Dem: Obama should fire Comey for influencing the election

Published November 14, 2016 1:14pm ET



A House Democrat said Monday that President Obama needs to fire FBI Director James Comey for the actions he took just before the election, which he said may have been enough to give Donald Trump a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said Monday on CNN that the election was decided by about 110,000 votes in three states, a result so narrow that Comey’s actions may have made a key difference. Nadler took issue with Comey’s July press conference where he called Clinton’s email set up “reckless,” and a letter he sent to Congress 10 days before the election stating the investigation was being reopened.

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