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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)CNN: Time for FBI Director Comey to resign [View all]
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/opinions/fbi-director-comey-should-resign-opinion-callan/index.htmlDonald Trump's oft-repeated claim that the FBI's investigation of "Crooked Hillary" and the presidential election itself were and are "rigged," seems to have thrown FBI Director James Comey into a state of panic. In foolishly making a public announcement that the bureau is reviewing newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton's personal server, he has inserted himself yet again into the presidential campaign.
The FBI virtually never announces the commencement or termination of ongoing criminal investigations. Such inquiries are often conducted in relative secrecy, enabling a more efficient investigation.
It is not unusual for investigations in so-called "white collar" cases to go on for years, luring the target into an unfounded belief that he or she is in the clear. Then the hammer falls. A grand jury indictment is announced by the Department of Justice and the handcuffs are swiftly employed.
The old, sensible FBI rule book apparently has been thrown on the trash heap this year. While undoubtedly attempting to be open and "transparent," to protect the reputation of the FBI, the FBI director has tossed a Molotov cocktail into the presidential race.
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I truly believe, he for ever made FBI impartial ... If FBI starts interfering in elections
MyNameIsKhan
Oct 2016
#3
If he is not fired I will have lost my respect for the FBI's objective role in seeking justice
ooky
Oct 2016
#8
Thank you. If Hillary survives this fascist, partisan attack on our freedom and wins the White
ooky
Oct 2016
#32
Your overriding idea here, which I totally support, is the CEO's ability to trust his/her staff.
calimary
Oct 2016
#36
This is by Paul Callan, "legal analyst" for CNN, not one of their usual lightweights.
spooky3
Oct 2016
#14
Good for them, they'll probably be the only network that steps up to the plate.
George II
Oct 2016
#20
It is not his "duty" to keep Congress informed. Where did you come up with that?
randome
Oct 2016
#35