Did Comey obstruct justice by protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution?

[Cow Poke]

Did Comey obstruct justice by protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution?

[Zymologist]

Gross negligence is totally against the law, but extreme carelessness is no biggie. Sounds legit.

[Cow Poke]

Gross negligence is totally against the law, but extreme carelessness is no biggie. Sounds legit.

From the article....

Either Comey is not well-versed in the law or he sought to draw a fine distinction where none exists. Nevertheless, he employed it as an excuse to protect Clinton from prosecution in a case that should have rendered 110 criminal charges against her.

[One Bad Pig]

[Mountain Man]

Wouldn't it be great if we had an attorney general with a spine? What a cream puff Jeff Sessions turned out to be.

[mikewhitney]

Wouldn't it be great if we had an attorney general with a spine? What a cream puff Jeff Sessions turned out to be.

Need an AG with a spine and a dozen guards plus a food taster when confronting the Clintons.

[rogue06]

From the article....

Either Comey is not well-versed in the law or he sought to draw a fine distinction where none exists. Nevertheless, he employed it as an excuse to protect Clinton from prosecution in a case that should have rendered 110 criminal charges against her.

What he did, as we now know, was akin to a judge deciding a case without ever hearing the evidence.

[Cow Poke]

What he did, as we now know, was akin to a judge deciding a case without ever hearing the evidence.

And then scripting the narrative to support his decision.

[Sparko]

yeah extreme carelessness is basically the legal definition of Gross Negligence.

From the Law Dictionary:


gross negligence

n. carelessness which is in reckless disregard for the safety or lives of others, and is so great it appears to be a conscious violation of other people's rights to safety. It is more than simple inadvertence, but it is just shy of being intentionally evil. If one has borrowed or contracted to take care of another's property, then gross negligence is the failure to actively take the care one would of his/her own property. If gross negligence is found by the trier of fact (judge or jury), it can result in the award of punitive damages on top of general and special damages.