Donna Brazile, the interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, is joining other Democrats in criticizing the director of the FBI for his vague letter to Congress about reviewing a new batch of emails as part of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private server.
{mosads}“FBI Director [James] Comey unequivocally cleared Hillary Clinton of any intentional wrongdoing three months ago, and said that no reasonable prosecutor would pursue the case in question further,” Brazile said in a statement.
“Now, 11 days away from the election, he released a vague letter that immediately led to rampant speculation in the news media. This would be an irresponsible action at any time and, unsurprisingly, Donald Trump and Republicans are rushing to politicize this episode without any of the facts.”
Comey’s letter said that the FBI is reviewing pertinent emails found in an unrelated investigation but did not elaborate beyond that.
A number of Democrats, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) and Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta called on Comey to come forward with more information.
“The FBI has a solemn obligation to remain neutral in political matters – even the faintest appearance of using the agency’s power to influence our election is deeply troubling,” Brazile said.
“At the very least, Director Comey must immediately address the serious outstanding questions over what, precisely his letter means, and what action or actions his agency plans to take.”