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2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

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2. Exactly. There are many possibilities, but one I'm leaning toward

Reply to triron (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 03:13 AM

Dec 2016

would explain the 3 weeks before they told Comey about their discovery. I bet they were searching the emails then, looking for something incriminating -- and failed.

After Comey's announcement they may or may not have bothered with a search warrant, since they already knew nothing was in there. Still, they went through with a big show of checking all the emails.

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Anti-Clinton Faction Within FBI May Have Conspired To Hand Election To Trump [View all] Coyotl Dec 2016 OP

Plus there's this triron Dec 2016 #1

Exactly. There are many possibilities, but one I'm leaning toward pnwmom Dec 2016 #2

Aren't FISA warrants secret? Coyotl Dec 2016 #9

Then why did she turn anything over to them? Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #6

FBI had Weiner's laptop - seized in arrest - nothing for Huma to turn over. Justice Dec 2016 #8

NOW WHAT? What will change here? I am desperate for some good news... :-( secondwind Dec 2016 #3

KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #4

The FBI has always been full of these kinds of people; it's been long known, so why rumdude Dec 2016 #5

If Comey isn't jailed then forget about running any more dem candidates on state and federal level.. uponit7771 Dec 2016 #7

Seth Abramson? nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #10

in effect. the COLLUDED w/ russia. OOPS. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #11