1/ Tonight I got to see Jim Comey speak at Town Hall, in conversation with David Remnick. He said one thing that proved to me yet again- despite what some may argue- that Russia influenced the election outcome. Here's the thing:
2/ In the book, which I have yet to read, he describes the existence of a classified document about Loretta Lynch that he did not think was accurate that would cause people to doubt her impartiality if it became known.
3/ He said that when the Russians hacked the DNC and the documents were exposed, it made him think that it was possible they could have that memo somehow, or that it might be exposed in a subsequent leak, rather than remaining classified and unknown for decades.
4/ That influenced how he handled the disclosures around the Clinton email investigation, and the calculus he used to decide how to calibrate those disclosures to, in his view, preserve the independence of the FBI and Justice Department.
5/ Thus, those disclosures, which @NateSilver538 and many others believe may have tipped the outcome to Trump, can be attributed in part to the Russian interference campaign.
This is devastating, of course, and we must figure out how to stop it from happening again. Our ability to choose our elected leaders as we see fit is an inalienable right we must protect. #MarchForTruth
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