Did FBI Chief James Comey Bury Hillary’s Chances? | Homeland Security Degrees

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Which Republican is most likely to impede Hillary Clinton’s race to the White House? Most would say Donald Trump, but FBI director James Comey could be the surprise obstacle on her path to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Washington Post columnist David Ignatius said on Tuesday’s Morning Joe Show on MSNBC that the formal findings of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server will not help her overcome the perception that she is untrustworthy.

“My gut, Mika, is that Secretary Clinton is probably winning the legal battle but is definitely losing the trust battle. I’m told by defense lawyers I talked to last night [that] this kind of meeting late in the investigation, which appears to have been voluntary–she wasn’t subpoenaed; she wasn’t compelled to come. Defense lawyers only allow their clients to go to such meetings if they are fairly sure an indictment is not coming. That’s not 100 percent, but that is how people read it and that is certainly consistent with what I’ve been hearing.”

Ignatius commented that Bill Clinton’s private meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch adds to the public’s perception that the rules do not apply to them.

“On the trust side of this, on how it looks, it seems to get worse and worse. The meeting between Bill Clinton, the former president, and Attorney General Lynch couldn’t have looked worse. There is just no way you’re going to be able to erase that no matter what formal finding is issued.

I think she is going to have to deal with that. The sense that the Clintons think they’re different. The usual rules don’t apply to them. I think that’s out there, and it will be harder to get rid of after this, no matter what the formal finding.”

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