The perfect as the enemy of the good in the FBI’s investigation of Hillary
"The potential problem exists even in the absence of bad faith or foot
dragging by bureaucrats eager to help Clinton run out the clock. The
FBI prides itself in conducting thorough investigations. It doesn’t
want to be less than exhaustive when conducting a high profile
investigation of a presidential contender. Thus, it naturally will be
disinclined to rush. Its inclination will be to conduct a gold-plated
investigation — to dot every “i” and cross every “t.”
To make matters worse, the Justice Department is looking over the
FBI’s investigation and must approve any prosecution of Clinton. Here’s
where the possibility of bad faith compounds the problem.
Justice Department lawyers can drag the process out by constantly
asking new questions. The questions may be of interest; they may even
be one’s the FBI would answer if time were not of the essence. But
answering them might well be unnecessary for purposes of determining
whether Clinton violated the Espionage Act.
In any complex investigation, there are always loose ends.
Attempting to tie them all up can tie an investigative agency in knots.
Given the need to determine sooner rather than later whether Hillary
Clinton is a felon, it would be tragic if the FBI tied itself in knots
going down every bunny trail associated with this matter. The perfect
should not become the enemy of the good in an investigation of this
urgency."
[Power Line]
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