So why did Comey frame his choices in such an obviously false way? Why didn’t he look first at the Clinton emails before deciding whether to publicly reopen a new investigation, which he knew could hurt her presidential chances considerably?
He’s not pathological about lying, as is Donald Trump—knowing that he is lying and not caring. The best explanation is that he was so good at his “Lordy, Lordy” image of innocence and sanctimony that he thought he could get away with fudging the truth, and the book tour interviewers proved he was right.
So, what was the truth? Comey, I believe, just couldn’t, wouldn’t, step up to the line. To do so would have meant that the entire carefully crafted image of himself promoted so meticulously over the years—Mr. Transparency, Mr. Integrity, Mr. “I Never Consider Politics Noble Prosecutor”—would have been shattered.
We should now have no doubt as to the true reason why he sent the letter. Comey gave a strong hint of the truth when he said during one of his interviews, apparently without understanding how revelatory it was, that when he wrote the letter he was certain that Donald Trump would never win the presidential election.
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