FBI Director James Comey gave quite the performance today in explaining the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email transgressions, maintaining that there had been no political interference and that no one in the Obama Adminstration or elsewhere knew what he was going to say. However, it was indeed a performance and it was telling that he gave his explanation on the very day Obama joined Hillary on the campaign trail and perhaps even more telling that Comey uncharacteristically walked away from the podium without taking questions.

The first question might well have been "How can you NOT recommend indictment after you clearly stated that your investigation found that Hillary Clinton was "extremely careless', when 'extremely careless' is the exact definition of 'gross negligence', which is a felony crime when it comes to handling classified information under U.S. code? Former NY Attorney General and NYC Mayor Rudy Juliani was Comey's boss and he was beside himself when he heard Comey, saying that it was a sad day for the Department of Justice and that he had no doubt that he (Juliani) could have pursued an indictment and gotten a conviction.

Another question might have been "What about evidence of wrongdoing regarding the Clinton Foundation"? But those questions and others remain to be answered, though they will surely be asked. Director Comey has done a disservice to his heretofore good reputation and the the DOJ and has demonstrated once again that the Clintons are above the law. Make no mistake that if anyone else had been the subject of such an investigation they would be indicted and likely convicted.

Gleeful Democrats and Hillary apologists should note that even though he declined to recommend indictment, Comey's speech was nevertheless a scathing indictment against Hillary and it, as well as the shameful decision, will provide fodder for Donald Trump and other Hillary opponents all the way to the election. Now it will be interesting to wait and see if any disgruntled FBI employees who know that what has transpired was an orchestrated fix come forward to tell more.