So FBI Director James Comey just informed the world that there was nothing in Anthony Weiner's emails that changed Comey's assessment in July that there was nothing in Hillary Clinton's emails which warranted pursuing criminal charges.
This news is both welcome - and infuriating. Comey's ill-advised letter last week threw a dangerous grenade into this crucial Presidential campaign. It violated the Hatch Act. Comey should be fired, forthwith, and he should be investigated for criminal conduct himself.
Meanwhile, though Bret Baier did nothing criminal, he should be fired, too. He announced from his anchor position on Fox News that the FBI had enough on the Clinton Foundation to pursue criminal charges, then walked it back and apologized.
Too little, too late. As comparison, Don Rather was forced to leave CBS News after reporting a story about George W. Bush avoiding the draft, the truth of which is unclear to this very day. Brian Williams - who's doing a great job now on MSNBC - was forced to leave the NBC Nightly News because he exaggerated a personal story about himself, having nothing to do with any election.
Baier aggravated the already deplorable conduct of Comey. I had nothing but praise for Baier when I was interviewed by Politico about his taking over the Special Report from Brit Hume on Fox in 2009. But his mistake this past week in such an intense and important political campaign is unacceptable.
We deserve a Presidential campaign free of FBI Directors who violate the Hatch Act, and free of anchors who seriously misreport the news.
This news is both welcome - and infuriating. Comey's ill-advised letter last week threw a dangerous grenade into this crucial Presidential campaign. It violated the Hatch Act. Comey should be fired, forthwith, and he should be investigated for criminal conduct himself.
Meanwhile, though Bret Baier did nothing criminal, he should be fired, too. He announced from his anchor position on Fox News that the FBI had enough on the Clinton Foundation to pursue criminal charges, then walked it back and apologized.
Too little, too late. As comparison, Don Rather was forced to leave CBS News after reporting a story about George W. Bush avoiding the draft, the truth of which is unclear to this very day. Brian Williams - who's doing a great job now on MSNBC - was forced to leave the NBC Nightly News because he exaggerated a personal story about himself, having nothing to do with any election.
Baier aggravated the already deplorable conduct of Comey. I had nothing but praise for Baier when I was interviewed by Politico about his taking over the Special Report from Brit Hume on Fox in 2009. But his mistake this past week in such an intense and important political campaign is unacceptable.
We deserve a Presidential campaign free of FBI Directors who violate the Hatch Act, and free of anchors who seriously misreport the news.
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