Comey’s description is that he was pre-emptively protecting her legitimacy and legacy. By addressing and dismissing it before the election it could be considered a settled matter.
Comey couldn't even do that well.
Not an open and shut case, if that is what he was aiming for.
Hillary would have immediately put the kibosh on the investigation, had she been elected, so whatever he was trying to do, Comey failed miserably.
Comey’s brother Peter is connected to the Clinton Foundation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A review of FBI Director James Comey’s professional history and relationships shows that the Obama cabinet leader — now under fire for his handling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton — is deeply entrenched in the big-money cronyism culture of Washington, D.C. His personal and professional relationships — all undisclosed as he announced the Bureau would not prosecute Clinton — reinforce bipartisan concerns that he may have politicized the criminal probe.
These concerns focus on
<><> millions of dollars that Comey accepted from a Clinton Foundation defense contractor,
<><> Comey’s former membership on a Clinton Foundation corporate partner’s board,
<><> his financial relationship with his brother Peter Comey,
<><> Peter Comey works at the law firm that does the Clinton Foundation’s taxes.