"Q:So when you found out in early May that there was, that the Director had written a draft of what the statement might look like, how did you learn about that?
A:[Redacted] gave me a hard copy of it ...
Q: So what happened next with respect to the draft?
A: I don't know for sure um, I don't know. There were many iterations, at some point there were many iterations of the draft that circulated ..
As of early May 2016, the FBI had not yet interviewed Secretary Clinton. Moreover, it had yet to finish interviewing sixteen other key witnesses, including Cheryl Mills, Bryan Pagliano, Heather Samuelson, Justin Cooper, and John Bentel.
These individuals had intimate and personal knowledge relating to Secretary Clinton's non-government server, including helping her build and administer the device. Yet, it appears that the following key FBI interviews had not yet occurred when
Mr. Corney began drafting his exoneration statement:
1 May 3, 2016 -Paul Combetta
2 May 12, 2016- Sean Misko
3 May 17, 2016- Unnamed CIA employee 5
4 May 19, 2016- Unnamed CIA employee 6
5 May 24, 2016 -Heather Samuelson
6 May 26, 2016 -Marcel Lehel (aka Guccifer)
7 May 28, 2016 -Cheryl Mills
- June 3, 2016- Charlie Wisecarver
9 June 10, 2016 -John Bentel
10 June 15, 2016 -Lewis Lukens
11 June 21, 2016 -Justin Cooper - June 21, 2016- Unnamed State Dept. Employee
- June 21, 2016 -Bryan Pagliano
14 June 21, 2016 -Purcell Lee
15 June 23, 2016-Monica Hanley
16 June 29, 2016 -Hannah Richert
17 July 2, 2016 - Hillary Clinton
Conclusion first, fact-gathering second-that's no way to run an investigation. The FBI should be held to a higher standard than that, especially in a matter of such great public interest and controversy."
If this is true, Comey threw the investigation intentionally. Trump had criticized him over his lying, and many on the right had suspected that he threw the investigation. If this actually turns out to be the reality, then Comey may be prosecuted, and Hillary may be indicted and prosecuted.