Dir. Comey wrote an internal memorandum saying Hillary Clinton and others were guilty of gross negligence punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment;<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/report-comey-accused-clinton-of-gross-negligence-in-email-case/?utm_source=site-share</ref> Comey sent draft copies of a public announcement he was planning to Dep. Dir. [[Andrew McCabe]], [[James A. Baker (Department of Justice attorney)|FBI General Counsel James Baker]] and Chief of Staff [[James Rybicki]] for their input.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/14/comey-draft-said-it-was-reasonably-likely-that-hillarys-server-was-hacked/?utm_content=bufferf8260&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer</ref> Comey had already decided to exonerate Clinton. Clinton herself and 17 other key witnesses had not yet been interviewed. Comey's memo further is evidence of he wholly anticipated on May 2, 2016 to usurp the [[Attorney General]]'s authority contradicting his sworn testimony he only decided days in advance of his public press conference because the Attorney General had compromised herself by meeting privately with [[Bill Clinton]] in Phoenix in late June. | Dir. Comey wrote an internal memorandum saying Hillary Clinton and others were guilty of gross negligence punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment;<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/report-comey-accused-clinton-of-gross-negligence-in-email-case/?utm_source=site-share</ref> Comey sent draft copies of a public announcement he was planning to Dep. Dir. [[Andrew McCabe]], [[James A. Baker (Department of Justice attorney)|FBI General Counsel James Baker]] and Chief of Staff [[James Rybicki]] for their input.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/14/comey-draft-said-it-was-reasonably-likely-that-hillarys-server-was-hacked/?utm_content=bufferf8260&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer</ref> Comey had already decided to exonerate Clinton. Clinton herself and 17 other key witnesses had not yet been interviewed. Comey's memo further is evidence of he wholly anticipated on May 2, 2016 to usurp the [[Attorney General]]'s authority contradicting his sworn testimony he only decided days in advance of his public press conference because the Attorney General had compromised herself by meeting privately with [[Bill Clinton]] in Phoenix in late June. |