While writing about the DOJ’s objections to James Comey’s letter to Congress at Liberal America, I stumbled on the strongest evidence yet that Comey really stepped in it. Kurt Eichenwald of Newsweek and Vanity Fair has fired off a blizzard of tweets suggesting that a number of rank-and-file FBI agents are absolutely steaming over this.
xWord from inside @FBI. FURIOUS at Comey, think he's mishandled public revelations from get go. "Outrageous incompetence" one agent told me.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 29, 2016 xIf Comey doesn't get ahead of this, going to have a mutiny at @FBI. "This is why u say 'We dont talk about investigations'" one told me....
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 29, 2016 xRe: anger within @FBI at Comey. I am getting this at the Special Agent, ASAC and SAC level. Those are the troops. (Most of em GOPrs)....
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 29, 2016There’s more—click over to my piece to read. Sounds like it could potentially be a very explosive Monday at the Hoover Building.