Shocking FBI memos reveal a scandal that reeks of hypocrisy at the bureau’s highest levels. In 2017, while former FBI Director James Comey sanctimoniously dodged charging Hillary Clinton for her private email server, his own inner circle was caught using personal email accounts to leak classified information, as Just the News reports. The stench of double standards is impossible to ignore.
Months after Comey’s 2016 decision to let Clinton off the hook, his top aides used private emails to orchestrate unauthorized leaks to journalists. This criminal probe, dubbed “TROPIC VORTEX,” exposed actions allegedly directed by Comey himself. Yet, in a twist that surprises no one, federal prosecutors declined to pursue charges in 2019.
In July 2016, Comey publicly announced no charges for Clinton’s mishandling of classified information via her private server. Just months later, his chief of staff, James Rybicki, and ex-FBI General Counsel James Baker were implicated in leaking sensitive details to reporters. The timing screams of a bureau more interested in headlines than justice.
FBI agents gathered eyewitness accounts from Comey’s lieutenants, pointing fingers directly at the former director for authorizing leaks before the 2016 election. The probe, handled by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, zeroed in on leaks to the New York Times in October 2016. Evidence suggests Comey’s team played fast and loose with classified information.
In March 2017, Rybicki forwarded a communication to his personal email to facilitate an unauthorized disclosure, allegedly at Comey’s behest. The FBI’s Washington Field Office flagged this as part of a broader pattern of leaks. Yet, prosecutors deemed the communication itself unclassified and let it slide.
On March 5, 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted that Obama had his “wires tapped” in Trump Tower before the election. This sparked an inquiry that uncovered Rybicki’s email antics. The next day, the New York Times reported Comey’s push for the DOJ to debunk Trump’s claims, but no such statement materialized.
“Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory,” Trump tweeted, exposing the chaos within the FBI. The bureau’s response? Crickets, as Comey’s team scrambled to control the narrative through leaks.
The Washington Field Office compiled damning findings in October 2019, noting Rybicki’s email was part of a proposed media statement crafted by Comey. Though assessed as unclassified, the FBI believed it furthered an unauthorized disclosure under Comey’s direction. Prosecutors, however, refused to use the evidence for an interview with Rybicki, letting the matter fizzle.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., issued a prosecutorial declination for TROPIC VORTEX, effectively burying the case. A preservation order for Rybicki’s private email account went nowhere. The lack of accountability raises eyebrows about the DOJ’s commitment to impartiality.
Current FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi recently declassified these memos for Congress, shining a light on the bureau’s murky dealings. The documents expose a pattern of selective enforcement that reeks of political bias. Comey’s sanctimonious lectures on integrity now ring hollow.
The FBI launched over six investigations into similar leaks pushing false Trump-Russia collusion narratives, yet no one faced consequences, per a Just the News investigation. The bureau’s failure to hold its own accountable undermines public trust. It’s a textbook case of the elite protecting their own.
A 2018 DOJ Inspector General report, penned by Michael Horowitz, slammed Comey’s “extraordinary and insubordinate” decision to announce Clinton’s clearance. A classified appendix, released by Sen. Chuck Grassley, revealed the FBI ignored thumb drives potentially key to Clinton’s email probe. The bureau’s incompetence or deliberate oversight is staggering.
“Time and again, the curtain has been pulled back to reveal Comey’s self-serving, ‘rules for thee and not for me’ attitude,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. His words cut through the fog of Comey’s sanctimonious posturing. The senator rightly backs Trump’s 2017 decision to fire Comey.
The 2018 appendix also hinted at Obama administration efforts to shield Clinton’s candidacy by scuttling her email investigation. This raises questions about political interference at the highest levels. The FBI’s refusal to dig deeper suggests a cozy relationship with power.
During Trump’s first term, the DOJ, FBI, and IRS slow-walked or squashed probes into Comey, Clinton, and others. The pattern of inaction paints a grim picture of a justice system unwilling to challenge the establishment. Conservatives are fed up with this two-tiered system that protects the connected while targeting outsiders.
