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Originally Posted by direwolf
With so much pressure on Comey right now from both sides, I wouldn't be surprised if we see a press briefing from him in the next day or two. You can't just drop a bomb like that right before one of the most important elections in history and then sit on the sidelines in complete silence. He's inserted himself into this election in a big way, and he needs to explain why he made that decision. At the very least he should provide an explanation for the vagueness of his letter and be more specific about the nature of the investigation. As Clinton herself said yesterday, put it all out on the table so that both sides (and the public) can take a look for themselves and make an informed decision about whether or not it's significant.
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I have been suggesting, in this thread, that Comey thinks that Clinton was in violation of the law, but that the offense is not egregious enough for charges to be laid becaus the collateral damage (tainting her work/promises/agreements as SoS) would not be appropriate.
Comey, in my eyes, turned the trial over to a new jury; 300 million voters. That's why he did (and was correct to do) a press conference that provided the pertinent facts. It is also why he can't remove himself, or this 'trial', from consideration at this point.
I have also been arguing that the DoJ has a unique burden to avoid influencing elections (that is relevant in this case). I'm confident the counter-argument has been exposed as malarkey with the last page of posts.