re: Help me understand the Comey letter that caused Hillary to lose the election

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He had testified to Congress he would inform them if the investigation was reopened (not sure of exact phrasing) so had he not informed them he would have faced charges

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He absolutely DID NOT testify to that. This is the quote that dishonest pundits have used to claim that he promised to notify Congress if the investigation was reopened.

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LAMAR SMITH ------- My first question is this: Would you reopen the Clinton investigation if you discovered new information that was both relevant and substantial?

JAMES COMEY ------ It is hard for me to answer in the abstract. We would certainly look at any new and substantial information.

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He said the FBI would look at any new information, but he absolutely did not imply in any way that he would break FBI policy against commenting on ongoing investigations and inform congress of any future changes. The idea that he did is just another "alternative fact" (read: lie) that dishonest right wing pundits have pushed on people too lazy to check the facts themselves.

When the FBI informed the DOJ of the letter Comey was sending, the justification that they gave was that Giuliani's thugs in the New York office were going to leak the information anyway.