Total opposite in fact.... He was found to be insubordinate to Lynch's wishes and had said so himself justifying the press conferences because he thought Lynch was being partisan.
Another fucking foreigner attempting to influence US voters and undermine the democratic process. The only reason Comey thought that was because he is a racist and couldn't take order from a black woman.
This is exactly the kind of sucker punch the republicans should have been expecting but apparently were not. The problem with this statement, which reads like something inserted at the last minute to placate someone, is that it makes no sense. Comey exonerated Hillary, not DOJ prosecutors. Either he did it on his own volition, which was clearly outside his authority, or he was instructed to do it, which raises bigger questions of political interference and obstruction. The other problem with this statement is that it flies in the face of past DOJ practice in which innocent or careless actions were severely prosecuted. The most recent example was the sailor who snapped a few pics of his nuke sub to show his family. There was no espionage or anything else but he was treated like a hostile spy and sent to prison. Gen. Petraeus carelessly or stupidly gave his GF classified doc's. He also was prosecuted and the fact he was given a slap on the wrist is outrageous, given the treatment the sailor received. Still he was prosecuted. The only consistency here seems to be the higher you are up the ladder, the less likely you are to be held accountable. That is the real scandal here, but no one can get past the politics to focus on it.
A couple of points: you should refer to the report for who was interviewed. You will find the answer to which prosecutors there. Horowitz and his staff did and extensive investigation- it’s air tight. The sailor you speak of knowingly took strategic pictures of a top secret engine he knew was off limits. That shows intent and his pardon is a travesty. FYI: had he not been caught those pictures would have been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
There’s a narrative bubbling up about the Weiner laptop that deserves some discussion. It has been alleged the fbi slow walked the laptop to benefit Clinton but the late timing of its release actually hurt Clinton. Interestingly, this is the only issue the IG was not able to make a determination on in the report.
From the report, here’s Comey worried about and October surprise that may hurt Trump: Contrast this with his take on October surprises that may hurt Clinton.
Right that he was insubordinate to Lynch. Wrong to your disagreement with the point I made. The insubordination is part of the going off the reservation. Comey was insubordinate to Lynch in that he concealed his intentions and acted independently of the chain of command without the knowledge or approval of his superiors. In other words, just as I said. He acted independently and without authority. No one, anywhere, whether the IG or anyone else in their right frigging mind believes that Comey was in the chain of command or authorized to step forward to independently and unilaterally exonerate Hillary. He is the top cop for christsake- not even in the prosecutorial division of DOJ. Even if Lynch needed to recuse, it would the decision would then fall to Sally Yates or possibly Rod Rosenstein. No one anywhere or any organization chart or theory anywhere allows Comey to usurp that role.
Comey continuously put Lynch and Yates in a bind with his version of ethics. Yates’s account of the October letter to Congress shows how difficult it was to deal with Comey.