claim: "there are justice department policies against" fbi director james comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."
author: robby mook
evidence_1: apr 22, 2017 ... washington — the day before he upended the 2016 election, james b.  comey, the director of the federal bureau of investigation, summoned ... the  times found that this go-it-alone strategy was shaped by his distrust of senior  officials at the justice department, who he and other f.b.i. officials felt had ...
evidence_2: oct 29, 2016 ... senior justice department officials warned the fbi that director james b.  comey's decision to notify congress about renewing the investigation into hillary  ... department policy, but considered it “guidance,” rather than an ironclad rule,  on how to handle such sensitive information so close to an election.
evidence_3: oct 30, 2016 ... attorney general loretta lynch and deputy attorney general sally yates  disagreed with fbi director james comey's decision to notify congress ... by  justice department staff, who advised the fbi chief his letter would be against  department policy to not comment on investigations close to an election, the ...
evidence_4: dec 22, 2016 ... twelve days before the presidential election, fbi director james b. comey  dispatched a senior aide to deliver a startling message to the justice department.  comey wanted to send a letter to congress alerting lawmakers that his agents  had discovered more emails potentially relevant to the investigation ...
evidence_5: oct 29, 2016 ... on friday, james comey, the director of the federal bureau of investigation,  acting independently of attorney general loretta lynch, sent a letter to congress  saying that the f.b.i. had discovered e-mails that were potentially relevant to the  investigation of hillary clinton's private server. coming less than ...