James Comey not Bernie Sanders -- is the biggest challenge to Hillary Clintons presidential ambitions, a prospect that should keep the former Secretary of State up at night. The fiercely independent head of the FBI is directing the investigation into Clintons use of a personal email server and attendant issues raised during the Benghazi inquiry, which could lead to indictments of the former Secretary of State or her various aides.
If the probe determines that Hillary or her aides mishandled classified information or obstructed justice, her campaign will likely collapse. (Hence, the rumored possibility that Joe Biden could still emerge as a draft candidate.)
Comey has shown a nettlesome tendency to stray off the Obama reservation. Most recently, he challenged White House orthodoxy by linking the rise of homicides around the country to stepped-up scrutiny of the police. In a speech at the University of Chicago Law School last week, Mr. Comey described the YouTube effect that has created a chill wind blowing through American law enforcement over the last year. Police, he suggested, are so concerned about starring in a video that goes viral that they are attacking their job more tentatively to the detriment of law and order. The New York Times reported that Comeys remarks caught officials by surprise at the Justice Department, where his views are not shared at the top levels.
Comey appears fearless. As a kid, he was held hostage by a gunman during a home invasion; with his younger brother, he escaped twice, only to be caught again. This is the kind of straight arrow that Mrs. Clinton does not want on her case, and that Attorney General Loretta Lynch may not be able to corral. Asked by Scott Pelley during the 60 Minutes piece whether he didnt have a duty to support President Bush on the eavesdropping matter, Comey answered, No, my responsibility, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Comey has also parted ways with Obama on the Black Lives Matter controversy. In his speech in Chicago, the FBI director declared that all lives matter three times; at the White House, Obama was simultaneously defending the Black Lives Matter mantra while participating in a panel on criminal justice reform. The president helpfully explained that the protesters use the phrase black lives matter not because they said they were suggesting nobody elses lives matter; rather, what they were suggesting was there is a specific problem that is happening in the African American community thats not happening in other communities. And that is a legitimate issue that weve got to address.
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