Donald Trump surrogates General Michael Flynn and former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik are on message regarding FBI Director James Comey’s latest letter to Congress.
The same message, actually.
Kerik tweeted this at 5:17…
https://twitter.com/BernardKerik/status/795389573853573122
…with General Flynn posting this at 5:29:
IMPOSSIBLE:
There R 691,200 seconds in 8 days. DIR Comey has thoroughly reviewed 650,000 emails in 8 days? An email / second? IMPOSSIBLE RT— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 6, 2016
Flynn went on to acknowledge how computers could search through the 650,000 emails — not all of which were Huma Abedin’s — but he still doesn’t buy it:
It took 1 year to review 60K and 8 days to review 650K? Smart machines or not, something does not jive. Thoughts?
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 6, 2016
However the FBI accomplished it, it’s clear Director Comey “botched” it. Especially since we don’t know how many of the 650,000 emails were reviewed prior to the search warrant or how many of the emails in the metadata were linked to Huma Abedin:
James Comey totally botched the last 10 days of the 2016 election https://t.co/fqSMcpUhKz pic.twitter.com/qbnHr0BEzh
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 6, 2016
Update. Now Donald Trump just used the line, too, at his rally in Michigan:
Trump says FBI didn't really review emails: “you cant review 650,000 emails in eight days. You cant do it folks. Hillary Clinton is guilty.”
— Ben Schreckinger (@SchreckReports) November 7, 2016
Update 2. Here’s how the FBI was able to finish the task in days, not weeks:
Why and how the FBI's review of the emails on the Weiner/Abedin laptop moved much faster than expected: https://t.co/bApSWsd1zr pic.twitter.com/uFWakHdedH
— erica orden (@eorden) November 7, 2016
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