Posted on 10/29/2016, 11:12:41 AM by Mariner
Hillary Clinton almost made it through October without a surprise. But here we are, less than two weeks to Election Day and the FBI is, once again, taking “investigative steps” to determine whether a batch of emails contain classified information and are relevant to the investigation of the Democratic presidential nominee’s private server.
The revelation, which surfaced Friday in a leaked memo from FBI Director James Comey to members of Congress, is stunning in its implications for what’s already been an incredibly divisive presidential race.
Most poll watchers started the day assuming the election would be a slam dunk for Clinton – a flawed candidate, for sure, but a sound choice compared to the wholly unfit Donald Trump. By the end of the day, they were less sure. FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver’s well-regarded election forecasting website, changed its projection about Clinton winning from 85 percent earlier this week to 81 percent by Friday afternoon.
Many pertinent and worrisome questions remain unanswered. Who sent the emails? Who received them? When? And how many?
Clinton, in a news conference late Friday, said she hadn’t spoken with Comey and she had no answers to give.
“Right now, your guess is as good as mine,” she said. “And I don’t think that’s good enough.”
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
