Last week, FBI director James Comey released a vague letter saying the FBI was investigating more emails that had something to do with Hillary Clinton's personal server. The media largely ran with the GOP characterization of this as reopened investigation into Clinton herself, but things soon got muddy and even conservative commentators found the situation unacceptable. First, the emails were on disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's computer, impounded in his teen sext case. And second, the FBI doesn't even know what's in them, suggesting an attempt to tip the election or appeasement to political pressure that makes everyone look bad. Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General until last year, writes that Comey's made a "serious mistake." (more…)
