All Eyes Now Turn To FBI Director Jim Comey In Clinton Investigation
By Tyler Durden
News about any FBI activity as it relates to the investigation into Hillary Clinton has been sparse lately, and as we noted earlier, the fact that it has been relatively quiet may be a growing concern inside the Clinton camp. However, due to the fallout from the recent private meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton, the spotlight is now squarely shining on the FBI, and director Jim Comey in particular.
Recall that immediately after the public learned of the purely coincidental meeting, Lynch went into pure damage control mode. After simply telling reporters that all the two discussed was Bill’s golf game and his grandchildren wasn’t enough to quiet the questions surrounding the true intent of the meeting, Lynch decided to have a televised interview in order to clarify everything. During the interview, Lynch said that while she wasn’t formally recusing herself from the decision whether or not to bring charges against Hillary, Lynch said that whatever recommendations were given from the department’s career prosecutors and investigators, as well as the FBI director, would be accepted. Ironically, Lynch said that the decision to accept those recommendations was made long before the meeting with Clinton.
“While I don’t have a role in those findings and coming up with those findings or making those recommendations as to how to go forward, I’ll be briefed on it and I will be accepting their recommendations,” Lynch said during the interview.
With that said, as The Hill points out, the attention has now shifted to FBI Director Jim Comey and whether or not the FBI will recommend that the DOJ bring charges against Clinton.
“Comey is the center of gravity on this thing. There is a growing expectation that we the public need to hear the FBI, Jim Comey version of whether or not charges will be brought. There has probably been increasing recognition by her that that’s true, that she is viewed as – regardless of her prior reputation as an effective prosecutor – she’s now head of Obama’s DOJ, a political position in a Democratic administration that is deciding on the prosecution or not of the leading Democratic candidate” said former FBI assistant director Ron Hosko.
As we said, there hasn’t been much public news on the FBI’s progress in the matter since we last reported that Hillary’s top aide Huma Abedin was interviewed by the FBI back in May. Comey has said regarding the investigation that “We want to do it well and we want to do it promptly. As between the two things, we will always choose well.“
Comey will now be looked at with a more intense focus from the public, as Lynch essentially punted the ball over to the FBI on whether or not to recommend charges. If Comey recommends charges, then the public will immediately know whether or not Lynch was telling the truth about accepting the FBI’s recommendation on the matter. As The Hill puts it, Comey is widely respected by GOP …read more
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