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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHarry Reid: FBI Director’s ‘Partisan Actions’ May Violate Federal Law
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said FBI Director James Comey may have violated a federal law when he disclosed, less than two weeks before the presidential election, that his office was pursuing potential new evidence related to Democratic nominee Hillary Clintons use of a private email server as secretary of state.
Mr. Reid was preparing to send a letter to Mr. Comey on Sunday saying he appears to be aiding one political party over another. He said that may violate the Hatch Act, which bars government officials from using their position to influence an election.
I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, the Senate minority leader wrote, according to a draft of the letter provided to The Wall Street Journal. Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law.
A spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation didnt immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Reid was preparing to send a letter to Mr. Comey on Sunday saying he appears to be aiding one political party over another. He said that may violate the Hatch Act, which bars government officials from using their position to influence an election.
I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, the Senate minority leader wrote, according to a draft of the letter provided to The Wall Street Journal. Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law.
A spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation didnt immediately respond to a request for comment.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/30/harry-reid-comeys-partisan-actions-may-violate-federal-law/
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Harry Reid: FBI Director’s ‘Partisan Actions’ May Violate Federal Law (Original Post)
spanone
Oct 2016
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ffr
(22,672 posts)1. Atta-boy, Harry! Give 'em hell!!
Maybe contacting your representative does have an effect. If so,
Comey, you should resign for your shameful act.
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)2. He most certainly should. ^
malaise
(269,176 posts)3. Oh My!
Go Harry!
spanone
(135,880 posts)4. it's got a nice ring to it, eh? 👍🏼
malaise
(269,176 posts)6. Sure does
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)5. No one is going to touch Comey right now
First off, Democrats control nothing in Congress. So they can't touch Comey even if they wanted to.
Second, Lynch and Obama aren't going to stick their necks out for Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner. Those two are Hillary's problem.
LeftInTX
(25,556 posts)7. The fun part is the letter that Harry Reid wrote to Comey
The juicy stuff starts in paragraph three. Comey played a dirty game, now Harry is putting Comey's crap out there.
http://www.reid.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Letter-to-Director-Comey-10_30_2016.pdf
napkinz
(17,199 posts)8. Give 'em Hell, Harry!