# FBI is re-opening investigation into Clinton's email **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 28, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950 "2016-10-28T17:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/81 "2016-10-28T19:36:57Z")
> [@Richard\_Parker](#): > > There’s some talk that Comey was legally obligated to update the Committee like this if anything relevant to the investigation arises. If so, that would explain the bizarre letter. If he was legally obligated to update the various Committee chairpeople (who - fyi, CarnalK - are “the public”), then those legal obligations should be noted down somewhere, right? That said, I’m pretty doubtful that there are actually any laws stating that the FBI director is obligated to issue a public statement before even assessing whether their new information is “significant”. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/82 "2016-10-28T19:38:16Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > If he was legally obligated to update the various Committee chairpeople (who - fyi, CarnalK - are “the public”), then those legal obligations should be noted down somewhere, right? > > That said, I’m pretty doubtful that there are actually any laws stating that the FBI director is obligated to issue a public statement before even assessing whether their new information is “significant”. Yes, I would expect them to be written down. I suspect we’ll find out pretty soon whether that’s the case. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/83 "2016-10-28T19:39:14Z")
There’s no way Comey would reopen a sensitive investigation because Huma was emailing Hillary about her horny, dipshit husband. This has to involve classified material. There’s no other reason that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/84 "2016-10-28T19:39:44Z")
> [@Psychopants](#): > > not entirely correct. > > He said that her actions were lacking intent and therefore no reasonable prosecutor would pursue. The language of the law takes intent out of the equation but no one had ever tested that part of it. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/85 "2016-10-28T19:40:07Z")
> [@](#): > > …There’s no other reason that makes sense. “Makes sense”? When did that standard come into play? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/86 "2016-10-28T19:40:49Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > This has to involve classified material. There’s no other reason that makes sense. Not necessarily. It could easily involve the other major aspect of the criminal case: intent. Or a cover-up. But it’s silly to speculate either way. It could be something significant or it could be a big nothingburger. All we can intelligently say now is that the fact of the story itself will have some political impact, but the legal impact is a complete unknown. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/87 "2016-10-28T19:42:13Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > If he was legally obligated to update the various Committee chairpeople (who - fyi, CarnalK - are “the public”) Oh gimme a break. Informing the public is a press release or press conference. A letter to a committee chairman is not “informing the public”) ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/88 "2016-10-28T19:42:26Z")
> [@Richard\_Parker](#): > > Yes, I would expect them to be written down. I suspect we’ll find out pretty soon whether that’s the case. Well, you’re the one who said, "There’s some talk that Comey was legally obligated to update the Committee like this if anything relevant to the investigation arises. " Perhaps you should be the one to go and look. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/89 "2016-10-28T19:44:22Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Well, you’re the one who said, "There’s some talk that Comey was legally obligated to update the Committee like this if anything relevant to the investigation arises. " > > Perhaps you should be the one to go and look. This seems like a veiled accusation that I’m inventing the fact that this is being discussed. If not, I’m not sure what your point here is. I’m just reporting that former DOJ people have said this was some sort of FBI obligation. Instead of doing the legal research myself, I think I’ll just wait for the inevitable reporting that is imminent. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/90 "2016-10-28T19:45:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > There’s no way Comey would reopen a sensitive investigation because Huma was emailing Hillary about her horny, dipshit husband. > > This has to involve classified material. There’s no other reason that makes sense. Aw, why the long face, **acey**? I’m sure you can get the cork back into the champagne bottle if you squeeze hard enough. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/91 "2016-10-28T19:45:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > There’s no way Comey would reopen a sensitive investigation because Huma was emailing Hillary about her horny, dipshit husband. > > This has to involve classified material. There’s no other reason that makes sense. But even that is iffy, again the letter reports ‘maybe’ and ‘who knows’ (yeah, again, WTF) and I have to agree with Matthew Miller that what Comey did here was not appropiate. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/92 "2016-10-28T19:48:02Z")
> [@](#): > > The FBI has just sent a letter to Congress informing them that they have discovered new emails pertaining to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s investigation, and they are reopening the case into her criminal and illegal conduct that threatens the security of the United States of America. - Il Douche ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/93 "2016-10-28T19:48:21Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Oh gimme a break. Informing the public is a press release or press conference. A letter to a committee chairman is not “informing the public”) It is when you know damn well that the committee chairman is going to call a press conference of his own to announce it. Maybe Comey forgot to mark the letter as confidential. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/94 "2016-10-28T19:50:47Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Oh gimme a break. Informing the public is a press release or press conference. A letter to a committee chairman is not “informing the public”) It was eight committee chairmen, fyi. Comey’s letter wasn’t a private communication. There’s only one reason why Comey announced that he might have some info which might or might not be relevant. Comey was hoping that this announcement would hurt Clinton’s predominence and allow his fellow Republicans to hold onto their Senate majority. Comey’s announcing that he has some information which might be insignificant has been in turned into “Clinton is guilty and now we have the proof!” in the minds of Trump and all his supporters. Pretending like he’s just an innocent, disinterested, bystander here doesn’t fit the observed facts. If Comey comes back in three weeks and says, “Yeah, sorry - turns out it was nbd.” do we get to do an electoral do-over? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/95 "2016-10-28T19:52:40Z")
Et voilà: [http://www.newsweek.com/fbi-reviewing-more-clinton-emails-514825](http://www.newsweek.com/fbi-reviewing-more-clinton-emails-514825) > [@](#): > > The truth is Comey didn’t have a choice. Because the new information followed his sworn testimony about the case, Comey was obligated by Department of Justice rules to keep the relevant committees apprised. > > Under oath Comey had stated that the bureau had completed its review. Once he learned that there were new emails that required examination, Comey had to notify Congress that he had to amend his testimony because it was no longer true. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/96 "2016-10-28T19:56:02Z")
> [@Crybaby\_Boobie](#): > > According to the NY Times, it’s related to your buddy and mine, Carlos Danger. I suspect Hillary has had just about enough of men and their stupid penises. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/97 "2016-10-28T19:57:43Z")
et voila ---
**Author:** ![Crybaby\_Boobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crybaby_boobie/32/545_2.png) [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/98 "2016-10-28T19:58:00Z")
The current Times headline on the main page “New Clinton Case Emails Tied to Weiner”. God help me, but I laughed. That sounds like some kind of fraternity initiation. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/99 "2016-10-28T19:58:59Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950/100 "2016-10-28T19:58:59Z")
So obviously the emails were exchanged between Clinton and Weiner in the midst of sexting each other. Huma was the oblivious spouse. I see it all now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950.md?page=6)