Second time is a charm.
Via The Hill:
Democrats are ramping up pressure on FBI Director James Comey to provide details about new emails he says may relate to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
Comey’s brief letter Friday announcing the emails shocked Washington less than two weeks before the election, and some Democrats are suggesting he acted improperly by offering limited information.
Top brass in the Democratic Party have called on Comey to quickly release more information to supplement his 3-paragraph letter to eight GOP chairmen and their Democratic counterparts on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Friday that it was “appalling” Comey would not exercise more caution given the current political climate.
“Without knowing how many emails are involved, who wrote them, when they were written or their subject matter, it’s impossible to make any informed judgment on this development,” Feinstein said in a statement.
“However, one thing is clear: Director Comey’s announcement played right into the political campaign of Donald Trump, who is already using the letter for political purposes. And all of this just 11 days before the election.”
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that the controversy over Clinton’s server has always been based more on “froth than fact,” emphasizing that some reporting suggests the new emails may not amount to much.
“Now, as always, the public would benefit from more information,” Reid said, referencing the 3-paragraph letter. “Specifically, the public deserves more transparency from the FBI.”
HT: Rufus