Breaking: FBI Director Comey Called To Answer For Hillarious Decision

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Breaking: FBI Director Comey Called To AnswerFor Hillarious Decision

"...the American people have the right to understand..."
Randy DeSoto July 6, 2016 at 8:12am

FBI Director James Comey will appear before Congress on Thursday to explain his bombshell decision not to
recommend charges against Hillarious Clinton over her handling of classified information on her private,
unsecured email server.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told
Fox News on Wednesday that Comey will answer questions before his committee regarding the decision.

“The FBI’s recommendation is surprising and confusing,” Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said.
“The fact pattern presented by Director Comey makes clear Secretary Clinton violated the law. Individuals
who intentionally skirt the law must be held accountable. Congress and the American people have a right to
understand the depth and breadth of the FBI’s investigation.”

Comey, in making his announcement not to recommend indictment on Tuesday, described the former
secretary of state’s actions as “extremely careless,” which would seem to meet the legal standard of “gross
negligence” laid out in the applicable statute.

The FBI director stated 110 emails were “determined by the owning agency to contain classified information
at the time they were sent or received.” Of those, eight contained Top Secret information.

These findings contradict statements made by Clinton about her email server. First the former secretary
claimed her server contained no classified information, but then over 2,000 emails were found that did
contain such information. Clinton then changed her defense claiming none was classified at the time,
which was also found not to be true.

Clinton altered her story yet again saying nothing was “marked” classified at the time, which was also false.
“Comey’s decision was seen in many quarters as a punt. By branding Clinton’s use of unauthorized servers
to send and receive sensitive — and in some cases top secret — information as ‘extremely careless,’ Comey
gave Clinton’s critics plenty of ammunition,” Fox News reported.

“By stopping short of referring the results of his bureau’s year-long probe to the Attorney General to pursue
an indictment, Comey may have removed the biggest obstacle in Clinton’s path to the White House,” the
news outlet added.

Comey took no questions in making his Tuesday announcement, so his appearance on Thursday will
potentially give the public the first opportunity for further explanation behind his decision.

[Shabibilicious]

2 outcomes are possible......1) Comey changes his mind and they string her up, or......2) Comey doesn't change his mind and Republicans spend millions holding hearings from here to eternity until Comey finally caves.  That's justice, I tells ya. (spit)  

GO RV, then BV

Edited July 7, 2016 by Shabibilicious

[Shedagal]

I think Comey caved to pressure but, in defiance, gave the Republicans a gold mine.

[new york kevin]

Is this right or what? Don't know about you but I cannot fathom an idea of having a person as POTUS that not only lives under the belief that laws and common curtsies of this country do not apply to her or her family. Also one that does so and unashamedly slaps the rest of us in the face with this belief. Go Trump, go RV.

[Shedagal]

Courtesies,  NYk.  Shabs will have a field day with curtsies. LOL

[Shabibilicious]

29 minutes ago, Shedagal said:

Courtesies,  NYk.  Shabs will have a field day with curtsies. LOL

You know me far too well.  

GO RV, then BV

[millionaire in training]

5 hours ago, new york kevin said:

Is this right or what? Don't know about you but I cannot fathom an idea of having a person as POTUS that not only lives under the belief that laws and common curtsies of this country do not apply to her or her family. Also one that does so and unashamedly slaps the rest of us in the face with this belief. Go Trump, go RV.

Kevin this is a "BRILLIANT" idea, just brilliant.

That would be such a kick to the gut for her.  OHHHHHHH how I wish Donald could know this. Someone should send this idea to him. Knowing Trump he would do that.  

GO TRUMP.....GO RV.....GO KEVIN    

[Xtaxguy]

13 hours ago, millionaire in training said:

Is this right or what? Don't know about you but I cannot fathom an idea of having a person as POTUS that not only lives under the belief that laws and common curtsies of this country do not apply to her or her family. Also one that does so and unashamedly slaps the rest of us in the face with this belief. Go Trump, go RV.

I would think that after more than seven years of such arrogant, ignorant, incompetent and hypocritical behavior by the current POTASS that you would by now have wised up bit.  It seems to me that those failings will continue for at least the next four years no matter which of the sorry asses wins.  Only difference is that one of them MIGHT not totally trash the Supreme Court for a decade or two.

I fear we are getting ever closer to finding out what the 2dn Amendment is really all about.

 

[yota691]

Security Clearance Could Become an Issue for Hillarious Clinton’s Staff
Use of private email server and questionable handling of classified material could cause headaches for top aides
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, shown, to investigate whether Hillarious Clinton’s email arrangement should prohibit her and her top aides from having access to government secrets.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, shown, to investigate whether Hillarious Clinton’s email arrangement should prohibit her and her top aides from having access to government secrets. PHOTO: MOLLY RILEY/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
By DAMIAN PALETTA
July 7, 2016 8:00 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON— Hillarious Clinton’s use of a private email server and her questionable handling of classified material could cause headaches for her top aides if she wins the presidential election, but as president she would likely retain discretion over who has access to classified information in her inner circle.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey told a House panel Thursday that the “careless” manner in which the Clinton team communicated over email would be the kind of behavior the FBI weighs when determining whether to hire somebody for a top-level national security position and grant such a person security clearance.

But Mr. Comey declined to say whether participation in the email setup should disqualify someone from receiving clearance.

A number of Republicans this week said the email arrangement should prohibit Mrs. Clinton and her top aides from having access to government secrets, both during the campaign and potentially in the White House next year.

“It would send the wrong signal to all those charged with safeguarding our nation’s secrets if you choose to provide her access to this information despite the FBI’s findings,” House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) wrote to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

But barring Mrs. Clinton from receiving access to classified information, particularly as she likely still has a security clearance, would be virtually impossible, several national security experts said. And if she is elected in November, she would likely have the ability to overrule recommendations from those who process background checks and ensure that top aides had access to classified information.

“If the president wants to give clearances to somebody, well guess what, they are the commander-in-chief,” said Anthony Cordesman, former Pentagon director of intelligence assessment.

Mrs. Clinton’s senior aides could face their first test within weeks when the intelligence community begins briefings for the presidential nominees.

Mr. Clapper is expected to invite Mrs. Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump to separate intelligence briefings after the Democratic and Republican conventions. The candidates are typically permitted to bring a few senior staff members with them, though the aides must have the appropriate government clearance in order to attend.

Clinton campaign spokesman Glen Caplin called the GOP move “another blatantly political stunt by Republicans to try and keep the issue alive after career [Justice Department] officials declared this case closed because they didn’t get the outcome they wanted.”

State Department spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the department reopened its internal review into whether Mrs. Clinton or her top aides mishandled classified information. The State Department had initially held off at the request of law enforcement officials.

Mr. Kirby declined to say what information the department was evaluating. “We will aim to be as expeditious as possible, but we will not put artificial deadlines on the process,” he said.

Earlier this week, Mr. Kirby said the State Department’s review and possible consequences could affect current and former employees. A former employee can’t be disciplined if they no longer work at State Department, but the agency could add information about security violations to the person’s file. The harshest punishment for a former official would be revoking security clearance, assuming he or she needed it for another agency or position, he said.

Mrs. Clinton has several top aides now who also worked closely with her at the State Department and emailed her on her private server, including national security advisor Jake Sullivan and top aides Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin. The current status of their security clearances is unknown, and the State Department does not comment on the status of former employees.

A number of Republican senators on Thursday, led by Marco Rubio of Florida, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him about the status of the security clearances held by Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Mills, Ms. Abedin, Mr. Sullivan and others. If they still have a clearance, Mr. Rubio and other lawmakers said they should be suspended.

The decision about whether any of Mrs. Clinton’s aides could attend the intelligence briefings would likely be up to either the State Department or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, several people familiar with the process said.

Mr. Comey’s critique of the email arrangement could cause additional challenges for these aides if they are tapped to work in the White House next year, though those challenges would likely be surmountable.

The FBI plays a lead role in conducting the background investigations of senior White House personnel. If FBI officials believe people in senior White House positions were prone to mishandling sensitive information, they could recommend against security clearance. But Mrs. Clinton, as president, would have the discretion to overrule them.

Top White House aides, particularly the chief of staff or those in the National Security Council, are subject to an additional security review. The intelligence community conducts its own screening to determine whether someone should have access to what’s known as “sensitive compartmented information,” which can be intelligence secrets that even some with a top secret clearance can’t access.

The intelligence community could recommend that certain White House aides not receive this clearance, but Mrs. Clinton would have the ability to overrule this recommendation, multiple people said.

“The question will become whether she will want to overturn the decision of the security professionals,” said John Cohen, a Rutgers University professor who was the Department of Homeland Security’s counter terrorism coordinator and went through the security- clearance process.

[yota691]

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[new york kevin]

On 7/7/2016 at 5:26 AM, Shabibilicious said:

You know me far too well.  

GO RV, then BV

Darn auto correct. Ya got me Shabs. arrrggh!

[Shabibilicious]

All in good fun, Kev.    I hate my auto correct too......other than a tiny ballerina's mom, who uses the term curtsies anyways?  Auto correct is whack.  

GO RV, then BV

Edited July 11, 2016 by Shabibilicious

[Whatshername]

On July 8, 2016 at 8:02 AM, yota691 said:

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Fascinating!  Thanks Yota  

[George Hayduke]

On 7/8/2016 at 6:02 AM, yota691 said:

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Thanks Yota - lots of questions and conjecture but still very few answers... it does make one think though https://archive.is/RffAd

[yota691]

30 Jan 2013

Former US Deputy Attorney General joins HSBC Board

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James Brien Comey, Jr. (52), former United States Deputy Attorney General, has been appointed a Director of HSBC Holdings plc with effect from 4 March 2013. He will be an independent non-executive Director and a member of the Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee.

James Comey

Jim Comey is a Senior Research Scholar and Hertog Fellow on National Security Law at Columbia University Law School in New York. From 2010 to 2013, he was General Counsel of Bridgewater Associates, LP and, from 2005 to 2010, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. From 2003 to 2005, he served as United States Deputy Attorney General and was responsible for supervising the operations of the Department of Justice and chaired the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Comey was United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and supervised the prosecution of executives on fraud and securities related charges and created a specialised unit to prosecute international drug cartels.

Commenting on the appointment, HSBC Group Chairman Douglas Flint said: “We are delighted to welcome Jim as a non-executive Director and a member of our new Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee. His experience and expertise gained from both public and private sector roles at the highest level will add a further dimension to the governance capabilities of the Board.”

Mr. Comey’s appointment will be for an initial three-year term which, subject to re-election by shareholders, will expire at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual General Meeting. The Directors have determined that Mr. Comey is independent. In making that determination the Directors concluded that there are no relationships or circumstances which are likely to affect Mr. Comey’s judgement and any relationships or circumstances which could appear to do so were not considered to be material.

For and on behalf of 
HSBC Holdings plc
R G Barber
Group Company Secretary

Supplementary information:
As a non-executive Director Mr. Comey will not have a service contract with HSBC Holdings plc. He will be paid a Director’s fee of £95,000 per annum, as authorised by shareholders at the 2011 Annual General Meeting. Mr. Comey will also receive a fee of £30,000 per annum as a member of the Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee as approved by the Directors in January 2013.

Mr. Comey does not have any interests in the shares of HSBC Holdings plc within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

No shareholder is entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 10% or more of the voting power at any general meeting of the Company.

There are no matters relating to the appointment of Mr. Comey that need to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13(2) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority. Save as disclosed above there is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of the Hong Kong Limited.

Media enquiries to:
Heidi Ashley 
+44 (0) 20 7992 2045
heidi.ashley@hsbc.com

Note to editors:
1. Brief biography of Mr. James Comey (B.S., J.D.) 
Mr. Comey is a Senior Research Scholar and Hertog Fellow on National Security Law at Columbia University Law School in New York. He recently stepped down as General Counsel of Bridgewater Associates, LP and was, from 2005 to 2010, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Comey served as United States Deputy Attorney General and was responsible for supervising the operations of the Department of Justice and chaired the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force. 
Prior to becoming United States Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Comey was United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Comey served as Managing Assistant United States Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the United States Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia. He is married with 5 children and lives in the USA.

2. The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement is:
D J Flint, S T Gulliver, S A Catz†, L M L Cha†, M K T Cheung†, J D Coombe†, J Faber†, R A Fairhead†, R Fassbind†, J W J Hughes-Hallett†, W S H Laidlaw†, J P Lipsky†, J R Lomax†, I J Mackay, Sir Simon Robertson† and J L Thornton†.

† Independent non-executive Director

3. HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 6,900 offices in over 80 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,721bn at 30 September 2012, the HSBC Group is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

Read the media release.

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