The appearance is certainly true especially when the Justice Department (the FBI is under the Justice Department) had no clue that Director Comey was going to do this.
Many raise the question, “Is our own FBI ruining our democracy?” They seem to let hacking from Russia slide while causing great panic within our voting system.
References:
- The New York Times, October 28, 2016 – Emails in Anthony Weiner Inquiry Jolt Hillary Clinton’s Campaign