FBI Director Just CRUSHED Hillary’s Super Tuesday Momentum With The Last Words She Wanted To Hear
"I am very close, personally, to that investigation..."
FBI Director James Comey was called before a House Judiciary Committee Tuesday to comment on the government’s demands to have Apple unlock the encryption codes of cell phones used by the San Bernardino terrorists.
But when Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) had a chance to question Comey on the matter, he turned the tables and used the opportunity to ask Comey about the ongoing investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information on a private email server.
After acknowledging the intent of the hearing was unrelated to his questioning, Chabot said, “A few weeks back, the FBI’s general counsel James Baker acknowledged the the FBI is, quote, working on matters related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server" unquote.
Then Chabot quoted White House press secretary Josh Earnest saying, “Some officials over there (referring to the FBI) it’s said that Hillary Clinton is not a target of this investigation and it’s not trending in that direction, unquote. The president then weighed in even though he apparently had never been briefed on the matter commenting that, ‘He didn’t see any national security implications’ in Hillary’s emails and obviously this is a matter of considerable import. Is there anything you can tell us as to when this matter might be wrapped up one way or the other?” Chabot asked Comey.
Comey responded, “I can’t, congressman, as you know we don’t talk about our investigations. What I can assure you is that I am very close, personally, to that investigation to ensure that we have the resources we need, including people and technology, and that it’s done the way the FBI tries to do all of it’s work — independently, competently and promptly. That’s our goal, and I’m confident that it’s being done that way, but I can’t give you any more details beyond that."
Chabot then said he had expected Comey not to be able to comment on the matter, and then the subject of Apple’s refusal to unlock the terrorists’ cell phones continued.
What can be gleaned from the exchange is there is, in fact, an ongoing investigation of Clinton at the highest federal levels. Comey, the director of the FBI admitted he’s closely and personally involved in the investigation. And while the White House press secretary and the president himself seem dismissive of the allegations, it’s almost certain the FBI does not make a regular habit of investigating non-issues.
Chabot’s question and Comey’s answer can be seen below. The question regarding Clinton’s emails starts at 18:18.
FBI DIRECTOR ANSWERS QUESTIONS AT HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ON APPLE-FBI ENCRYPTION | PART-1
Published on Mar 1, 2016
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will make their cases before a congressional panel on Tuesday regarding a court order to force the technology company to give the FBI data from the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.
On Thursday, Apple filed a motion to vacate the court order, maintaining its stance that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said he would be willing to take all the way to the Supreme Court.
A federal judge handed Apple a major victory in a phone unlocking case in Brooklyn on Monday, ruling that he did not have the legal authority to order Apple to disable the security of an iPhone that was seized during a drug investigation.
Apple's general counsel, Bruce Sewell, will argue Tuesday that creating a tool to unlock the phone would weaken the security of hundreds of millions of Apple devices, according to Sewell's prepared remarks before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
"Hackers and cyber criminals could use this to wreak havoc on our privacy and personal safety," he said in those remarks.
Sewell will testify directly after FBI Director James Comey, who told lawmakers last week that creating an unlocking technique would "unlikely to be a trailblazer" for setting a legal precedent and would not be useful for breaking into later generation Apple devices.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch called for greater cooperation between tech companies and the U.S. government in prepared remarks for the RSA Cybersecurity conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, saying "we don’t necessarily have to be locked in perpetual and perfect agreement – but we do have to be engaged in open dialogue."
Comey will tell the House Judiciary Committee that the FBI is "not asking to expand the government’s surveillance authority," but rather to maintain its ability to obtain electronic information under legal authorities that Congress has already provided, according to his prepared remarks.
Comey told a congressional panel on Thursday that the phone could have "locator services" that would help the agency fill in a gap in its knowledge of the route that Rizwan Farook and Malik Tashfeen traveled as they fled police after their shooting rampage in December that killed 14 and wounded 22 in San Bernardino, California.
"We've looked at every gas station camera, every intersection camera, we have the whole route, but we're missing 19 minutes before they were finally killed by law enforcement," Comey said. "The answer to that might be on the device."
"Many members" of the House Judiciary Committee believe Congress, rather than the courts, should decide how to balance security and privacy concerns in such cases, according to a Democratic aide on the committee.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance will also testify in support of the FBI, arguing that default device encryption "severely harms" criminal prosecutions at the state level, including in cases in his district involving at least 175 iPhones.
Vance's office has drafted legislation it wants Congress to enact that would go beyond the single court case and require companies like Apple to ensure that their devices could be accessed in unencrypted form.
"My colleagues from jurisdictions around the country have been running into the same road blocks in their efforts to investigate and prosecute serious crimes," Vance said in prepared remarks.
The U.S. Justice Department has sought court orders to force Apple to extract data from 15 devices in the past four months, beginning with a case in Brooklyn in which Apple declined to cooperate with investigators in October.
On Thursday, Apple filed a motion to vacate the court order, maintaining its stance that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said he would be willing to take all the way to the Supreme Court.
A federal judge handed Apple a major victory in a phone unlocking case in Brooklyn on Monday, ruling that he did not have the legal authority to order Apple to disable the security of an iPhone that was seized during a drug investigation.
Apple's general counsel, Bruce Sewell, will argue Tuesday that creating a tool to unlock the phone would weaken the security of hundreds of millions of Apple devices, according to Sewell's prepared remarks before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
"Hackers and cyber criminals could use this to wreak havoc on our privacy and personal safety," he said in those remarks.
Sewell will testify directly after FBI Director James Comey, who told lawmakers last week that creating an unlocking technique would "unlikely to be a trailblazer" for setting a legal precedent and would not be useful for breaking into later generation Apple devices.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch called for greater cooperation between tech companies and the U.S. government in prepared remarks for the RSA Cybersecurity conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, saying "we don’t necessarily have to be locked in perpetual and perfect agreement – but we do have to be engaged in open dialogue."
Comey will tell the House Judiciary Committee that the FBI is "not asking to expand the government’s surveillance authority," but rather to maintain its ability to obtain electronic information under legal authorities that Congress has already provided, according to his prepared remarks.
Comey told a congressional panel on Thursday that the phone could have "locator services" that would help the agency fill in a gap in its knowledge of the route that Rizwan Farook and Malik Tashfeen traveled as they fled police after their shooting rampage in December that killed 14 and wounded 22 in San Bernardino, California.
"We've looked at every gas station camera, every intersection camera, we have the whole route, but we're missing 19 minutes before they were finally killed by law enforcement," Comey said. "The answer to that might be on the device."
"Many members" of the House Judiciary Committee believe Congress, rather than the courts, should decide how to balance security and privacy concerns in such cases, according to a Democratic aide on the committee.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance will also testify in support of the FBI, arguing that default device encryption "severely harms" criminal prosecutions at the state level, including in cases in his district involving at least 175 iPhones.
Vance's office has drafted legislation it wants Congress to enact that would go beyond the single court case and require companies like Apple to ensure that their devices could be accessed in unencrypted form.
"My colleagues from jurisdictions around the country have been running into the same road blocks in their efforts to investigate and prosecute serious crimes," Vance said in prepared remarks.
The U.S. Justice Department has sought court orders to force Apple to extract data from 15 devices in the past four months, beginning with a case in Brooklyn in which Apple declined to cooperate with investigators in October.
3 comments:
Thank You Apple, I love my privacy, they hate our privacy, and will use every snow job knowen and unkowen, including but not limited to there own syops, they blow it up, then come in like a white knight, thanks to Apple, when that average person catches there dirty deeds on there iPhone the scum can't erase it......
This could be a positive sign that her political career is coming to an abrupt end. However, that only happens if 1 she is prosecuted and convicted, or 2 she is destroyed in the court of public opinion. You could prove she's guilty/complicit in all the crimes tied to the Clintons political careers and the left leaning zombies that support her wouldn't be swayed. Her cult following is on par with that of the current resident of 1600.
I may be wrong, but I thought I heard or read something a few weeks ago to the fact that Comey stated that he would resign if Hitlery wasn't indicted and arrested by the 1st of this month. Looks like everything is still business as usual.
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