| − | [[File:Denis McDonough, Susan E. Rice, James Comey, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Lisa Monaco, Loretta Lynch.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Key figures in the effort to whitewash Hillary Clinton's lawbreaking, illegally spy on Donald Trump, and the "insurance policy" to sabotage the Trump presidency should Trump win. Comey (on couch); Susan Rice (behind); Barack Hussein Obama; Loretta Lynch (to Obama's immediate right).]] | + | [[File:Denis McDonough, Susan E. Rice, James Comey, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Lisa Monaco, Loretta Lynch.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Key figures in the effort to whitewash Hillary Clinton's lawbreaking, illegally spy on Donald Trump, and the "insurance policy" to sabotage the Trump presidency should Trump win. Comey (on couch); Susan Rice (behind); [[Alejandro N. Mayorkas]]; Barack Hussein Obama; Loretta Lynch (to Obama's immediate right).]] |
| | During the [[2016 Presidential election|presidential elections in 2016]], Comey investigated the Hillary Clinton email scandal, which has been seen as a main factor of her loss. Despite damning evidence and in violation of departmental rules, Comey publicly stated the FBI could find no cause to recommend prosecution only to be forced to re-open the case days before the election. Clinton blamed Comey for her failed campaign.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-james-comey.html?_r=0</ref> | | During the [[2016 Presidential election|presidential elections in 2016]], Comey investigated the Hillary Clinton email scandal, which has been seen as a main factor of her loss. Despite damning evidence and in violation of departmental rules, Comey publicly stated the FBI could find no cause to recommend prosecution only to be forced to re-open the case days before the election. Clinton blamed Comey for her failed campaign.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-james-comey.html?_r=0</ref> |