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Why
Hillary Is Stalling Her FBI Interview
James Comey, the straight-arrow
director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is eager to wind up his
investigation of Hillary’s use of an unsecure email system, but he can’t do
that until he and Justice Department prosecutors sit down with Hillary and interview
her.
Hillary says that neither she
nor her campaign have been contacted by the FBI. But that is not true.
Negotiations have been going on
for quite some time between the FBI and Hillary’s attorney, David Kendall, who
went to law school with Hillary and defended Bill Clinton in his impeachment
trial.
Hillary has come up with a dozen
excuses why she’s too busy to take time out for an FBI interview.
The strategy she and Kendall
have come up with is clear: They want to drag this out as long as possible—if
possible until after Hillary is the official Democratic nominee—which will make
it harder politically for Comey to recommend an indictment.
Comey is turning up the heat,
insisting that the interview be done sooner than later, but it doesn’t look
like he will be able to force Hillary’s hand.
Jim Comey and Hillary Clinton
are two of the toughest characters in Washington and this has turned into a
battle royal.
Sincerely,
ED KLEIN
Edward Klein is one of America's most
celebrated journalists and a #1 New York Times best-selling author; his latest
book, Unlikeable: The
Problem with Hillary, is available now. Earlier best-sellers
include Blood Feud: The
Clintons vs. The Obamas and The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House.
He previously served as Foreign Editor of Newsweek and Editor-in-Chief of The
New York Times Magazine
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