There has been continuing discussion in the Kos Community on the role of the FBI in tipping the election to Trump. www.dailykos.com/...
. I had previously written that the FBI intervention, ( defined as
Comey’s letters, FBI anti-Clinton leaks, and other anti-Clinton FBI
actions) was decisive in the election. www.dailykos.com/...
Decisive means the FBI intervention changed what looked in late
October like a modest Clinton victory (according to CNN Exit Polls) and a
Democratic Senate majority into a split decision for Trump and a
Republican Senate majority. Obviously, there were many other reasons
why Clinton was only slightly ahead at the end of October.
The belief that the FBI election intervention was decisive now seems like old news ( many have come to the same conclusion including Paul Krugman and Markos "kos" Moulitsas in his legendary post-election screed and others). My FBI analysis is different. I don’t believe Comey was the only problem. I believe what happened was a deep partisan intervention in the election by a significant portion of the Agency. Further, while Comey’s removal might be called for it would not necessarily prevent partisan FBI electioneering from happening again and would in the short term impede a more thorough investigation.
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The belief that the FBI election intervention was decisive now seems like old news ( many have come to the same conclusion including Paul Krugman and Markos "kos" Moulitsas in his legendary post-election screed and others). My FBI analysis is different. I don’t believe Comey was the only problem. I believe what happened was a deep partisan intervention in the election by a significant portion of the Agency. Further, while Comey’s removal might be called for it would not necessarily prevent partisan FBI electioneering from happening again and would in the short term impede a more thorough investigation.
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