to the editor: is james comey, the f.b.i. director, making mischief that may affect the results of the presidential election? of course he is. his letter to congress on the reopened email investigation ( nytimes.com , oct. 28) drips with innuendo that again casts doubt on hillary clinton<u+2019>s veracity and innocence. yet mr. comey admits in his letter that <u+201c>the f.b.i. cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant, and i cannot predict how long it will take us to complete this additional work.<u+201d> if that<u+2019>s the case, mr. comey, why not remain silent until you know the facts, as any responsible investigator would? well, we do have one essential fact: that by releasing his letter 11 days before the election, the f.b.i. director is meddling in politics at hooveresque levels. philip kipper san francisco to the editor: so here<u+2019>s what it comes down to: do we want a tight-lipped competent woman who made an uncharacteristic mistake using an email account, or do we want a loose-lipped incompetent man who characteristically tweets out venom without any thought of the consequences? reed h. davis louisville, ky. a version of this letter appears in print on october 29, 2016, on page a18 of the new york edition with the headline: the f.b.i. and the emails. today's paper | subscribe
the f.b.i. and the clinton emails
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