"Decency often has to be its own reward." - Imagine if James Comey Had Kept Quiet—Then Thank Him for Speaking Up - Monday October 31st, 2016 at 3:07 AM
Imagine if James Comey Had Kept Quiet—Then Thank Him for Speaking Up Monday October 31 st , 2016 at 3:07 AM 1 Share ‘He was caught between a rock and many, many hard places,’ a former FBI official says. ‘I don’t think he had any option.’ What if FBI Director James Comey had said nothing? What if he had stuck with protocol and only notified the Department of Justice that agents had come upon emails in Anthony Weiner’s computer? What if he had told only those same folks at Justice that this had compelled him to reopen the investigation of Hillary Clinton that he had officially and publicly recommended be closed back in July? Right about now, word of the reopened investigation would be leaking to the press. On top of that would have come word that FBI agents had chanced upon the emails shortly after Weiner’s electronic devices were subpoenaed in September and only alerted Comey to the full import of the discovery this past Thursday