Krugman Goes on Rant About ‘Disgraceful’ Comey Letter: Is He Trying to Swing Election?

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is going on a tear against FBI Director James Comey over the announcement of new Hillary Clinton emails being investigated.

One key sticking point with liberals today regarding this news is that it’s so cryptic and vaguely-worded that Clinton’s opponents can interpret it any number of ways even though there’s no actual “re-opening” of the investigation.

Krugman is offended at the “innuendo” being pushed here and is going after Comey on Twitter:

It's bad enough having the media do the "raises questions," substance-free innuendo thing. Worse when the FBI director does it. Disgraceful

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Comey needs to provide full info immediately. Otherwise he has clearly made a partisan intervention, betraying his office.

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Yes https://t.co/DPVDrSzzHI

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Again, disgraceful https://t.co/MGhOVdSxCS

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Not "almost". https://t.co/LMWC4UNuGn

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Note to media: so far this is a story about Comey and his behavior. We know nothing at all about what if anything this has to do with HRC

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Comey probably not trying to elect Trump. But is he trying to help R senators? If he just leaves this hanging, that will be best guess

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

If we don't hear more from Comey, we just have to conclude that he was trying to swing election. And *that* should be the story.

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Journalist Twitter is full of shock at FBI behavior here. That same shock should make it into news reports; not doing so misleads public

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

No, Comey needs to realize that he can't be cute. This is the second time he has put a finger on the scales without charges. Not OK. https://t.co/qLjPZqE0dA

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

Yet the announcement has done measurable damage to the Clinton campaign — which was predictable. Comey behavior inexcusable. https://t.co/lXvBGgwRJj

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

So does it even have anything to do with HRC? Will we even find out before 11/8? But all the public hears is "emails/Clinton/FBI" Grotesque. https://t.co/uxnUDkmNTT

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

So this may be a nothing burger — that could swing the election, for the Senate if not the WH. Great work, FBI. https://t.co/9j8AAE96qC

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

The full thing. If Pete Williams is right, this is probably nothing important. Yet here we are, with a potentially huge political impact. https://t.co/vrZ2OjpNee

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2016

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