Did we come close to a "Saturday night massacre"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:It seems that you answered your own question and that we didn't come close to a Saturday night massacre. There is no indication that the President was involved which is pretty essential to the comparison and no indication of any orders being given.

Why are you trying to make a controversy out of the AG and Deputy AG's actions when the real oddity is the apparently violation by Comey of standard FBI procedures?

Would the AG's private meeting with the husband of a person under active DOJ investigation for potential violations of national security a violation of DOJ procedure?

It certainly doesn't look good. Isn't DOJ supposed to be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety?

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did Dems care that Comey broke FBI procedures when he announced the FBI would not recommend charges a few months ago? Or y'all only care now?

I cared then. He made a very political and inappropriate statement at that time.

I cared then too, his remarks in July were way out of line.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:It seems that you answered your own question and that we didn't come close to a Saturday night massacre. There is no indication that the President was involved which is pretty essential to the comparison and no indication of any orders being given.

Why are you trying to make a controversy out of the AG and Deputy AG's actions when the real oddity is the apparently violation by Comey of standard FBI procedures?

Would the AG's private meeting with the husband of a person under active DOJ investigation for potential violations of national security a violation of DOJ procedure?

It certainly doesn't look good. Isn't DOJ supposed to be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety?

You mean by not using investigations for political purposes and not making public statements about investigations within 60 days of an election, absolutely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:It seems that you answered your own question and that we didn't come close to a Saturday night massacre. There is no indication that the President was involved which is pretty essential to the comparison and no indication of any orders being given.

Why are you trying to make a controversy out of the AG and Deputy AG's actions when the real oddity is the apparently violation by Comey of standard FBI procedures?

Would the AG's private meeting with the husband of a person under active DOJ investigation for potential violations of national security a violation of DOJ procedure?

It certainly doesn't look good. Isn't DOJ supposed to be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety?

You mean by not using investigations for political purposes and not making public statements about investigations within 60 days of an election, absolutely.

Well DOJ didn't do that, sooo...

My question was about DOJ and their actions. Care to answer that one?

[Anonymous]

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jsteele wrote:It seems that you answered your own question and that we didn't come close to a Saturday night massacre. There is no indication that the President was involved which is pretty essential to the comparison and no indication of any orders being given.

Why are you trying to make a controversy out of the AG and Deputy AG's actions when the real oddity is the apparently violation by Comey of standard FBI procedures?

Would the AG's private meeting with the husband of a person under active DOJ investigation for potential violations of national security a violation of DOJ procedure?

It certainly doesn't look good. Isn't DOJ supposed to be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety?

You mean by not using investigations for political purposes and not making public statements about investigations within 60 days of an election, absolutely.

Well DOJ didn't do that, sooo...

My question was about DOJ and their actions. Care to answer that one?

Let me clarify..Comey did not make a public statement. He wrote to Congress and THEY are the ones who made it public. You can certainly call their actions political, but for all we know, Comey's just doing his job.

Again..about AG Lynch's direct actions..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was no good option for him anyway, and I don't think this will greatly affect the election - people are sick and tired of hearing about these emails when none of them have revealed any wrong doing or any mildly interesting tidbits.

Just a question: Instead of the letter to Congress, why not write up a "note to file?" We do this all the time when something can't be disclosed publicly just to cover our butts.

~local government employee.

[Anonymous]

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jsteele wrote:It seems that you answered your own question and that we didn't come close to a Saturday night massacre. There is no indication that the President was involved which is pretty essential to the comparison and no indication of any orders being given.

Why are you trying to make a controversy out of the AG and Deputy AG's actions when the real oddity is the apparently violation by Comey of standard FBI procedures?

Would the AG's private meeting with the husband of a person under active DOJ investigation for potential violations of national security a violation of DOJ procedure?

It certainly doesn't look good. Isn't DOJ supposed to be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety?

You mean by not using investigations for political purposes and not making public statements about investigations within 60 days of an election, absolutely.

Well DOJ didn't do that, sooo...

My question was about DOJ and their actions. Care to answer that one?

Let me clarify..Comey did not make a public statement. He wrote to Congress and THEY are the ones who made it public. You can certainly call their actions political, but for all we know, Comey's just doing his job.

Again..about AG Lynch's direct actions..

oh come on. It was her job interview.