[Lakhota]

Malfeasance

The commission of an act that is unequivocally illegal or completely wrongful.

Malfeasance is a comprehensive term used in both civil and Criminal Law to describe any act that is wrongful. It is not a distinct crime or tort, but may be used generally to describe any act that is criminal or that is wrongful and gives rise to, or somehow contributes to, the injury of another person.

Malfeasance is an affirmative act that is illegal or wrongful. In tort law it is distinct from misfeasance, which is an act that is not illegal but is improperly performed. It is also distinct from Nonfeasance, which is a failure to act that results in injury.

The distinctions between malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance have little effect on tort law. Whether a claim of injury is for one or the other, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant owed a duty of care, that the duty was breached in someway, and that the breach caused injury to the plaintiff. One exception is that under the law of Strict Liability, the plaintiff need not show the absence of due care. The law of strict liability usually is applied to Product Liability cases, where a manufacturer can be held liable for harm done by a product that was harmful when it was placed on the market. In such cases the plaintiff need not show any actual malfeasance on the part of the manufacturer. A mistake is enough to create liability because the law implies that for the sake of public safety, a manufacturer warrants a product's safety when it offers the product for sale.

malfeasance

Seems pretty obvious to me!

 

[JakeStarkey]

No, he did not violate the Hatch Act.

 

[Ozone]

if trump says that hillary is running for prison, i'd believe it. you're welcome. and also, i'm not comey. but, comey is at least as smart. what can he do? dear congress, the bitch is all up in the weiner thing, we're just now finding out about it, we'll keep you posted. check 'em.