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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:01 PM Oct 2016

Why Did James Comey Send The Letter?

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Why Did James Comey Send The Letter? (Original Post) thomhartmann Oct 2016 OP

His overblown integrity character flaw made him do it. OnDoutside Oct 2016 #1

If he felt a legitimate need to report to Congress, he could have CLASSIFIED his document BlueStreak Oct 2016 #2

OnDoutside

(19,972 posts)

1. His overblown integrity character flaw made him do it.

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Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:05 PM

Oct 2016

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

2. If he felt a legitimate need to report to Congress, he could have CLASSIFIED his document

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:26 PM

Oct 2016

until after the election.

That would clearly take care of any Congressional obligation, and also avoid any Hatch Act problems.

After all, this whole thing is about handling classified documents, isn't it? It isn't as if the Republicans could leak a classified document to prove that Hillary mishandled classified documents.

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