Exclusive: FBI still does not have warrant to review new Clinton emails

[molova]

Source: Yahoo News

FBI Director James Comey wrote his bombshell letter to Congress on Friday about newly discovered emails that were potentially “pertinent” to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server before agents were able to review any of the material because the bureau had not yet gotten a search warrant to read them, three government officials who have been briefed on the probe told Yahoo News.

When Comey wrote the letter, “he had no idea what was in the content of the emails,” one of the officials said, referring to recently discovered emails that were found on the laptop of disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin. Weiner is under investigation for allegedly sending illicit text messages to a 15-year-old girl.

As of Saturday night, the FBI had still not gotten approval from the Justice Department for a warrant that would allow them to read any of the newly discovered Abedin emails, and therefore are still in the dark about whether they include any classified material that the bureau has not already seen.

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/comey-wrote-bombshell-letter-to-congress-before-fbi-had-reviewed-new-emails-220219586.html

---

Nor should Comey get a warrant.

[forest444]

1. Had they been incriminating against Hillary in any way, they would have no doubt been leaked.

J. Edgar "Mary" Hoover would be proud.

[asiliveandbreathe]

5. "Mary" indeed..

[forest444]

10. Ah, to each his own.

[asiliveandbreathe]

12. And what a hypocrite..

... J. Edgar Hoover, a reminder that his persecution of gay people destroyed thousands of lives and careers. -

[forest444]

13. Indeed. A very Republican character, for lack of a better word.

Him, and Roy Cohn.

You might remember the documentary Outrage from a few years back. Really paints a picture of today's GOP, sadly.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Along with Trump's late buddy

Roy Cohn

[forest444]

27. Right. It's too bad Hillary couldn't mention that Trump's lawyer in that DOJ discrimination suit

was none other than Roy Cohn.

I remember reading that the day his death was announced, half of Manhattan threw a party. Far be from me to dance on someone's grave, but Cohn certainly hurt a lot of people.

[NBachers]

24. Here's an alluring little number, coquettish and free -

[forest444]

26. Ha! Hoover never looked better.

Thanks, NBachers. I'm inevitably reminded of this:

[NBachers]

28. Thanks- Long time since I've seen Whatever Happened to Baby Jane-

Maybe that will be my Halloween night movie this year.

I could've done a better job on the Hoover dress; the neck looks too smooth; but it was just a rush to get the point across. The woman, by the way, is Betty Furness.

[forest444]

30. Here's Woody Allen's version:

Have a good Halloween, man.

[DURHAM D]

2. This story is a bogus re-direct. CYA from Comey.

[msanthrope]

6. Indeed. It's why he can't move his ass. nt

[Stonepounder]

3. Hey, I found a package in my mailbox.

I have no idea of whether it has anything incriminating or has anything to do with Hillary's email server. But I'm sending an email to Mr. Comey in case he wants to write another letter to Congress saying it might, perhaps, potentially have something to do with her server. It could be relevant, since I have received both email and snail mail from her asking me to donate to her campaign.

[Thrill]

4. President Obama has to speak on Comey's behavior

[msanthrope]

7. No. Comey is still hanging himself. Let's not interrupt. nt

[gordianot]

8. Good grief (reference to deity almighty)

After all they are dealing with a serious issue with a sexual pedophile.

[spooky3]

9. Misleading headline

There is no evidence that they are "Clinton" emails. I get that the headline writer wants to communicate with non-political-enthusiast readers so that they know which emails the article is discussing. But this practice perpetuates the wrong of Comey's innuendo.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. How did he release information about

something that the FBI didn't even have legal possession of?

This is getting murky

[Ligyron]

14. Maybe Comey didn't know but some RW agent sure probably did/does.

Not granting him a warrant will slow down the release of any favorable information way past the election, which may be the case anyway but then he would have an excuse for sure.

Right now, people not familiar with how any of this works (most people) assume the worst. I really hope those saying there's no connection to HRC are right, but how do we know this for sure? Because some FBI "source" said so to someone?

As I've stated elsewhere, all the Dems need to go balls out, screaming crazy about how this is unfair, interfering with an election, violation of the Hatch Act from the surrogates on up to the AG and DOJ. File lawsuits, be on TV every second available like the GrOPers do all the time. Being nice has never worked for us and this is an emergency.

[LiberalFighter]

15. How difficult can it be for the FBI to make the case for a warrant?

Maybe because they couldn't?

[Coyotl]

18. And then hope the politicized Republican Committee does it.

And then hope there is an email that provides a way to burn the witch who should have stayed home and baked cookies like women are supposed to, or did I miss something?

[videohead5]

16. Thousands of e-mails BS

But they are not all Huma's and only some are work related to the state department.

[Sancho]

17. but is there a little "c" on each email that means "Comey was here"?

...the FBI is pissed because Hillary is smarter than they are...and she's female...and they can't stand it.

[sorefeet]

19. The Sunday morning political media

will have a hay day with this tomorrow. And they won't tell the whole story. Wallace, Stephanopolis and Todd.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. So how does he know there are Hillary's e-mails on the computer

Or does he just ass u me this?

[Kablooie]

32. Some Trump surrogate probably gave him the inside scoop.

[TrollBuster9090]

23. Ironically, he wouldn't GET a warrant under normal circumstances. He has absolutely no evidence

He has absolutely no probable cause. No evidence that there is anything illegal in Abedin's emails. Congress sent the FBI out to determine if CLINTON sent classified documents from a non-secured server, and they found basically no evidence of that.

That being said, Abedin HERSELF should probably give them permission to look at her emails. Because if they're not looked at, the GOP will continue to claim there's evidence of wrong doing in there.

[Upin]

35. With all the attention this will get, you don't think he'll cross every T and dot every I?

At this point, he knows that everything will be scrutinized to the gnat's ass.

[Nitram]

25. Fire Comey! He had no cause to comment on anything but the fact that they found no

evidence to charge Clinton. He now throws a bomb into the election less than two weeks before the vote. This is not the way our democracy works.

[bench scientist]

29. looks like this story has legs..

"“We do not have a warrant,” a senior law enforcement official told[ yahoo new reporter] Isikoff. “Discussions are under way [between the FBI and the Justice Department] as to the best way to move forward.”
An official told Isikoff that Comey “had no idea what was in the content of the emails” when he sent his letter to Congress on Friday advising them that he is reviewing new materials that may prove pertinent to the investigation against Clinton.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/we-do-not-have-a-warrant-fbi-admits-comey-jumped-the-gun-with-clinton-email-announcement/

[haele]

38. I'll tell you what the email was about - Anthony and Huma Wiener went to a Clinton Foundation

Fundraiser. And being a married couple, they were sending email back and forth about the preparations and maybe if they would make an extra donation or not, because it was an f'n charity in which the money actually went to the cause, rather than to pay off lawsuits and pay for a new plane.

So, whatever they emailed to each other may prove pertinent to the witch-hunt, err, investigation against Clinton.

Haele

[Kablooie]

31. If no one read them how the hell do they know they are pertinent to the email investigation?

I don't understand how this works.

[Upin]

36. Maybe he has access to another set of e-mails...

... that were sent wherever he is trying to gain access to?

[SunSeeker]

33. The more I learn about this story the more pissed off I get at Comey.

[WIProgressive88]

37. He needs to go. He is a Republican hack and the FBI cannot possibly be trusted with anything so long

as he is in charge.