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Giuliani offers bizarre explanation for 'misleading' claims about Clinton "active FBI"-"still alive"
“Sometimes I described them as active agents, and I probably misled people when I said active agents, because what I meant by that one… was that they were people that I work with. I didn’t mean people that were ‘on duty’. I know agents that are 85 years old, and I know agents that are 60 years old, and I consider the 60-years-olds to be active agents,” he said.
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“I did concede to the FBI that the statements that I made to the press were confusing,” he said. “I use the word ‘active’ and ‘current’ … I mean they are not old men, they can still do things.”
Pressed by the Guardian about the fact that the common understanding of the term “active agent” would mean that an individual was still working for the FBI, Giuliani said his use of the words “current” and “active” were understood by people who work in the security business, though perhaps not be laymen.
“I didn’t want to speak to ‘on-duty’ agents because I knew it would be a problem for them, not for me … it could be a crime or a violation for [an on-duty agent] to do that,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/15/rudy-giuliani-2016-election-hillary-clinton-fbi-remarks-active-misunderstanding
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“I did concede to the FBI that the statements that I made to the press were confusing,” he said. “I use the word ‘active’ and ‘current’ … I mean they are not old men, they can still do things.”
Pressed by the Guardian about the fact that the common understanding of the term “active agent” would mean that an individual was still working for the FBI, Giuliani said his use of the words “current” and “active” were understood by people who work in the security business, though perhaps not be laymen.
“I didn’t want to speak to ‘on-duty’ agents because I knew it would be a problem for them, not for me … it could be a crime or a violation for [an on-duty agent] to do that,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/15/rudy-giuliani-2016-election-hillary-clinton-fbi-remarks-active-misunderstanding
It was, I seem to remember, the idea that "active FBI" agents were about to accuse Comey of covering up the emails on Weiner's computer that induced him to go public. This looks like he was scammed.
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There was evil intent by many in that office. I want it ferreted out.
