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Out of curiosity, do people think that Comey made this recommendation based on politics? This report definitely proves that this scandal is serious. But I can'
by chris11 10y ago
Out of curiosity, do people think that Comey made this recommendation based on politics?
This report definitely proves that this scandal is serious. But I can't really think of any reason that I would find this report to be more credible from someone else.
I'd expect that if this was a political investigation, that the recommendation would fall along party lines. But Comey is a Republican. I've heard that there is some personal animosity between the Clintons and Comey. And Comey has a reputation of being highly principled. http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/hillary-clinton-should-be-terrified-that-jim-comey-is-investigating-her-email-crimes/ http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/hillary-clinton-should... (I don't normally read the blaze, but it does show what right-wing conservatives thought about Comey.)
I definitely see how it could appear that Clinton was treated differently than other people, Comey admits that people would face administrative consequences for her actions and explains that away by saying the investigation was criminal and not administrative. But I think that Comey would have delivered a recommendation to prosecute if he believed that was the best decision.
- mordocai 10y agoMy guess is it was as a political decision but not in the way you discuss. I would guess Comey knows that Clinton, due to being Clinton, would not be successfully prosecuted, so decided not to recommend prosecution and waste further resources on it.
- Upvoter33 10y agoyes, because repubs have been really good at avoiding waste in the prosecution of HRC...
- mordocai 10y agoYes, many politicians in general like to waste government resources on all kinds of things(republicans, democrats, and third parties). That doesn't have any relevancy to whether or not Cromey specifically is doing it to avoid waste.