Of course she did, you might think to yourself -- as the whole country seems to have become inured to the breathtaking insanity of this entire election cycle. But as Rich Lowry says, none of this is normal. USA Today is reporting that Attorney General Loretta Lynch urged FBI Director James Comey to suppress the fact that the bureau has effectively re-opened its probe into Hillary Clinton's email scandal after new potentially "pertinent" evidence was discovered in the course of a separate investigation into Anthony Weiner's sexting woes. Weiner is married to Clinton's top aide, Huma Abedin. This politically-motivated pressure gives off a strong whiff of, well, rigging:
As a reminder, Loretta Lynch's boss has prominently endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, and put his thumb on the scale of public opinion while the FBI's original investigation was still underway. She is reportedly under consideration to retain her powerful job under a Clinton presidency. And she infamously held a secretive tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton during the final stages of the Bureau's criminal probe -- a move so foolish that even many Democrats objected to it. Now, she's apparently attempted to intervene against transparency, covering for Hillary in the home stretch of an election. She looks like a partisan actor, not a law enforcement officer. If FBI officials consider her too politically 'tainted' to fulfill her duties in accordance with the law, she should resign. It's important to reiterate that we don't yet know what the new emails may entail, although the fact that there are thousands of them to review is astonishing. Might they further prove some sort of criminal intent or cover-up? Might they contain more classified material? Might they reveal untruths told to the FBI? Might they contain nothing of real value? It's unclear. Although it seems highly unlikely that Comey would poke this hornet's nest -- of which he seemed so eager to wash his hands -- for no good reason. Meanwhile, many of the liberals and Democrats who've been solemnly invoking the FBI's controversial "no charges" conclusion since July are suddenly indulging in wild smears and conspiracy theories about Comey and his agency. Here's just one pathetic example:
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/10/29/disgrace-ag-lynch-pressured-comey-not-to-disclose-reactivated-hillary-probe-n2238410
As a reminder, Loretta Lynch's boss has prominently endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, and put his thumb on the scale of public opinion while the FBI's original investigation was still underway. She is reportedly under consideration to retain her powerful job under a Clinton presidency. And she infamously held a secretive tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton during the final stages of the Bureau's criminal probe -- a move so foolish that even many Democrats objected to it. Now, she's apparently attempted to intervene against transparency, covering for Hillary in the home stretch of an election. She looks like a partisan actor, not a law enforcement officer. If FBI officials consider her too politically 'tainted' to fulfill her duties in accordance with the law, she should resign. It's important to reiterate that we don't yet know what the new emails may entail, although the fact that there are thousands of them to review is astonishing. Might they further prove some sort of criminal intent or cover-up? Might they contain more classified material? Might they reveal untruths told to the FBI? Might they contain nothing of real value? It's unclear. Although it seems highly unlikely that Comey would poke this hornet's nest -- of which he seemed so eager to wash his hands -- for no good reason. Meanwhile, many of the liberals and Democrats who've been solemnly invoking the FBI's controversial "no charges" conclusion since July are suddenly indulging in wild smears and conspiracy theories about Comey and his agency. Here's just one pathetic example:
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/10/29/disgrace-ag-lynch-pressured-comey-not-to-disclose-reactivated-hillary-probe-n2238410
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