Thanks For Nothing, James Comey

So James Comey just gave Donald Trump a game-changing talking point for the last nine days and it all turns out to be absolutely, positively nothing. Comey sent yet another letter to Congress this afternoon and reported that the FBI’s examination of the Abedin emails gave them no reason to change the original assessment of Clinton’s actions that was made in July. A senior law enforcement official has apparently reported that the vast majority of the new emails were, in fact, duplicates of emails that had already been examined.

Comey’s reckless actions in clear violation of Department of Justice policy changed the course of this campaign and may very well have cost the Democrats control of the Senate. People can say that Trump was closing in the polls even before the original Comey letter but the fact of the matter is Clinton had all the momentum and a chance for significant coattails to carry some Democrats in tight Senate races over the top. Comey destroyed that momentum and changed the course of the last nine days of this campaign. Those nine days were when a significant amount of early voting was occurring. And for those nine days Hillary Clinton was living under a cloud of suspicion that has turned out to be totally unjustified.

Once Comey had breached policy with his original letter, that just opened the door for a cabal within the FBI that seems determined to destroy the Clinton candidacy to release even more damaging and unsubstantiated leaks. This cabal was coordinating its actions with the Trump campaign in what was essentially a bloodless coup attempt to throw the election to Donald Trump.

Comey’s own actions and the fact that he has clearly lost control of the Bureau should lead to his resignation. Part of the reason for Comey’s breach of protocol was due to his own inflated sense of personal integrity. And if he truly has any integrity, he should resign immediately after this election, despite the fact that it will create a confirmation nightmare for any replacement Obama or Clinton should name.

So, thanks for nothing, James Comey. Thanks for nothing.