Comey: "I don't even know what a security review is. I don't know what that means....

[grasswire]

....We at the FBI do investigations."

He also told reporters that there would be NO special considerations given to anyone in the investigation. No preferences for HRC.

[JoePhilly]

1. Any second now!!!

[grasswire]

2. pen and paper presser today with reporters. nt

[leveymg]

6. Do you have a link on this?

[grasswire]

13. saw it on FOX, sorry

I assume we will have print report later. Catherine Herridge is their reporter on this.

[leveymg]

15. Please try to find a link.

Can't do anything without one.

[pdsimdars]

17. I will be on youtube at some time. I've seen lots of their reporting on this.

[pmorlan1]

52. Here you go

The head of the FBI on Wednesday appeared to challenge Hillary Clinton’s characterization of the federal investigation into her private email server.

Clinton and her allies have repeatedly called the probe a routine “security inquiry.”

But Director James Comey told reporters that wasn’t an accurate description.

"It's in our name. I'm not familiar with the term 'security inquiry,' " Comey said at a roundtable with reporters, according to Politico.

“We’re conducting an investigation ... That’s what we do,” he said, according to Fox News.

Comey reportedly declined to say whether or not the investigation is “criminal” in nature.

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/279552-fbi-head-challenges-clinton-on-email-probe

[frylock]

55. President Hillary will change it to the Federal Bureau of Security Inquiries.

[pmorlan1]

57. LOL

that only investigate civil matters never criminal.

[pdsimdars]

62. Or the Federal Bureau of whatever the hell I tell you it is.

[grasswire]

72. did you get what you need?

I think this is the quote you were interested in:

Asked about complaints from some security clearance holders that they would be in jail if they acted similarly to Clinton, the FBI director declined to comment directly, but said: "There's no special set of rules for anybody that the FBI investigates."

Sorry I didn't get the actual quote til now, but I was out with appointments earlier.

[leveymg]

73. Yes, I did. Thank you. nt

[notadmblnd]

28. For you

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/hillary-clinton-email-investigation-fbi-james-comey-223071

[amborin]

51. link here:

http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/05/11/fbi-director-talks-herridge-we-do-investigations-not-security-inquiries

[NWCorona]

3. That politico article was pretty light on info.

Even still, I didn't think this would be earth shattering as the announcement didn't come from Loretta's office.

[grasswire]

5. no

I don't think anyone expected much from this today. But a lot of people are on pins and needles deflecting.

[NWCorona]

9. Yup but that qoute from Comey isn't nothing to laugh at either.

[CoffeeCat]

30. He basically punched a hole in the Clinton narrative

that this is a security review.

Clinton is conducting a campaign and is spinning. You really can't begrudge her for spinning while she's in the thick of a primary.

Clinton said as recently as last week that this was a security review. Clearly, the takeaway is that what Clinton says regarding this investigation should be ignored. I think her and her surrogates--both on and offline--can't be trusted to be honest about this investigation.

They're not a good source for facts.

[NWCorona]

31. I'm just waiting for the mediamatters rebuttal lol

[pmorlan1]

53. Blumenthal is out there spinning too

CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day" told Blumenthal that many Democrats she has talked to fear there is "bombshell" in the wings that could wreck Clinton's campaign.

"I'm very confident that that will not happen," Blumenthal said. "My understanding is that this is a security review. It's certainly not a criminal investigation. It's an inquiry into whether anyone intentionally put classified information where it shouldn't be."
FBI director James Comey said later Wednesday at a roundtable discussion with reporters that the term "security inquiry" -- often used by Clinton and her allies -- is not a phrase he's familiar with.
"We're conducting an investigation," Comey said. "That's what we do."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/politics/sid-blumenthal-emails-hillary-clinton/

CNN used to have a video of Sidney saying this but it's not there now. If you want to see the video it's at this link

http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/clinton-ally-sid-blumenthal-i-am-confident-indictment-wont-happen/

[frylock]

58. Blumenthal is probably shitting a brick at this stage.

[pmorlan1]

60. Did you watch the video?

If you didn't, watch where he gets asked if he knew about the server. He appeared to be distancing himself from that so yeah I bet he is shitting a brick right now.

Things got a little uncomfortable when Camerota asked Blumenthal about whether he talked to Clinton about setting up a private server.

“Oh no … I had nothing to do with that,” he quickly replied. “I write Lincoln (referring to his new book about Lincoln), and I write Hillary and one of them has replied.”

[frylock]

64. Nah, I'll have to find it when I get home.

Thx.

[Attorney in Texas]

4. Comey stood firm in the face of Republican power abuse and Democratic power abuse. Obama chose him

for his integrity.

I love this Comey profile in courage story:

In early January 2006, The New York Times, as part of its investigation into domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency, reported that Comey, who was Acting Attorney General during the March 2004 hospitalization of John Ashcroft, refused to certify the legality of central aspects of the NSA program. The certification was required under White House procedures in order for the program to continue.[16]

After Comey's refusal, the newspaper reported, Andrew H. Card Jr., White House Chief of Staff, and Alberto R. Gonzales, then White House counsel and future Attorney General, made a visit to the George Washington University Hospital to attempt to win approval directly from Ashcroft for the program.[16] According to the 2007 memoir of Jack Goldsmith, who had been head of the Office of Legal Counsel at the time, Comey went to the hospital to give Ashcroft support in withstanding pressure from the White House.

Comey confirmed these events took place (but declined to confirm the specific program) in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on 16 May 2007.[17][18][19][20][21][22] FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, like Comey, also supported Ashcroft's decision; both men were prepared to resign if the White House ignored the Department of Justice's legal conclusions on the wiretapping issue. FBI director Mueller's notes on the March 10, 2004, incident, which were released to a House Judiciary committee, confirms that he "Saw [the] AG, John Ashcroft in the room. AG is feeble, barely articulate, clearly stressed."[23] Comey withdrew his threat to resign after meeting directly with President Bush, who gave his support to making changes in the surveillance program.[24]

[lagomorph777]

7. Heee! This AM Blumenthal said "It's not an investigation; it's a security review."

But I'm sure he's providing excellent advice on this topic to Hillary.

[FlatBaroque]

11. Sid always gives good advice.

Hillary maintains a coterie of excellent, ethical advisors.

[lagomorph777]

19. Ethical advisers such as

Huma Abedin - held 4 jobs at once (2 private-sector and 2 government jobs) - one of which was being a close adviser to HRC.
Cheryl Mills - held 3 jobs at once (1 private-sector, 1 for the government of Abu Dhabi, and 1 as Chief of Staff for HRC).
Sidney Blumenthal sent private intelligence reports on Libya to then secretary of state Hillary Clinton, was also on the payroll of the Clinton Foundation.
David Brock - filed a complaint with FEC, claiming Bernie was receiving too many small donations.

[Yurovsky]

34. Bernie is a threat to the status quo...

wherein people go into public service to get rich. Both Democrats and Republicans cash in on this system. The real losers are average people who have to deal with a government that doesn't do jack squat for them, but rather spend their time in DC & the 50 state houses lining their pockets.

[AzDar]

35. ^ This.

[jack_krass]

65. Damn straight!

[frylock]

59. "Another keeper, thanks and keep them coming"

[Paper Roses]

8. If this is the case, go or get off the pot!

This issue is so important that there can be no delay. Whatever the outcome of the FBI investigations, we need and deserve the answers now. Not whenever it is convenient for the FBI.
Too many questions, not enough answers!

[NWCorona]

10. IMHO the fact that it's ongoing isn't good news for Hillary

With this much pressure that this is the third time Comey has had to mentioned that there's no deadline.

[Maedhros]

21. I am a professional investigator.

Investigations take time, and drawing conclusions prematurely and releasing them early can cause HUGE problems.

I do not know if the FBI is stalling, or if the investigation is open and ongoing, so I can't justify demanding that they provide an answer at this time. I would certainly prefer that they conclude their investigation as quickly as possible.

[leveymg]

12. I'm not sure that's a Comey quote.

It's attributed to Judge Nap, here: http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/04/25/judge-nap-hillary-fbi-does-criminal-investigations-not-security-reviews

Had to go dumpster diving to find that. Time for a shower.

[grasswire]

14. No, I'm pretty sure this was from today.

Reporter said: He was asked whether this was a security inquiry. He said he did not know what that meant. FBI does investigations.

She also said that he was asked about the fact that many people in government service claim that they would already be in prison if they had done what HRC and staff did. And that's when he said that there would be no special considerations for anyone.

[LP2K12]

18. Quote...

In response to another question, Comey said he wasn't familiar with the term "security inquiry" that Clinton and her aides have used to describe the ongoing probe. Comey said he considers the work agents are doing to be an "investigation."

"It's in our name. I'm not familiar with the term 'security inquiry','" the director said.

However, he passed up the chance to repeat a reporter's characterization of it as a "criminal" probe.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/hillary-clinton-email-investigation-fbi-james-comey-223071#ixzz48N8tZJt1
Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook

[Bob41213]

23. I'm thinking about that last part.... is it "criminal?"

One his comment is clearly a "no comment."

But one wonders given that their is a Democratic Primary in full swing, if it wasn't criminal, would he just say "no, it's not criminal."

[leveymg]

24. Here's the link to the Politico article with the quote>

FBI's Comey: I feel 'pressure' to quickly finish Clinton email probe

By Josh Gerstein

05/11/16 01:23 PM EDT

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/hillary-clinton-email-investigation-fbi-james-comey-223071

FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday he feels "pressure" to complete the federal investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's private email server competently and quickly.

However, Comey said the pressure is similar to other high-profile cases the bureau handles such as terrorism investigations.

"We want to do it well and we want to do it promptly. I feel pressure to do both of those things," Comey told reporters during a roundtable at FBI headquarters. "As between the two things, we will always choose 'well.'"

Comey indicated he's not taking into account political events, including the upcoming conventions or the fall election.

"I don't tether to any external deadline," the FBI chief said.

Comey swatted away a series of questions about the status of the investigation, describing it only as "ongoing."

Asked about complaints from some security clearance holders that they would be in jail if they acted similarly to Clinton, the FBI director declined to comment directly, but said: "There's no special set of rules for anybody that the FBI investigates."

In response to another question, Comey said he wasn't familiar with the term "security inquiry" that Clinton and her aides have used to describe the ongoing probe. Comey said he considers the work agents are doing to be an "investigation."

"It's in our name. I'm not familiar with the term 'security inquiry','" the director said.
However, he passed up the chance to repeat a reporter's characterization of it as a "criminal" probe.
20

[berni_mccoy]

16. So much for the Brocking point that it's a "Security Review"

[Bob41213]

20. Sounds like someone telling HRC to pipe down if you ask me.

Be interesting to see how she updates her talking points or if she gets called on it by the MSM.

[catnhatnh]

22. In another group...

"Just so everyone knows the earth shattering FBI conference has happened. HRC room.

Nothing came of it. "

[silvershadow]

25. The fact that it is going on is the earth-shattering part. And has been. That's why

the wheels fell of the bus at the first of the year.

[leftynyc]

27. Everyone knew yesterday

it was ongoing. What's earth shattering about finding out the same today? You Bernie supporters really need to get your knickers untwisted waiting for a non-existent indictment.

[CoffeeCat]

32. Nobody is waiting for an indictment

We are following the year-long FBI investigation into our Democratic frontrunner's unsecure, private server.

You'd have to be a whacko to ignore this very serious issue.

I don't hear anyone "waiting", "hoping", or "wishing" for an indictment. The only people speaking those words are knee-jerk Clinton fans who mock any Democrat who dares to discuss this issue.

Trying to bully people for talking about this ongoing FBI investigation--is crazy making.

[leftynyc]

37. If you don't see

people waiting, hoping or wishing for an indictment here on DU, you aren't looking very hard. Unless, like saradon, you're waiting for her to keel over and die. And really, if you feel bullied by an anonymous poster on the internet, you got bigger problems than I'm equipped to deal with.

[CoffeeCat]

46. Again--I only see Clinton supporters pushing fake narratives

and suggesting that Bernie supporters are waiting, wishing and hoping for an indictment.

That is absurd. No one is doing that. We are simply discussing this very serious issue and the information that is out there.

And yes, it is bullying to mock Democrats who want to discuss this. The ploys to squelch discussion about this FBI investigation are obvious and ridiculous.

They don't work. They won't ever work.

[leftynyc]

48. Mocking=bullying?

Wow - you guys certainly take the cake in redefining words. Carry on. Nobody is buying what you're selling.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

76. It actually is

Mocking is bullying, and it's wrong.

[tex-wyo-dem]

33. What's significant is that...

The front-runner in a presidential primary is under active investigation by the Feds. As far as I know, that's a first and has serious implications for the Democratic Party.

[leftynyc]

38. The same exact thing

was said about a special prosecutor looking at Whitewater.

[Fawke Em]

43. That was clearly partisan.

The FBI isn't. They are a group of people with differing backgrounds and who have taken an oath to uphold the law - not go on GOP committee witch hunts.

[leftynyc]

44. Uh - no it wasn't

The Democrats were in full control of the government at the time. BTW - prosecutors (all lawyers) take the same oath.

[Lizzie Poppet]

40. Princess Weathervane's Ostrich Army comes through again!

They sure do know how to live down to expectations, don't they?

[Autumn]

45. Nothing other than their "security review" line is brockshit.

[hrmjustin]

26. Not exactly the action pact news conference you were posting about last night.

[awake]

29. Conformation that the FBIs "investigation" is continuing is not good news for Hillary

It was once again made clear today that this is NOT a "security review" and that the FBI only does investigations, and the FBI does not care who you are when it comes to doing their job the FBI will do it "well".

[grasswire]

68. I said nothing of the sort.

I merely reported what I was seeing on other message boards.

We, here on DU, were pretty much agreed that it was not going to be big.

Can't help it if YOU got your adrenaline flush.

[hrmjustin]

71. Merely reported huh.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1939681

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1939701

[Bob41213]

74. Ummm, looks to to me like pretty much reporting...

First link says reports possible speculation but Grasswire thinks it's probably no true.

Second link reports another speculation (which looks like pretty close to what actually happened).

I'd vote in favor of Grasswire.

[Autumn]

36. Does Hillary know what a security review is?

[Fawke Em]

47. This is a security review...

https://www.swordshield.com/security-assessments/

Or even this:

http://www.bu.edu/tech/about/security-resources/bestpractice/infosec-review/

This is, too:

http://www.veracode.com/security/security-review-software

But this is what the FBI does:

The mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the Constitution of the United States.

The FBI's major priorities are to:

Protect the United States from terrorist attack;
Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage;
Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes;
Combat public corruption at all levels;
Protect civil rights;
Combat transnational and national criminal organizations and enterprises;
Combat major white-collar crime;
Combat significant violent crime;
Support federal, state, county, municipal, and international partners; and to
Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBI's mission.

I see a lot there about fighting crime, but I don't see one word about security reviews.

[Autumn]

49. I know. He sure put down Hills lie there didn't he.

No telling what this investigation will be spun as next.

[grasswire]

67. taking cues from Nixon.

Two bit burglary, updated for Hill.

[Fawke Em]

39. I love being able to say this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511744139

[ViseGrip]

41. Hillary's flowery phrase for I'm being investigated...it's an 'inquiry'.

[ViseGrip]

42. Hillary please step down. We don't need to start out this way. Please give America a break!

[amborin]

50. K&R

[Fairgo]

54. It is a review

...to be followed by a lively forum in court, where a judge will consult with the SOS office and they will negotiate the terms of a collegial retreat at a federal facility to brainstorm better security protocol. Should take 5-7 years, less with good behaviour. Just in time for the re-election campaign.

[Reiyuki]

63. lol

That just made my day

Whatever Newspeak division you trained with, you deserve for a promotion.

[grasswire]

69. I think you've got the beginning of a plot for "Hillary the Musical" nt

[Bob41213]

75. LOL, great spin!

Spot on.

[Mike__M]

56. "Security Revue"

is a comic opera that John Adams is contemplating. Apparently it includes a cameo for the popular Kissinger character from Nixon in China.

[grasswire]

66. Her security review is straight from Nixon's playbook.

Watergate = two bit burglary.

[grasswire]

70. damn

I just posted something similar.

[pdsimdars]

61. I guess he didn't understand it when Hillary told him what he was doing.

She apparently hasn't brought him to heel yet.