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3 competing theories on why the FBI re-opened the Hillary email server
investigation
By Thomas Lifson
There is no question that re-opening the FBI Investigation into Hillary
Clinton’s email server is a big deal. The FBI normally avoids acting just
before an election in order to avoid charges of political manipulation. NBC
reports:
The FBI is reviewing a new batch of Hillary Clinton emails, bureau
director James Comey said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on
Friday.
"In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the
existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation … I
agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to
allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain
classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our
investigation," he wrote.
The very first thing to note is that Comey made no mention of a grand jury.
The emails whose existence he learned of may have been the result of a
subpoena in another investigation. If that is the case, further subpoenas
are quite possible, a tool that was left unused in the investigation to date.
There are 3 competing theories as to why he might be doing this now that
come to mind.
1. He might be seeking to restore his badly damaged reputation,
recognizing that the damage he has inflicted on the FBI is substantial.
Three days ago, American Thinker published an open letter from a retired FBI
Agent, Hugh Galyean, that laid out some of the damage Comey has inflicted
on the institution he leads. There is little doubt that this reached many
in the FBI family, putting in print what people have only whispered about.
If those silenced voices start speaking out, Comey could face a serious loss
of face. In this scenario, he is heading off a staff rebellion, possibly
including mass resignations.
2. Rush Limbaugh today discussed an alternative theory, that by announcing
an FBI Investigation resuming, Comey is putting a lid on further attention
to Wikileaks. I guess this means that Clinton forces will argue we must wait
for the investigation to be complete (after the election) before speaking
about what the evil Russians are planting into our politics.
3. It is possible that something so dramatic came up in the pertinent
emails that postponing a public reaction by not announcing the reopening of
the investigation would, be regarded as political interference by covering
up a smoking gun until after the election. In this scenario, Comey is
assuming the evidence cannot be suppressed, and that he would be held
accountable after it comes out. This scenario also indicates that we could
be headed for a constitutional crisis, involving the possible indictment of
a president-elect before an election. Or the evidence being turned over to
the House of Representatives for impeachment hearings.
We’ll know more in the coming days, and I am sure there are other possible
theories and motives. It is shame that we have to speculate, and that the
once-respected FBI director is now subject to analysis of his political
gamesmanship.
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/3_competing_theories_on_why_the_fbi_reopened_the_hillary_email_server_investigation.html#ixzz4OPmCef2e
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: 3 competing theories on why the FBI re-opened the Hillary email server
: investigation
: By Thomas Lifson
: There is no question that re-opening the FBI Investigation into Hillary
: Clinton’s email server is a big deal. The FBI normally avoids acting just
: before an election in order to avoid charges of political manipulation. NBC
: reports:
: The FBI is reviewing a new batch of Hillary Clinton emails, bureau
: director James Comey said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on
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