So, what is it exactly that Loretta Lynch does?

[vdogg]

It's been days since her employee set the house on fire and walked away, yet not a word from her? He answers to the Attorney General, what steps has she taken to rein him in? It would seem to me that the increasingly bipartisan backlash to his actions gives her enough political cover to demand his resignation.

[CentralMass]

1. Are you sure that the Director of the FBI works for the DOJ?

[vdogg]

10. Yes.

The FBI is under the Department of Justice. As Lynch is head of that agency, Comey is subordinate to her.

[tritsofme]

20. He may technically be her subordinate, but she cannot fire him.

Only Obama can.

[wncHillsupport]

2. I wonder

about her lack of authority over a director within her department.
If Comey is known to act on his own regularly, according to what I am reading today, then why has he been able to retain his position? A man who flaunts the policies of his own department is not a man who should be in a leadership position.

[still_one]

3. It is a tricky situation. Sure, she could demand his resignation, and so could President Obama, but

with only a few days to go that would give fuel to conspiracy nuts. Instead, the strategy has been to demand more information, expose the possible violations of law that Comey has violated, including the Hatch Act, and the fact this involved Huma'a/Weiner's computer, and has nothing to do with Hillary

After the election, no question about it, Comey should be hung out to dry

[vdogg]

7. This is true. It's just been shocking to me how absent she has been from the debate.

[Botany]

4. I'm sure A.G. Lynch is aware of the problem and is working on it right now.

A.G. Lynch knows that if she fires Comey before the election the optics would be
bad and it would pour gas on the fire. 11/9/16 and Comey will be fired.

[wncHillsupport]

5. from wikipedia

Parent agency [of FBI] Department of Justice
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

[wncHillsupport]

6. I don't care about it being a "tricky situation".

What is right is right. Delaying his firing or demanding his resignation, or at the least, putting the Wiener investigation under someone else is the least that should be done and now. Waiting weeks or months will NOT reduce the fallout but this must not be allowed to stand without consequence.

[CajunBlazer]

19. No, that would be unwise before the election, or even emediately after it

The optics of demanding his Resignation before the election would be terrible and probably hurtful to Hillary's chances. In addition, the FBI Director is appointed for 10 years specifically to remove him/her from politics. He does serve at the pleasure of the President, but it would be political suicide to fire an FBI Director without cause. You and I may believe President Obama would be justified in firing him now, but I doubt that the majority of the American people would agree.

Even after the election I would wait until this matter is put to bed, one way or another. If it turns out to be a non story, and especially if it turns out the FBI was also investigating the Trump campaign for ties with Russia, then would be the time to go after the Director.

[Coyotl]

8. Act responsibly and carrry out her job properly as head of DoJ.

Don't fret or wet, GOTV.

[Jarqui]

9. If she fires him, it makes it look like Obama is covering for Hillary

and interfering. Worse optics.

Apparently, the DoJ discouraged Comey from going forward but they did not order him to not go forward.

I think we all need more facts about why this has happened.

[awake]

11. Loretta had her hands tied when Bill walked on her plane uninvited

The press & Trump keep bringing that up which makes it harder for Loretta to act.

[Yonnie3]

12. A lot of the issue is Bill Clinton's meeting with her.

No matter how innocent, the meeting hamstrung her in the email investigation.

As much as I like Bill as a president, as a philanthropist and just in general, I would like to get in his face and say what were you thinking?

[wncHillsupport]

13. Again,

I say that the only people on earth who can never stop being punished for mistakes are Bill and Hillary Clinton.

No number of sincere apologies are adequate. Only they must pay and pay and pay forever and forever for their mistakes.
All the rest of us are 'just being human and humans make mistakes so let us move on.' But, don't ever let a Clinton move on. Never.
Hillary Clinton should get 10 Nobel Prizes for still being standing after all she has gone through and been able to keep smiling, at least in public. I hope she cries in private because otherwise, I don't see how she bears it.

[Thrill]

14. Most don't work on the cable news cycle

Smart leaders gather all the info before they act or speak out publicly

[yardwork]

15. It doesn't quite work that way.

[vdogg]

16. I'm listening.

[yardwork]

23. Politically, it would terrible if Comey resigned now.

I want him to resign the day after the election.

[ananda]

17. Not much these days.

Sigh

[A-Schwarzenegger]

21. Looks for the door, bumps into walls.

[arthritisR_US]

22. She recused herself from the Clinton email

investigation after Bill Clinton had his impromptu meeting with her on her plane.

[Ace Rothstein]

24. Lynch is politically tainted after the meeting with Bill on the tarmac.