Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said on Friday that the special counsel's report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents is based on Hillary Clinton's 2016 use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. He said there were “sickening similarities” to the conclusions of the 2018 investigation.
Special Counsel Robert Hur rejects accusations against Biden Charged with keeping classified documents from Barack Obama's time as vice president.But the report new discussion Hoare blames 81-year-old Biden's suitability for the presidency on the president's “vague” memory, but the Supreme Commander is expected to take on the 81-year-old Biden ahead of his rematch with former President Donald Trump in November. This is causing a huge political firestorm as government officials accelerate their bids for re-election. .
In an interview with CNN's Caitlan Collins, McCabe suggested that Herr is “trying to even out the scale” when it comes to reporting.
“This felt like another example of a very high-profile investigator coming to a conclusion that he knew probably wouldn't be well-received or supported by many people. ,” Collins said.
“In other words, he is playing to an audience that will likely be dissatisfied with his decision not to prosecute,” he continued. “That's what it felt like to me. I have a lot of concerns about the way he talked about the evidence in the report.”
McCabe said the situation led to then-FBI Director James Comey concluding in July 2016 that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in handling classified emails, but declined to recommend charges against the then-Democratic presidential candidate. He suggested that it was similar to the one in July 2016.
“I think where we erred so far over the line was with Jim's rhetoric, obviously criticizing Hillary Clinton, but certainly not recommending her prosecution,” McCabe said. told Mr. Collins. “Use of these terms is most likely a violation. [Department of Justice] The company's policy is not to say anything bad about people who say they won't charge. ”
When Collins asked McCabe what he thought, Mr. Comey made a mistake in his response to Mr. Clinton's announcement in July 2016, but the former deputy secretary said, “Yes.”
“It's not easy for me to conclude that because I worked very closely with Jim. I reviewed his statements before I made them.” “But in retrospect, I think I should have tried harder to convince him not to use those words, and perhaps not to say them at all.”
In October 2016, Comey reopened the Clinton email investigation. This was a huge “October surprise” and many Democrats believe that Clinton lost the presidency to the then-Democratic candidate, who was widely seen as the front-runner to take the White House. .
Two days before the November 2016 election, Comey told Congress he had seen no additional evidence that would reverse his earlier decision not to charge Clinton over her handling of classified information.
However, it is likely that Mr. Clinton was politically damaged by this letter. She lost her election to Trump and also narrowly lost key states such as Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Business Insider has reached out to the White House for comment.
