Why in the world would FBI Director James Comey do what he did the other day? Instead of being a 'just the facts' kind of chief cop, he injected his own opinion publicly into the case against Hillary Rodham Clinton, and then pardoned her.
As I watched him present the findings of his agency's investigation into Hillary's personal email server and layout damning evidence against her, I said to myself, "Boy, is she in BIG trouble now."
But then came the anticlimax.
Not that I disagree with Comey's conclusion that most prosecutors wouldn't touch the case. But surely, some would.
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| This man may have let Hillary off the hook because he was genuinely trying to save the country. Funny how that works. |
And it does seem a little fishy that just days before, Attorney General Loretta Lynch--after her clandestine half-hour meeting with Bill Clinton on the Phoenix airport tarmac--conveniently said she'd abide by whatever Comey said she should do.
What could have been on the mind of this highly-respected Republican appointee who's known as one of the straightest shooters in the business?
I believe Comey is a completely honest broker in this whole deal, but he's human. And just like most of us other humans, he's completely terrified of a Trump presidency.
By clearing Hillary of all charges, he made his own deal with the devil by stabilizing the Democratic side of the race and pitting the formidable Clinton machine against an underestimated foe. It will take all of that machine's strength to beat Donald Trump.
Comey secretly sold his soul because he's a patriot. He compromised his principles for what he believes is the good of the country.
He'll be grilled by the Republican-majority House this morning. They're incensed over his decision not to prosecute Hillary, despite the mountain of evidence he presented against her.
Maybe after another off-topic and hurtful rant by Donald Trump last night, it will dawn on them that Comey is just trying to protect the country.
It would be a nightmare scenario for a Democratic party in turmoil to have to face off with Trump in November.
Thank you, James Comey.
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