Fox News:
The decision to let Hillary Clinton off the hook for mishandling classified information has roiled the FBI and Department of Justice, with one person closely involved in the year-long probe telling FoxNews.com that career agents and attorneys on the case unanimously believed the Democratic presidential nominee should have been charged.
The source, who spoke to FoxNews.com on the condition of anonymity, said FBI Director James Comey’s dramatic July 5 announcement that he would not recommend to the Attorney General’s office that the former secretary of state be charged left members of the investigative team dismayed and disgusted. More than 100 FBI agents and analysts worked around the clock with six attorneys from the DOJ’s National Security Division, Counter Espionage Section, to investigate the case.
“No trial level attorney agreed, no agent working the case agreed, with the decision not to prosecute — it was a top-down decision,” said the source, whose identity and role in the case has been verified by FoxNews.com.
A high-ranking FBI official told Fox News that while it might not have been a unanimous decision, “It was unanimous that we all wanted her [Clinton’s] security clearance yanked.”
“It is safe to say the vast majority felt she should be prosecuted,” the senior FBI official told Fox News. “We were floored while listening to the FBI briefing because Comey laid it all out, and then said ‘but we are doing nothing,’ which made no sense to us.”
Andrew Napolitano, former judge and senior judicial analyst for Fox News Channel, said many law enforcement agents involved with the Clinton email investigation have similar beliefs.
“It is well known that the FBI agents on the ground, the human beings who did the investigative work, had built an extremely strong case against Hillary Clinton and were furious when the case did not move forward,” said Napolitano. “They believe the decision not to prosecute came from The White House.”
The claim also is backed up by a report in the New York Post this week, which quotes a number of veteran FBI agents saying FBI Director James Comey “has permanently damaged the bureau’s reputation for uncompromising investigations with his cowardly whitewash of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information using an unauthorized private email server.”
“The FBI has politicized itself, and its reputation will suffer for a long time. I hold Director Comey responsible,” Dennis V. Hughes, the first chief of the FBI’s computer investigations unit, told the Post. Retired FBI agent Michael M. Biasello added to the report, saying, “Comey has singlehandedly ruined the reputation of the organization.”
Her and Obama belong in the Big House not the Whitehouse and lets throw in bill and Gore as well
My own totally reliable anonymous source says that FOX New’s anonymous source is full of sh-t.
@Greg: Actually there are more sources out there than the one Fox used. I do agree that you accurately described the source you use for all your posts is quite accurate. You finally got something right!
@Randy, #3:
Feel free to name them. The women coming forward accusing Trump all have names.
Trump brought this on himself. First, by his past behavior, and then by asserting on a presidential debate stage that Bill Clinton’s inappropriate behavior somehow reflected on his wife’s character. Apparently there are a number of credible women Trump has personally offended in the past who have taken strong exception to that view. They probably would have said nothing, but Trump took it there. As close as the polls were running, doing so was not a rational move. That might actually be more worrisome than the allegations themselves.
Four women accuse Trump of forcibly groping, kissing them
@Greg:
Below is a detailed list of noteworthy Podesta emails recently released by WikiLeaks –
Hillary Policies –
Hillary Clinton Dreams of ‘Open Trade and Open Borders’
Hillary Admits Saudi Arabia and Qatar Fund ISIS – But Took Their Money Anyway
Hillary sat on Board that funded ISIS
Hillary’s own advisor blamed Hillary for Benghazi
Hillary bragged about being invited to Russia’s Putin’s ‘Inner Sanctum’
Hillary team picked Tim Kaine as VP in July 2015
Hillary and the Media –
CNBC Crank John Harwood Abused GOP Candidates at Debate – Then Trashed Them in Email to Hillary Camp
DNC Chief Donna Brazile Conspired with Hillary to Defeat Bernie; Media Assisted Hillary
The List of Reporters Were Taking Marching Orders from Hillary
Bill Clinton sex “allegations are hurting both Clintons”
Hillary Campaign thanking Univision’s owner Haim Saban for its moderators handling of Hillary against Sanders.
Hillary reads script during interview
CNN refers to Hillary as ‘Madre’
Hacks Have Exposed Journalists In Clinton’s Corner…
WASH POST bureau chief protected Podesta…
NYT Gave Hillary Veto Power On Quotes…
BRAZILE BUSTED: DNC Chief Shared CNN Town Hall Questions…
TRUMP: Hillary Wants World Government; Unlimited immigration; Rule by corporations…
(from Conservative Treehouse the emails the media won’t cover)
Corrupt Hillary and Obama –
Hillary team discussed deleting emails knowing it was against the law
Hillary Campaign Was in Touch with Obama DOJ on Email Investigation
Hillary trying to get in front of email issue
Hillary’s attorney David Kendall did not turn over thumb drive and server
Hillary accepting foreign money
Hillary’s team doesn’t know what’s in her emails and is nervous about it
Hillary gave special attention to ‘Friends of Bill’ after Haiti quake
Hillary’s 2009 Catholic liaison arrested for prostitution ring
Top Clinton donor paid $250 million for tax evasion
Clinton Staffers Discussed Which Emails To Release…
And Which to DELETE!
Racist, Elitist, Bernie Fan Hating Hillary –
Hillary’s Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri TRASHES CATHOLICS
Hillary Advisors Admit She “HATES EVERYDAY AMERICANS”
Racist Hillary Trashes African Americans – Calls Them Losers
Hillary Calls Bernie Fans and Millennials “Bucket of Losers” in Goldman Sachs Speech
Hillary Clinton: “I’m Kind of Far Removed from Struggles of Middle Class”
Hillary should stop attacking Bernie, especially when she says things that are untrue, which candidly she often does.
Hillary too afraid to ask for Bernie’s medical records. Knowing Hillary’s medical records are much worse
Massive Clinton ‘hits’ file on Bernie
Hillary says ignorant voters are the key to the win
Hillary wants unaware and compliant citizenry
Dems planned to fool Sanders supporters at convention…
‘His people will think they’ve won something’…
‘Bitching’ Bernie Voters…
Biden Aide Sabotaged His Presidential Aspirations?
Hillary and Catholics
Podesta and Left-Wing Activist Plot ‘Catholic Spring’
Hillary’s Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri TRASHES CATHOLICS…
WikiLeaks – Podesta emails –
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/?q=&mfrom=&mto=&title=¬itle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=¬o=&count=50&sort=6
Other –
DC Leaks Website Releases Hacked Clinton State Department Documents
But apparently no one in the FBI felt so strongly about this that they would resign in protest.
Should anonymous sources (to Fox News) be trusted?
@July 4th American:
Bookies have reduced the odds on Trump to about 10-1
OMG.
Locker Room Talk.
Needed: a safe space.
Solution: cancel MSM, NYT, WaPo, etc.
Then you will be safe.
Have I got this right? It was OK when Trump was a Democrat.
But as a Republican this speech makes him unqualified.
If it weren’t for double standards, the Dems would have no standards at all.
Ahh Mathman when he was a Democrat he was not their party’s nominee to be POTUS
Trump would never have received the nomination for the Democratic Party.
Also my “highly placed (but anonymous) source in the FBI says that every FBI agent hearts Clinton.
Anonymous and Fox News go hand in hand. Please compare this to the former nuclear launch officers that were willing to sign their names saying Trump is unfit to control the nuke codes
The FBI is a large organization. Most are responsible people who are proud of their record. I expect more and more leaks from dissatisfied FBI agents.
@john:
I find that little nugget somewhat hard to believe, my guess is there are more that despise her than “heart” her. The ones who heart her just want a promotion and to get one, and job security, they play the political game.
@john:
But, john how would you know, the big three media gave it zero coverage…
Not as big a news story as creating news about trump and women…..
@Greg:
The female smear orchestrated by the Clinton smear team is meaningless you fool…..
Oh, my. CONFIRMED! In all capital letters, followed by an exclamation point!
Of course for this argument not be be utterly nonsensical, we’ll have to overlook the fact that the FBI official in question had no involvement with the Clinton investigation until the year after the Senate race ended. Up to and through the time of the election, Andrew McCabe was not a Deputy Director. He was involved in counter-terrorism. He wasn’t promoted to Deputy Director until February 1, 2016, upon the retirement of Deputy Director Mark Giuliano.
We’ll also need to overlook the fact that political action committees raise and provide funds to support the election campaigns of candidates that represent the party that they favor. Funds previously raised by the Virginia democratic PAC to support the election of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a democrat, were used to support the 2015 state senate bid of Jill McCabe, also a democrat. That’s perfectly normal. That’s what they all do. That’s the entire point of political action committees.
This is pretty much a textbook example of the right’s willingness to ignore facts and logic. It’s unfortunate that Political Insider isn’t printed on paper. It would make a wonderful garbage wrapper or birdcage liner.
@Greg:
The coverup to hide all of the laws broken by that nasty woman, mrs clinton, flies in the face of decency. That nasty woman, mrs clinton, is an unindicted felon.
Should that nasty woman, mrs clinton, become elected, articles of impeachment should be introduced upon inauguration.
She hasn’t been charged with breaking any laws, let alone convicted.
Why does Vladimir Putin want Trump in the White House?
Because the Obama administration has been an obstacle to his expansionist ambitions in Eastern Europe, and because a Clinton administration would also be an obstacle to his expansionist ambitions in Eastern Europe.
Maybe somebody needs to draw the right a picture, since words don’t seem to be an effective way of pointing out the obvious.
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
@Greg:
More and more evidence keeps appearing. Others would have been prosecuted if the system was not rigged.
Somebody should explain to Michelle Jesse, Associate Editor for
Allen B West, that having dinner with a friend is not itself evidence of a conflict of interest.
What does the right not understand about the fact that people at the upper levels of government, corporate America, the media, or any other category of importance you care to name have social and professional connections with one another? That’s how the world works, how it has always worked, and how it always will work. It’s how societies are organized.
Do you imagine conservatives are an exception? Do you think Donald Trump is an exception?
@Greg:
People Leave Hillary Birthday Party While She’s Still Talking
Read more: http://www.headlineoftheday.com/2016/10/26/people-leave-hillary-birthday-party-while-shes-still-talking/#ixzz4OEuVvH6G
@Greg:
Not a BOR fan, but he nails it here:
Bill O’Reilly EXPLODES While Discussing James Comey, New Emails “HE DIDN’T BLANKING MENTION IT”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=m8muhZF9G6g