Right. My theory is that it is part of the “calculus” behind Comey’s decision.

It is not as “open and shut” as we’d all like to believe, in large part because of the resources Clinton is able to bring to bear – financial, legal, and political. That’s the reality.

An acquittal would be a bonanza for Clinton (if it was early enough), and certainly for the Democrats overall (undoubtedly, they and the MSM would play this up as a modern day “lynching”).

Besides, if one doesn’t want the Dems to win the election, why risk knocking out one of their weakest candidates in a generation? As you point out, having this hang over her head leaves great dissatisfaction and reinforces her trust issue.

AND, it takes the weight off of Comey’s shoulders, as being the focal point of blame.

Was surprised to see a similar theory by conservative pundit Krauthammer…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/comey-a-theory/2016/07/07/297f9bd0-4478-11e6-8856-f26de2537a9d_story.html

But by letting her off scot-free, they made this an open sore which will last until the election, and, as the latest polls show, resounds with everybody except the total nitwits — anyone see Geraldo Rivera (the “news” person formerly known as Gerry Rivers) on Fox News Outnumbered yesterday?

Every single person he’s appointed has been a hack or liar, usually both.

Good luck with that!

Let me remind you of another Attorney General, A.G. Reno, who was confronted with an obvious violation of election law by V.P. Gore. Specifically, he admitted to using publicly funded infrastructure (telephones) for his campaign. Reno refused to prosecute or appoint an independent counsel. When asked about what the law said and what was actually done, Reno responded that it wasn’t against the law because she said so.

“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”

RE: “This cannot help Clinton. It cannot.”
And yet that doesn’t matter: she will be elected President. I hope that I’m wrong, but I don’t think that I am.

But Richard Saunders knows better. So fall in line.

Yeah, it sucks, doesn’t it?

All it took was the STUPID PARTY to nominate someone who is not an authoritarian strongman with seemingly zero knowledge of the constitution (remember when conservatives cared about the constitution, five minutes ago?).

There’s almost no Republican nominee I wouldn’t support against Hillary, except for the one that the stupid party actually nominated.

Of course, this is THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN OUR LIFETIMES and if we don’t fall for the Trump blackmail WE WILL ALL BE IN GULAGS and HILLARY WILL NAME HERSELF DICTATOR FOR LIFE and WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, DIE, DIE!

We’ll survive. No way I vote for the arrogant, bloviating, bullying, know-nothing, winking racist, war-crime enthusiast, money-printing, trade war, self-promoting narcissist. No way I vote for HRC either. We’ll be better off in 2020 if we can dodge the alt-right bullet this time and maybe learn a few things.

Are you going to let these criminal scum destroy the Constitution? Are you going to let them sell off any asset of our country, any favor that can be granted, to line their own pockets? Are you going to let them continue to make us weaker and our enemies stronger?

The Evil Empress and her toadies are laughing their heads off at the Never Trumpers — “Can you believe these fools are working to get ME elected? Cackle, cackle, cackle!”

To quote Cher in Moonstruck, “Snap out of it!”

And if we do not defeat the Left in the polls, we will eventually have to defeat them on the battleground.