David Gergen made a good point on CNN

[LeftInTX]

He said that Comey needs to enlist a bunch of manpower and work on this email stuff 24/7 and come up with some type of answer within 72 hours.

Other commenters noted that based on the wording of Comey's memo to FBI agents, he does not currently have access to the emails:

Yesterday, the investigative team briefed me on their recommendation with respect to seeking access to emails that have recently been found in an unrelated case. Because those emails appear to be pertinent to our investigation, I agreed that we should take appropriate steps to obtain and review them.

[still_one]

1. Comey is an ass and knows exactly what he is doing. The NY Times, Washington Post, and others have

actually been doing what that jerk should have done in the first place:

1. These did NOT involve any emails to or from Hillary
2. These did NOT involved Hillary's email server
3. The emails in question are involved in the Anthony Weiner investigation, his computer and his wife's cell phone.
4. It is absolutely a false statement that the email investigation has been reopened.

That is all that needed to be said, and this jerk, who is the FBI Director made sure that his memo was vague, general, and absolutely said nothing, but implied a set of things that totally distorted the facts.

He needs to be fired for this garbage

[lillypaddle]

8. Here here! nt

[Cosmocat]

12. He cut his teeth as a special prosecutor in the whitewater witchhunt

he is doing to Hillary this cycle what he did to her and Bill 20 years ago.

Only fucking democrats would do this "poor guy is in a tough spot" bullshit.

Republicans have REPEATEDLY run off people who were simply doing their job straight up. If there was a D who had participated in an trumped up investigation of an R POTUS candidate 20 years earlier in a similar position now that person would be evicerated by them AND THE MEDIA.

[dalton99]

26. ^ This.

[RandySF]

2. So wait a moment

He made an explosive characterization without even knowing if the emails are remotely relat d?

[Foggyhill]

3. He made this innuendo only because huma

Is connected to Clinton, he essentially had nothing but implied aA Fucking lot because he could knowing how the media and the GOP are
This was a political messsge

Yes, I blame Obama for having put this disgrace there

[Skittles]

11. when DUers say Obama is the greatest thing since sliced bread

this kind of SHIT proves them WRONG

[randome]

16. Um, no. It 'proves' that even Obama is not perfect and not immune (to say the least) to betrayal.

Do you think a litmus test for appointments should be done? "Have you ever entertained thoughts of a Conservative nature?"

No one can predict with any degree of accuracy what someone in the spotlight will do.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[Skittles]

38. riiiiiiiiiiiight

who could know what would happen from appointing a REPUBLICAN?

[Dem2]

17. Oh geez

Any opportunity to bash Obama huh? My God, you have no freaking sense of decency at all.

[Skittles]

39. save it

WTF was he thinking, appointing that PARTISAN HACK?

[Dem2]

40. Any reason to bash

lol - so transparent

[Skittles]

41. is that all you have?

I voted for Obama twice

please tell me why he would appoint a repuke hack

I'll tell you why- because that was back when for QUITE SOME TIME he actually thought republicans had some honor, despite ALL EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY

DONE HERE

[Dem2]

42. You tell me...

How are you helping?

[geek tragedy]

23. Obama made a mistake in hiring this guy

He surely recognizes that now

[DLCWIdem]

29. I thought Comey was there during Bush admin

[geek tragedy]

31. No, not as FBI director. nt

[BlueStateLib]

4. That would only ensure the media would keep focus on emails for the next 7 days or longer

This will only damage Hillary's chances further.

[Foggyhill]

6. ssying no emails are Clintons

Could have been done in the first message and could still be done
He knew
That doesn't clear huma but at least things would then clear up for Clinton

[semby2]

10. Huh

Are you crazy? If Comey says nothing more then this leaves a cloud of suspicion over Clinton. Fox News and Republicans can say anything. Clinton can't respond because there are no charges or claims.

Comey did this on purpose. It's vague on purpose in order to smear Clinton.

[Dem2]

18. Pretty much

At this point the story is dead since there is nothing to this nothingburger.

[TexasTowelie]

5. So David Gergen believes that Comey should enlist a lot of manpower without the proper security

clearance to see if there is classified material in the emails? Maybe Putin would be willing to lend some manpower?

Definitely one of Gergen's stupider ideas.

[Foggyhill]

7. You don't need that much manpower

I can go through hundreds of emails per day
The only thing slowing them would be ascertaining the classification of emails without a classified header
Considering the conclusion for huma would likely be the sa as for Clinton, it is a ducking fishing expedition

[pnwmom]

9. And it would take very little time to run a simple search on the address field,

selecting only emails that went to or from Hillary's account. If no such emails turn up, then the job is done.

[LeftInTX]

24. Gergen didn't say the Hatch Act, but he implied it

Since this is a presidential election in 10 days that this should be of highest urgency, especially since Comey put this out there and it will effect voters.

I think they are quite capable of getting this done quickly. Most commentators feel that there is probably nothing incriminating on Huma/Weiner's devices.

[BSdetect]

13. Did they not have thee emails for 5 weeks before this farce erupted?

What were they doing with them in that time?

[Cakes488]

20. If this fact is accurate we need to keep repeating this....why has not one

commentator said this? HAS ANYONE BROUGHT THIS UP YET???

[Cakes488]

19. Other commentators have said this too...and in addition

it is highly irregular to comment on an ongoing investigation....that is something that we have never seen before from the FBI.

So he is violating the DOJ practices and rules...they are not supposed to put this crap out so close to an election.

These are the narratives that better emerge over the next couple of days because this is BULLSHIT.

I'm sorry but they need to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to go through these emails and advise. This is the FBI I don't want to hear how they can't do it because of this or that.

[LAS14]

21. It must have been something he discovered for himself...

... later in the evening. To hear him talk earlier everything was Hillary's fault. No indignation about Comey. He made me furious.

Too many of these middle-of-the road but intelligent talking heads (I include Shields and Brooks, for sure) have nothing good to say about Hillary.

[anamandujano]

34. Mark Shields supposedly is the democrat. He is an asswipe of monumental proportions.

He is Tweety part deux.

[tblue37]

35. Shields looks like Ernie on "Sesame Street.". nt

[LAS14]

22. Well, if he can't get his hands on them, WHY did he think he had to share...

... with the GOP committee heads?

It's a stretch to think he was justified in telling them anything, but without even having his hands on the possible "evidence??????"

[LeftInTX]

25. I know Comey lit at match, threw it in house and walked away

[tblue37]

36. That is what *Republican* columnist Gloria Borger said. nt

[LeftInTX]

37. I know, I think she gave a good description.

[mainstreetonce]

27. If he needs a warrant

It should be denied. His investigation should be about Weiner.

[democrattotheend]

28. Huma could potentially consent to the search

Consent is an exception to the warrant requirement.

[djg21]

30. I'd think the FBI would have obtained a warrant . . .

as soon as it definitively learned that the emails existed, and the emails likely are being reviewed as we speak.


The question I have that no one is discussing anywhere is whether Anthony Weiner alerted the FBI to the existence of the email in order to cut a deal and save his own skin. He is pondscum and is facing some prison time and life as a registered sex offender. Huma needs to cut him loose immediately, and Hillary probably should cut Huma loose too. Huma probably should have been cut loose months ago.

[spooky3]

33. Comey is a Kenneth Starr wannabe.