In a conference call with reporters earlier today, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook went on the attack against FBI director James Comey, bringing up a recent CNBC article citing an anonymous FBI source who claimed Comey didn’t want to finger Russia over its political hacking because it is too close to the election.

Per a number of reporters on the call, Mook claimed it showed a double standard that Comey would release a letter to Congress regarding Hillary Clinton’s private email server 11 days prior to Election Day while not wanting to have the FBI attached to a statement regarding Russia’s meddling.

Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook citing CNBC report that Comey didn't want to finger Russia on election hacking too close to election

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) October 31, 2016

Mook calls Comey reluctance to name Russia close to election compared to Huma treatment before having laptop jawdropping double standard

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) October 31, 2016

This call is as aggressive as I've ever heard Robby Mook.

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) October 31, 2016

Mook on Comey:

"blatant double-standard”
“nothing short of jaw-dropping”
"defies all logic"

and more…

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) October 31, 2016

Robby Mook says it's "nothing short of jaw dropping" that Comey sent HRC letter on Friday but has held back Russia-Trump info

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 31, 2016

As Politico’s Shane Goldmacher highlighted later, it appears that the call was an attempt by the Clinton camp to get Russia/Donald Trump ties into the media conversation over the current FBI story.

This Mook-Fallon call is all about trying to get the words "Russia" and "Trump" into FBI stories about "Clinton" and "emails"

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) October 31, 2016

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