James Comey, the straight-arrow director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, is eager to wind up his
investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of an unsecure email
system, but he can't do that until he and Justice Department
prosecutors sit down with Hillary and interview her.
Hillary says that neither she nor her campaign have been
contacted by the FBI. But that is not true.
Negotiations have been going on for quite some time between
the FBI and Hillary's attorney, David Kendall, who went to
law school with Hillary and defended Bill Clinton in his
impeachment trial.
Hillary has come up with a dozen excuses why she's too busy to take
time out for an FBI interview.
The strategy she and Kendall have come up with is clear: They want
to drag this out as long as possible — if possible until after
Hillary is the official Democratic nominee — which will make it
harder politically for Comey to recommend an indictment.
Comey is turning up the heat, insisting that the interview be done
sooner than later, but it doesn't look like he will be able to force
Hillary's hand.
Jim Comey and Hillary Clinton are two of the toughest characters in
Washington and this has turned into a battle royal.