The political fallout from the Inspector General’s scathing report continued to rock Washington Thursday, with a reporter from Politico confirming that former bureau boss James Comey used a private gmail account to conduct FBI business.
Congressional reporter Kyle Cheney posted the stunning revelation on social media, writing “IG found that on numerous occasions, COMEY used a personal GMail account to conduct official FBI business, according to source briefed on the report.”
IG found that on numerous occasions, COMEY used a personal GMail account to conduct official FBI business, according to source briefed on the report.
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The shocking use of a private email account echoes similar concerns surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server; raising new questions over how the two leaders handled classified material throughout 2016 and before.
COMEY'S REVENGE: The Former FBI Boss RIPS REPUBLICANS in Twitter Tirade
Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey unloaded on the President and his Republican colleagues on social media Wednesday, asking how the GOP will explain their attacks on the bureau “to their grandchildren.”
Comey vented his frustration with Republican lawmakers on twitter this week, saying we live in a “dangerous time” when “attacks on the FBI and lying about its work will do lasting damage to our country.”
“Facts matter. The FBI’s use of Confidential Human Sources (the actual term) is tightly regulated and essential to protecting the country. Attacks on the FBI and lying about its work will do lasting damage to our country. How will Republicans explain this to their grandchildren?” wrote the former director.
Facts matter. The FBI’s use of Confidential Human Sources (the actual term) is tightly regulated and essential to protecting the country. Attacks on the FBI and lying about its work will do lasting damage to our country. How will Republicans explain this to their grandchildren?
— James Comey (@Comey) May 23, 2018
Dangerous time when our country is led by those who will lie about anything, backed by those who will believe anything, based on information from media sources that will say anything. Americans must break out of that bubble and seek truth.
— James Comey (@Comey) May 23, 2018
Comey found himself thrust -once again- into national headlines last week when multiple sources reported the FBI may have had an “informant” interacting with the Trump campaign heading into the 2016 race for the White House.
COMEY’S INSIDE MAN: Memo Leak Contact WORKED at FBI For Over a YEAR
The Columbia law professor who intentionally leaked James Comey’s classified memos to the press quietly worked at the FBI for over a year; raising serious legal questions over the former bureau boss’s decision to reveal the sensitive material to the public.
According to Fox News, longtime Comey associate Daniel Richman was hired as a “special government employee” in June of 2015 and stayed on at the agency until February 2017.
“Sources familiar with Richman’s FBI status said he was assigned to ‘special projects’ by Comey, and had a security clearance as well as badge access to the building,” writes Fox.
Bureau records reveal Richman worked closely with Comey “with an initial term of one year. Richman’s stated responsibilities included the use of encryption by terror suspects — known as ‘Going Dark.’ In August 2015, his projects were expanded to include an examination of the implications of federal investigations being brought to state and local prosecutors.”
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