Back at the end of August, Katie Pavlich over at Townhall looked at transcripts released by the Senate Judiciary Committee that confirmed what pretty much everyone already suspected: former FBI Director James Comey had decided not to refer Hillary Clinton for prosecution as early as April or May 2016 — before the FBI had interviewed either Bryan Pagliano or Cheryl Mills.
It appears Comey had even circulated, before FBI agents had finished their investigation, an early draft statement to select members of senior FBI leadership exonerating Clinton.
JUST IN: FBI confirms Comey drafted statement to use at end of Clinton investigation months before interviewing her https://t.co/u9bvfq7CO3
— Max Kutner (@maxkutner) October 16, 2017
Comey’s premature decision not to refer Clinton for prosecution seems to be doubly confirmed, as Max Kutner reports in Newsweek that the FBI itself has confirmed Comey’s statement was composed months before interviewing Clinton:
FBI and Justice Department analysts are divided on whether Comey violated rules or broke with tradition by drafting the statement prior to interviewing Clinton and other witnesses. “To me, this is so far out of bounds it’s not even in the stadium,” Chris Swecker, who retired from the FBI in 2006 as assistant director for the criminal investigative division and acting executive assistant director for law enforcement services, previously told Newsweek. “That is just not how things operate…. It’s built in our DNA not to prejudge investigations, particularly from the top.”
In an interview with CNN that aired this weekend, Hillary Clinton again blamed Comey and his October 28 letter for costing her the election, and women’s votes specifically.
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https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/919991792631795714
Well well well……as previously known, this was planned all along. ??? https://t.co/LSwCFB5qTg
— Dawn Berger (@DrDBergerDNP) October 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/jokeronparade/status/919996463895236608
Starting from a pre-determined political conclusion before doing the investigative work to test its veracity? Color me shocked https://t.co/0SanJDj8Wp
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) October 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/ItsFreakinJake/status/919991096876437505
So the FBI is confirming that Comey lied under oath in front of Congress. https://t.co/nq8IdHLxiQ
— Chris ?? (@wr2020ny) October 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/FergKei/status/919990963354918913
#LockHimUp already. He lied under oath & he's corrupt. We all know that now, so something really needs to happen quick??#MondayMotivation https://t.co/khUWvkqo0q
— CALI? (@CaliDeplorable) October 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/GennethKrant/status/920022989072158720
Does Attorney General @JeffSessions even care?https://t.co/zP4aWX866l
— Stefan Molyneux (@StefanMolyneux) October 16, 2017
I thought Comey headed the Federal Bureau of INVESTIGATION. How do you draft statement exonerating her before the investigation is done? https://t.co/cEKst1o6bm
— BeeLine (@BeeLineBlog) October 16, 2017
It wasn’t an investigation, the FBI was just conducting a routine security review, remember?
Comey lied. A lot. No wonder he got fired. https://t.co/5PpKcQhHFE
— Go Bucky777 (@GoBucky777) October 16, 2017
Lordy! Is Comey going to include this in his book? ??? https://t.co/V5857SGHlV
— Shay (@DeplorableShay) October 16, 2017
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Shocker: James Comey had made up his mind about Hillary before interviewing key witnesses https://t.co/0LziaTSP9a
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 31, 2017
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