FBI reopens Clinton investigation as new emails found ‒ Comey

The FBI has learned of more emails involving Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she headed the State Department, FBI Director James Comey told several members of Congress, telling them he is reopening the investigation.

“In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of email that appear to be pertinent” to Clinton’s investigation, Comey wrote to the chairs of several relevant congressional committees, adding that he was briefed about the messages on Thursday. “I agree that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.”

FBI Director Comey, in letter to members of Congress, says FBI is investigating additional emails in Clinton privat… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/792049409244663809
— (@BraddJaffy) Oct 28 2016

The FBI director cautioned, however, that the bureau has yet to assess the importance of the material, and that he doesn’t know how long that will take.

FBI Dir just informed me, "The FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation." Case reopened
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) October 28, 2016

Stocks fell after Comey’s announcement, CNBC reported.

Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, praised the decision to reopen the case.

“Now that the FBI has reopened the matter, it must conduct the investigation with impartiality and thoroughness,” he said in a statement. “The American people deserve no less and no one should be above the law.”

Almost 15,000 new Clinton emails were discovered in September, but it's unclear if the announced investigation relates to them or other correspondence. The newly discovered emails are not related to Wikileaks or the Clinton Foundation, law enforcement sources told CNN’s Evan Perez.

In mid-October, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, promised at least “four new hearings” after Congress returns from recess in November based on the new emails, which lawmakers received but have not been made public.

"This is a flashing red light of potential criminality," Chaffetz said.

The new evidence points to a “quid pro quo” arrangement between the FBI and the State Department, he noted.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) renewed his call for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to “suspend all classified briefings for Secretary Clinton until this matter is fully resolved.”

“Yet again, Hillary Clinton has nobody but herself to blame,” Ryan said in a statement. “This decision, long overdue, is the result of her reckless use of a private email server, and her refusal to be forthcoming with federal investigators.”

The Clinton campaign does not appear to have responded to Comey’s decision yet, but Kellyanne Conway, Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign manager, applauded the decision.

“That is superb. That is extraordinary news for the American people,” she told Yahoo News.

A great day in our campaign just got even better. FBI reviewing new emails in Clinton probe @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/2eXQL0z
— (@KellyannePolls) Oct 28 2016

“They are reopening the case into her criminal and illegal conduct that threatens the security of the United States,” Trump said in Manchester, New Hampshire, 10 minutes after learning about the reopening of the case. “We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office.”


“I have great respect for the fact that the FBI and the Department of Justice have the courage to right the horrible mistake that they made,” he said. “This was a grave miscarriage of justice that the American people fully understand, and it is everybody’s hope that it is about to be corrected.”


“With that being said, the rest of my speech is going to be so boring. Should I even make the speech?” he joked before turning to his prepared remarks.

FBI reopens Clinton investigation as new emails found ‒ Comey

http://www.rt.com/usa/364586-comey-reopens-clinton-investigation/

New Emails in Clinton Case Came From Anthony Weiner’s Electronic Devices

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WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement
officials said Friday that the new emails uncovered in the closed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server were discovered after the F.B.I. seized electronic devices belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Mrs. Clinton, and her husband, Anthony Weiner.

The F.B.I. is investigating illicit text messages that Mr. Weiner sent to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina. The bureau told Congress on Friday that it had uncovered new emails related to the Clinton case — one federal official said they numbered in the thousands — potentially reigniting an issue that has weighed on the presidential campaign and offering a lifeline to Donald J. Trump less than two weeks before the election.

In a letter to Congress, the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, said that emails had surfaced in an unrelated case, and that they “appear to be pertinent to the investigation.”
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Mr. Comey said the F.B.I. was taking steps to “determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.” He said he did not know how long it would take to review the emails, or whether the new information was significant.

The announcement comes as Mr. Trump has fallen behind Mrs. Clinton in most national polls and in many battleground states. Polls have been tightening in recent days, however, amid the daily release of hacked Clinton campaign emails published by WikiLeaks.

Mr. Trump seized on the F.B.I. action on Friday at a rally in New Hampshire. To cheers of “lock her up” from his supporters, Mr. Trump said: “Hillary Clinton’s corruption is on a scale we have never seen before. We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office.”

After deriding the F.B.I. for weeks as inept and corrupt, Mr. Trump went on to praise the law enforcement agency.

“I have great respect for the fact that the F.B.I. and the D.O.J. are now willing to have the courage to right the horrible mistake that they made,” Mr. Trump said. “This was a grave miscarriage of justice that the American people fully understand. It is everybody’s hope that it is about to be corrected.”

The Clinton campaign did not immediately respond to the development. As Mrs. Clinton arrived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she waved at the press gathered on the tarmac but ignored shouted questions.

The Republican National Committee also cheered the new attention on Mrs. Clinton’s emails as a potential turning point in the race.

“The F.B.I.’s decision to reopen their criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s secret email server just 11 days before the election shows how serious this discovery must be,” Reince Priebus, chairman of the R.N.C., said in a statement. “This stunning development raises serious questions about what records may not have been turned over and why, and whether they show intent to violate the law.”

In September, Mr. Comey announced that the F.B.I. had closed the investigation after determining that no one should face criminal charges. But Mr. Comey did criticize Mrs. Clinton and her aides for what he termed the “extremely careless” handling of sensitive information.

This pile of dung is gettin ripe

oh yeh Hillarys defense:




Her supporters love it!

I have two hopes.

First; That this won't be another case of "inoculation",
by political appointees.

Second; That when Hilary gets to prison,
the 'sistas' remember the whole "super predators
that need to be brought to heel." comment.

I'll reserve comments until there is a little more info. Although both Republicans and Democrats are chomping at the bit to know why. My guess is that Republicans know why, why else would they be so vehement about wanting it announced before the election? Or it could be the Democrats know already. and they don't think it will be a game changer. Guess we'll see.

The Relationship Between the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton State Department is Now a Legitimate Scandal

Speaking on the campaign trail with First Lady Michelle Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that “dignity and respect for women” is on the ballot this election. Republican candidate Donald Trump’s obscene remarks about women have been a saving grace for Clinton, who has been mired in controversy from the inception of her campaign—especially regarding the role played by her namesake charity, the Clinton Foundation, while she served as Secretary of State.

Last month, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) accused Clinton of misleading lawmakers during her 2009 confirmation hearings with regards to questions about the foundation. As he was quoted by The Hill:

When I put a hold on Mrs. Clinton’s nomination as secretary of State, she reassured me that they would take appropriate steps [to avoid conflicts of interest]. As seems to be usual for the Clintons, they crossed the line and all the concerns that she reassured me would not occur did in fact occur.

Back then, Cornyn had stalled the confirmation process over concerns about potential conflicts of interest given the charity’s ties to foreign powers. He was not alone.

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http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/the-relationship-between-the-clinton-foundation-an.html

Just saw on the news Clinton DEMANDS to know what is in those e-mail messages for the American people. Funny she wasn't too concerned about the American people knowing what was in the 33,000 e-mail's she deleted. I think this is a bluff on her part. Trump is gonna have a field day with this.

And for those that don't think it's serious, how serious do you think something has to be for the FBI to re-open a case 11 days before the election? But in THIS election, I think ANYTHING is possible

She demands!

That would be like you or I walking into the police station and telling them to give us all the info they have on an investigation of us!

That would happen

That, far exceeds, any legal realms
of 'discovery'.

I have read LOTS of posts (on other sites), & Tweets on this. One stands out & makes me cringe.

QUOTE:

LockHerUpWarden ‏@usplaymoney
@SpeakerRyan @alexandraheuser They just want to make sure Obama can Pardon her if she loses election

QUOTE:

Pardon my British ignorance but I'm lost with this now.
Can someone explain who this Weiner guy is and what the illicit txt message has to do with Hillary.
Also, does anyone have any idea what these new emails contain.

We only get bits and pieces on the news here so it's hard to track.

I wonder if they will delay the election, how can you vote for Hillary while she's under a cloud. Is there any talk of delaying it.

Huma Abedin was/is married to Weiner!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huma_Abedin



The FBI is reviewing a new batch of Hillary Clinton emails, bureau director James Comey said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday.

"In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation … I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation," he wrote.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/3_competing_theories_on_why_the_fbi_reopened_the_hillary_email_server_investigation.html

Thanks

The plot thickens.

I hope Comey has a first rate protection detail. He just potentially destroyed Clinton's chances at the White House and we all know what happens when you expose a Clinton.........

Trump said a year ago that Weiner was a security risk.......

They said the FBI almost never tells the public that they are re-opening\investigating a case but Comey made the decision to tell the public because she is running for the White House and the people need to know.

I don't think he would do or say such a thing unless it was to prepare us for a whopper to come out. Remember at first Hillary wouldn't say anything until her talking points were released.

Just google Anthony Weiner and I am sure you will see plenty of pictures that will ummm show you who he is.

If this guy who was texting all sorts of information to these women trying to turn them on thinking he has power and was connected (who is also being investigated for sexting and more with a 15 year old girl from out of state and is also being investigated for violating the Mann Act) had access to his wife's emails, which he did, that causes a great risk. Even if he hasn't shared them yet.

I am hoping these are some of the thousands of deleted emails!

........and deeper!