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lovemydog

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41. It will be very interesting to see if he responds to this public letter.
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 02:59 AM
Oct 2016

Dear Director Comey:

Your actions in recent months have demonstrated a disturbing double standard for the treatment of sensitive information, with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another. I am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law.

The double standard established by your actions is clear.

In my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, it has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisors, and the Russian government – a foreign interest openly hostile to the United States, which Trump praises at every opportunity. The public has a right to know this information. I wrote to you months ago calling for this information to be released to the public. There is no danger to American interests from releasing it. And yet, you continue to resist calls to inform the public of this critical information.

By contrast, as soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible.

Moreover, in tarring Secretary Clinton with thin innuendo, you overruled longstanding tradition and the explicit guidance of your own Department. You rushed to take this step eleven days before a presidential election, despite the fact that for all you know, the information you possess could be entirely duplicative of the information you already examined which exonerated Secretary Clinton.

As you know, a memo authored by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates on March 10, 2016, makes clear that all Justice Department employees, including you, are subject to the Hatch Act. The memo defines the political activity prohibited under the Hatch Act as “activity directed towards the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group.”

The clear double-standard established by your actions strongly suggests that your highly selective approach to publicizing information, along with your timing, was intended for the success or failure of a partisan candidate or political group.

Please keep in mind that I have been a supporter of yours in the past. When Republicans filibustered your nomination and delayed your confirmation longer than any previous nominee to your position, I led the fight to get you confirmed because I believed you to be a principled public servant.

With the deepest regret, I now see that I was wrong.

Sincerely,

Senator Harry Reid

Part semby2 Oct 2016 #1
I thought long and hard about that Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #6
Another possibility - a major plan to install Pence as president? watrwefitinfor Oct 2016 #48
Reid just changed the narrative for Monday morning... NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #11
I agree he changed the narrative for sure Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #16
From your keyboard to the Goddess's eyes Hekate Oct 2016 #29
Good. ck4829 Oct 2016 #50
They are NOT talking about this on news channels lostnfound Oct 2016 #52
Wow! - and thank you for your insightful comments and cross examining skillset Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #2
Yeah, you're right. Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #7
Come may have violated burrowowl Oct 2016 #3
And that's the point. Everyone I'm talking to is like holy F. Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #9
Definitely requires further investigation ck4829 Oct 2016 #49
I think you are very very close. Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #4
Holy Merde! Mme. Defarge Oct 2016 #5
kick Dawson Leery Oct 2016 #8
Yes- this letter of Harry Reid's is extraordinary; perfectly worded, formatted, and arranged. NBachers Oct 2016 #10
Wow! I hadn't read that! That is quite a brilliant letter.. Cha Oct 2016 #12
Dirty Secret--I kinda can't stand lawyers. Try to avoid them after work at all cost Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #14
I love Lawyer show.. they can really be helpful! Cha Oct 2016 #15
Excellent letter. dalton99 Oct 2016 #13
Here's a link to the entire text of Reid's letter, on his own website: ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #17
Thanks for posting this letter from Reid's website nm AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #44
Fahrenheit 451, Thank you for posting that ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #18
Whoa! Good post! Sunny05 Oct 2016 #19
Thanks for thanking me :) Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #20
So the conservative R director of the F.B.I. is withholding intel about Trump's direct Russian ties? ffr Oct 2016 #21
Reagan is spinning in his grave that Rs are aligned with Putin Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #24
This must not be the party of Reagan then. They must be the Communist American Party ffr Oct 2016 #27
Russia's run by the Oligarchs now, and oligarchy is fascistic, not communistic Hekate Oct 2016 #31
I did a google about this and so far most are quoting the part shraby Oct 2016 #22
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2016 #23
You know, I agree with you. Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #25
I think Hillary is staying on course. lovemydog Oct 2016 #42
And Putin's stuff is helping nobody ck4829 Oct 2016 #47
I'll only feel better if this becomes as big a media story… regnaD kciN Oct 2016 #28
I refer you to Harry's word "explosive." Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #30
SRN news on the local station in heavily GOP county that rebuked Michael Moore for his documentary, Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #36
Bookmarking Hekate Oct 2016 #32
Nite nite all Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #33
YW and TY Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #35
Welcome to DU Fahrenthold451 AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #45
Thanks, and that's the point of the actions by Reid, I think - Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #34
k$R yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2016 #37
Thanks very much for posting this. colorado_ufo Oct 2016 #38
What will it take for the MSM to cover this? RiverStone Oct 2016 #39
This information that Reid discusses makes Comey complicit with whatever it is that Trump is world wide wally Oct 2016 #40
It will be very interesting to see if he responds to this public letter. lovemydog Oct 2016 #41
Yes, a wonderfully well crafted letter, one for the history books OnDoutside Oct 2016 #43
K&R ck4829 Oct 2016 #46
Great post PJMcK Oct 2016 #51
woo! Skittles Oct 2016 #53
k and r niyad Oct 2016 #54
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