I agree with your comments, this guy is no hero. What he did was fall on his sword rather then putting the DOJ on the spot.
Years ago, Mitchell then AG ended up convicted of some charges with the BS break in and cover up scandal. That does not happen anymore, these guys do wash their own laundry in public and no one cares.
Mitchell btw was a naval WWII hero not some cheap suit draft dodger like the husband of Hitlery. She and her husband should both be in jail.
What he did was fall on his sword rather then putting the DOJ on the spot.
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I get what you’re saying but....if he truly decided to fall on his sword then why do a half assed job of it? Why not finish the job and let the chips fall where they may?
I don’t believe he was sacrificing himself to protect the agency’s reputation. He could have easily referred the case to Justice with a recommendation of indictment and that would have honorably passed the baton. But political considerations (and perhaps fear) drove him take the low road.
At this point the best thing Comey could do is to resign. If he really wants to make a statement, that would do it.