according to a report, attorney general loretta lynch advised fbi director james comey to not send a letter to congress that would inform them of new emails the agency discovered in their investigation of hillary clinton 's illegal email server. 




the new yorker reported : 




on friday, james comey , the director of the federal bureau of investigation, acting independently of attorney general loretta lynch, sent a letter to congress saying that the f.b.i. had discovered e-mails that were potentially relevant to the investigation of hillary clinton 's private server. coming less than two weeks before the presidential election, comey's decision to make public new evidence that may raise additional legal questions about clinton was contrary to the views of the attorney general, according to a well-informed administration official. lynch expressed her preference that comey follow the department's longstanding practice of not commenting on ongoing investigations, and not taking any action that could influence the outcome of an election , but he said that he felt compelled to do otherwise. 




comey's decision is a striking break with the policies of the department of justice, according to current and former federal legal officials. comey, who is a republican appointee of president obama, has a reputation for integrity and independence, but his latest action is stirring an extraordinary level of concern among legal authorities, who see it as potentially affecting the outcome of the presidential and congressional elections. 




"you don't do this," one former senior justice department official said. "it's aberrational. it violates decades of practice." the reason, according to the former official, who asked not to be identified because of ongoing cases involving the department, "is because it impugns the integrity and reputation of the candidate, even though there's no finding by a court, or in this instance even an indictment." 




in the letter that comey sent to staffers , he expressed that he was under an obligation to inform the people's representatives of the finding. 




"of course, we don't ordinarily tell congress about ongoing investigations, but here i feel an obligation to do so given that i testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed," comey wrote. "i also think it would be misleading to the american people were we not to supplement the record." 




"at the same time, however, given that we don't know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails, i don't want to create a misleading impression," he added. "in trying to strike that balance, in a brief letter and in the middle of an election season there is significant risk of being misunderstood." 




what i don't get, or maybe i really do, is that comey would not recommend charges against clinton when he knew for a fact that she broke federal law and had the evidence in hand to prove it. so, don't be deceived by this recent opening of the clinton probe into her email crimes . nothing is going to come of it because all of these people are in bed together and they are merely putting on a show for the american people. mark my words. don't forget to like freedom outpost on facebook , google plus , & twitter . you can also get freedom outpost delivered to your amazon kindle device here . shares
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