I was watching the head of the FBI, James B. Comey, make his announcement about the e-mail investigation conducted by his agency of Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server. To say that many people were shocked at the outcome would be an understatement. The Director basically rewrote the law by inserting language that was not in the law, in order for him to make his recommendation not to prosecute Mrs. Clinton. He used the word “intent” as a basis to excuse her and her staff’s behavior. The Federal Records Act of 1995 does not use the word “intent”. This interpretation was much like Chief Justice Roberts creating a new law to permit Obama Care to proceed. One could ask if General Petraeus can appeal his verdict based on the new interpretation on his “intent”?
After I listened to his prepared remarks, the thought came to me that regardless of the outcome of…
