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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: FBI Chief Is WILD CARD For Clinton [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)42. It's up to the AG whether to convene a Grand Jury to indict her.
If Comey wants to give up his appointment as FBI Director and come out publicly in favor of indictment, he is free to enjoy retirement. Other than some shocking triumph of principle, I think this is going to go the way of the similar matter of former CIA Director John Deutch who plugged his laptop containing classified materials into the web to view adult video. The Office of Information Security referred the matter to the FBI, and Attorney General Reno sat on the matter until the last day of the Clinton Presidency, when Bill pardoned Deutch.
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Just remember this every time someone says "Vote Democratic because of SCOTUS!!!" (nt)
jeff47
Dec 2015
#6
"it should also" is not definite -it's a statement of probability meaning it probably will come true
Jarqui
Dec 2015
#23
Who does't occasionally make the mistake of writing 0.00 rather than $10,000,000.00?
merrily
Dec 2015
#34
Threads like this and the familiar names really make me question the motives of some "supporters"
Metric System
Dec 2015
#18
I'm thinking Obama may have input as well. There is no way he wants a repug in the White House.
Laser102
Dec 2015
#35
Bush’s warrantless domestic spying efforts were temporarily suspended after then-acting Attorney
in_cog_ni_to
Dec 2015
#41