There was no caving by him in his testimony...mojo84 wrote:I listened to all but about 10% of the hearing today and Comey convinced me. He convinced me 100% Hillary should be prosecuted.
To me, it appears he is has been given marching order and is having to toe the administration line. In other words, it appears an otherwise decent and respected man has caved to the pressure.
Representative John Mica, Republican of Florida, told Mr. Comey that it looked as if the end of the investigation into Mrs. Clinton was choreographed, beginning with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch’s chance meeting last week with Mr. Clinton, and continuing with the F.B.I.’s interview with Mrs. Clinton on Saturday, Mr. Comey’s announcement on Tuesday, and Mrs. Clinton’s campaign appearance with President Obama hours later. Mr. Mica said he did not know what to tell constituents talking about the case in Florida cafes.
Mr. Comey grew red in the face, raising his voice as he answered the congressman. “I hope what you’ll tell the folks in the cafe is: Look me in the eye and listen to what I’m about to say. I did not coordinate that with anyone,” Mr. Comey said. “The White House, the Department of Justice, nobody outside the F.B.I. family had any idea what I was about to say. I say that under oath, I stand by that. There was no coordination.”
Clinton's actions and statements are reprehensible but I think FBI Director Comey, also Deputy Attorney General under Bush, is forthright and has little or no incentive to cave in under pressure from the Administration.