Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page June 14, 2018 After a review that spanned a year and a half, the inspector general — the Justice Department’s watchdog — issued a report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation and other actions leading up to the 2016 election. Read the inspector general’s 21-page press release on the report: IGpress (PDF) IGpress (Text) Read the full 568-page report from the inspector general: IGreport (PDF) IGreport (Text) Loading comments... … [Read more...] about Read the inspector general’s report on the FBI, James Comey, and Hillary Clinton e-mails
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James Comey on Donald Trump: Here Are the Ex-FBI Director’s Best Shots
U.S. Donald Trump James Comey James Comey, the former director of the FBI fired by President Donald Trump, sat down with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos to talk on camera about his time working for a man he calls “morally unfit” to lead America. Comey is promoting his book Donald Trump, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership which details what went on behind-the-scenes during his tempestuous few months close to the president. Trump fired Comey in May 2017, accusing him of mishandling an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. But Comey was also leading the FBI probe into suspicions of collusion between Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government, which interfered with the presidential election. Recommended Slideshows 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World 44 In Pictures: Every U.S. President Ranked From Best to Worst 37 Who Will Be Invited to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's … [Read more...] about James Comey on Donald Trump: Here Are the Ex-FBI Director’s Best Shots
In his own words: 8 key quotes from James Comey on Donald Trump and what’s next
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest In his own words: 8 key quotes from James Comey on Donald Trump and what's next James Comey discusses Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, what's next and more in an interview with USA TODAY Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 9 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Susan Page and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY Published 9:01 p.m. PT April 15, 2018 | Updated 6:10 a.m. PT April 16, 2018 CLOSE In an interview given on Friday morning, April 13, former FBI Director James Comey opens up about his role in the 2016 election, his dismissal from the FBI by President Trump, and whether or not he thinks Trump may be compromised by the Russians. USA TODAY CONNECT … [Read more...] about In his own words: 8 key quotes from James Comey on Donald Trump and what’s next
President Trump Lashes Out Again at ‘Slimeball’ James Comey on Twitter
By Catherine Lucey / AP Updated: April 15, 2018 10:22 AM ET (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of rage against former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday, calling him “slippery,” insisting he never asked him for loyalty and labelling him “the WORST FBI Director in history, by far!” Slippery James Comey, a man who always ends up badly and out of whack (he is not smart!), will go down as the WORST FBI Director in history, by far! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2018 Trump fired off a series of tweets early Sunday ahead of an interview Comey did with ABC that was set to air in full Sunday evening. In an excerpt shown Saturday, Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election was a factor in his decision to disclose the investigation into her emails. Trump seized on that, saying Comey “was making decisions based on the fact that he thought she was going to win, … [Read more...] about President Trump Lashes Out Again at ‘Slimeball’ James Comey on Twitter
Hillary Clinton Was Going to Win Election, Comey Writes, And That’s Why He Announced His Email Probe
U.S. Former FBI Director James Comey believed Hillary Clinton would defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 election. So much so, that Comey wrote in his new book that he worried the FBI, Justice Department and Clinton’s potential presidency would face intense criticism if he hadn’t announced the reopening of her private email server probe less than two weeks before the election. Fired by Trump in May, Comey has launched this week the media tour for his new book, A Higher Loyalty, with excerpts and quotes scattered across news outlets. Most of them have been damning accusations or insults about Trump's White House, but the book also reportedly delves deep into his handling of the Clinton investigation, The Guardian reported Friday. Comey was worried that the country’s top law enforcement agencies would suffer if the public later discovered the FBI had obtained new emails in the Clinton probe. But he said he also believed Clinton would still prove victorious. He … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Was Going to Win Election, Comey Writes, And That’s Why He Announced His Email Probe
Trump Lashes Out at James Comey on Twitter
By Lisa Marie Segarra 8:48 AM EDT President Donald Trump lashed out at James Comey on Friday – just as details from the fired FBI director’s new book began to emerge. In A Higher Loyalty, Comey likens Trump to a “mafia boss” who is “unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values.” In a pair of tweets Trump called Comey – who served under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama – a “slime ball” and a “proven leaker & liar.” “Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired. He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted. He lied to Congress under OATH,” Trump tweeted. Trump also brought up Comey’s handling of 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s email once again, adding that “it was [his] great honor to fire James Comey.” “He is a weak and untruthful slime … [Read more...] about Trump Lashes Out at James Comey on Twitter
CBS News Logo Congress receives FBI material on Hillary Clinton emails
Just after Hillary Clinton asked her supporters in Philadelphia not to get “complacent” despite her recent bump in the polls, the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee said Tuesday that the FBI had handed over documents related to their investigation into Clinton and her private email server. Clinton had no comment, and her campaign is asking for the notes from her interview with the FBI to be made public. A spokeswoman for the Republican-led House oversight panel said staff is reviewing documents that are classified as secret. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said in a statement that the panel received “FBI witness interview reports, including that of Secretary Clinton’s interview, along with other materials from the FBI’s now closed investigative file.” The FBI last month closed its yearlong probe into whether Clinton and her aides mishandled sensitive information that flowed through a private email … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Congress receives FBI material on Hillary Clinton emails
Hillary Clinton hits book party for Lanny Davis’s tome that blames James Comey for her loss
Hillary Clinton speaks at an awards ceremony at Georgetown University on Feb. 5. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters) Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said she takes “absolute personal responsibility” for her 2016 loss to President Trump. But her presence at a swanky Washington book party on Monday night says . . . well, something else, maybe? Clinton was among the guests mingling at a Georgetown party in honor of her longtime friend, Lanny Davis, and his new book. The volume’s totally unsubtle title? “The Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency.” According to a fellow guest, Clinton didn’t make any remarks herself, but nodded along as Davis spoke about how the former FBI director was to blame for Trump’s victory. The former SecState “shook her head no and chuckled” when another attendee asked Davis whether there was any way to go … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton hits book party for Lanny Davis’s tome that blames James Comey for her loss
James Comey on release of GOP memo on FBI: ‘That’s it?’
Former FBI Director James Comey scorned the memo that was released by House Republicans after being declassified Friday by President Donald Trump, saying it doesn't add up to much. "That's it?" Comey said on Twitter. "Dishonest and misleading memo wrecked the House intel committee, destroyed trust with Intelligence Community, damaged relationship with FISA court, and inexcusably exposed classified investigation of an American citizen. For what?" Comey wrote, adding: "DOJ & FBI must keep doing their jobs." The tweet was the latest in a series from Comey this week as Trump clashed with the FBI over the release of the GOP-written memo. On Thursday, Comey stood up for the bureau's position against the document's disclosure and took aim at unnamed people he calls "weasels and liars." "All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would," Comey tweeted Thursday night amid news that the FBI had lobbied the White House to block the release of a partisan memo on the … [Read more...] about James Comey on release of GOP memo on FBI: ‘That’s it?’
Comey’s fateful decision on Hillary Clinton’s emails is slowly coming into focus
Aaron Blake, The Washington Post Published 6:13 am, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 WASHINGTON - On Oct. 28, 2016, James Comey made a decision that I soon labeled "unavoidably horrible": to disclose that the FBI was reviewing more Hillary Clinton emails. This disclosure, 11 days before the presidential election, is now routinely blamed for her narrow loss, including by Clinton herself. And now we may be learning more about just how unavoidably horrible that decision was. The Post's Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian report that a Justice Department inspector general has been looking into why Andrew McCabe, who stepped down Monday as deputy director of the FBI (its No. 2 role), didn't appear to examine those emails for three weeks before Comey disclosed them in a letter to Congress. This investigation was reportedly discussed by McCabe and current FBI Director Christopher A. Wray shortly before McCabe stepped down two months earlier than previously indicated. It's not clear … [Read more...] about Comey’s fateful decision on Hillary Clinton’s emails is slowly coming into focus