Early James Comey draft called Hillary Clinton ?grossly negligent,? Chuck Grassley says
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 11/6/17 | Steven T. Dennis
Posted on 11/6/2017 8:47:12 PM by markomalley
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Monday an early draft of then-FBI Director James Comey?s public statement on the Hillary Clinton email case called her ?grossly negligent? ? a legally significant phrase that was excised from the final version.
The Iowa Republican wants to know who edited the draft and why, and has asked current FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide all documents to that effect, including metadata for the file to see if it shows who made the edits.
A federal statute provides criminal penalties for ?gross negligence,? but Comey in his public statement on July 5 instead called Clinton ?extremely careless? in her handling of classified information when she was secretary of state. He said no prosecutor would bring a criminal case against her.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 11/6/17 | Steven T. Dennis
Posted on 11/6/2017 8:47:12 PM by markomalley
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Monday an early draft of then-FBI Director James Comey?s public statement on the Hillary Clinton email case called her ?grossly negligent? ? a legally significant phrase that was excised from the final version.
The Iowa Republican wants to know who edited the draft and why, and has asked current FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide all documents to that effect, including metadata for the file to see if it shows who made the edits.
A federal statute provides criminal penalties for ?gross negligence,? but Comey in his public statement on July 5 instead called Clinton ?extremely careless? in her handling of classified information when she was secretary of state. He said no prosecutor would bring a criminal case against her.
(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...http://www.post-gazette.com/news/po...-negligent-Grassley-says/stories/201711060200
