Comey duck and cover. Why aren't the Dems leaking the intelligence committee denial of such a document by Comey? Or the Republicans leaking the existence of such a document? It's been 48 hours. I need another leak! (No, not
take a leak.
) It probably just said "Don't go after her. She's a good person." Nobody would take that as "interfering with an investigation", right?
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16042/shock-gop-senator-comey-did-document-hacked-hank-berrien#GOP Senator To Comey: Did Document Hacked By Russians Say Lynch Would Protect Hillary From FBI Investigation? Comey Refuses To Answer.The New York Times recently reported that last year the FBI discovered a document written by a Democratic operative that may have stated Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch was trying to protect Hillary Clinton from an extensive FBI investigation. The document wound up being stolen by Russian hackers.
On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), asked FBI Director James Comey about the document, and also asked him to produce it, but Comey would not confirm whether it existed. First, Grassley posited:
The New York Times recently reported that the FBI had found a troubling email among the ones the Russians hacked from Democrat operatives. The email reportedly provided assurances that Attorney General Lynch would protect Secretary Clinton by making sure the FBI investigation “didn't go too far.” How and when did you first learn of this document, also who sent it and who received it?
The Times had reported, “The document, which has been described as both a memo and an email, was written by a Democratic operative who expressed confidence that Ms. Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from going too far, according to several former officials familiar with the document.”
The exchange continued:
Comey: That’s not a question I can answer in this forum, Mr. Chairman, ‘cause it would call for a classified response. I have briefed leadership of the intelligence committees on that particular issue, but I can’t talk about it here.
Grassley: You can expect me to follow up with you on that point ... What steps did the FBI take to determine whether Attorney General Lynch had actually given assurances that the political fix was in, no matter what? Did the FBI interview the person who wrote the email? If not, why not?
Comey: I have to give you the same answer ... I can’t talk about that in an unclassified setting.
Grassley: Okay, then you can expect me to follow up on that. I asked the FBI to provide this email to the committee before today’s hearing. Have you done so, and will you provide it by the end of this week?
Comey: Again to react to that I have to give a classified answer and I can’t give it sitting here.
Grassley: So that means you can’t give me the email?
Comey: I’m not confirming there was an email, sir ... I can’t — the subject is classified, and in an appropriate forum, I’d be happy to brief you on it, but I can’t do it in an open hearing.