Santander
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« on: July 09, 2016, 03:15:50 AM » |
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The circumstances were exceptional. Yes, Comey indicted Clinton in the court of public opinion, which is undesirable, but he also has a duty to defend the reputation of the FBI. In a case in which there is such intense public interest and with the Lynch/Clinton meeting occurring the week before, everything he said would have been dragged into the public sphere anyway and the FBI's reputation would have been damaged. Obviously, the strategy appears to have backfired to some degree.
So no, he didn't abuse his power, because he has to balance multiple responsibilities as Director of the FBI. In retrospect, was it the right decision? That's debatable. By the way, Comey is no longer a Republican.
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