The FBI cannot indict anybody. All they can do is send a referral up and it is the discretion of the prosecutors to bring charges.
I am beginning to think that Comey’s public submittal was far more damaging that just a referral whose details would have been kept under seal, guaranteed. The AG could have just had her statement to say that the prosecutors decided . . . . . Comey saw this coming after the tarmac visit and her subsequent statements and laid out the evidence before making his announcement of no referral because he knew it would have never been approved to move forward with a prosecution.
Ask yourself, would we have ever known the details of a referral? Right now it is all conjecture but Catherine Herridge had an interesting take while she was right there in the front row. She thought he was sullen from his typical self and was even considering that he may just resign soon because his decision on its face was just not the guy she had come to know.
Who knows, maybe today he does his little thing with the Congress hearings and then lays it all out as to why he did what he did that everyone agrees makes absolutely no sense to lay out a multi-point indictment and then let her off. Maybe the man figured the only way to nail the bitch was to do it in the court of public opinion, where it does her the most damage. Remember, the Crime Family Foundation is still under investigation. Maybe he will pull the same thing.
Well, that is certainly a more optimistic take on the situation than I took from it.
I had thought that Comey’s actions were a result of his decision to avoid committing suicide and being dumped in Fort Marcy Park. Lynch’s meeting with Bill Clinton was almost certainly to discuss such possibilities.
I hope you are correct, and that Comey is playing a larger game!
See my post #56.
Re the alleged investigation of the Clinton Foundation, I have seen nothing to indicate that the FBI is doing one. You know Comey will not confirm such an investigation is ongoing. And given Comey’s demonstrated reluctance to influence the Presidential campaign, nothing will happen regardless until after November.
You can rationalize and excuse Comey’sactions all you want. The truth is that he caved under political pressure and failed to do his job. It is a disgrace.
I remember Catherine Herridge from when she first started in 1996 and have loved watching her since that day. I think she is one of the only women alive who had, in 1996, a perfect face, totally symmetrical.