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'Trump owes Comey': Democrats lash out at FBI director claiming his emails bombshell was responsible for Hillary's shock defeat
- FBI director James Comey bears the brunt of the blame from Clintonistas
- Social media is full of messages blaming his bungled email investigation
- But many on Twitter claimed the result was far bigger than Comey letter
Furious supporters of Hillary Clinton
have been lashing out on social media, with FBI director James Comey
becoming the number one scapegoat for his famous letter to Congress over
her emails.
Boston
Globe columnist Michael Cohen tweeted: 'When you look at the likely
narrow margin of Clinton's defeat, it's pretty safe to say that the
Comey letter tipped the balance.'
Chris
Cillizza, author of Washington Post's The Fix, tweeted: 'I asked D
strategist close to Clinton WTF is going on. Response "One word:
Comey".'
FBI director James Comey (pictured)
ignored advice from several senior colleagues in the Department of
Justice to send out the letter
Tweets like this were common among Clinton supporters after Trump's victory
'If Trump wins, I suspect he owes a big "thank you" to Jim Comey,' New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof tweeted.
In
July the FBI concluded that Mrs Clinton had been 'careless' but not
criminal in handling sensitive material on her private email server
while Secretary of State.
But
only 10 days before the election Mr Comey wrote to Congress members
saying he was reviewing the case again after a number of 'pertinent'
emails were found.
Comedian Chris D'Elia let out this expletive-laden tweet as the results started rolling in
Supporters of Hillary Clinton at the
Javits Center in New York are in despair after Trump's shock victory
(pictured). But some Clinton supporters blamed James Comey for costing
her the election
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Some Clinton supporters claimed Comey (pictured) should have been charged under the Hatch Act
They
are believed to have been found on the laptop of Anthony Weiner, the
estranged husband of Mrs Clinton's closest adviser, Huma Abedin.
Then,
at the weekend, Mr Comey wrote a second letter to Congress, confirming
that nothing in the new emails gave him reason to change his original
conclusion.
But
the Clinton campaign team were furious at the October 28 letter and
some even claimed Mr Comey may have broken the Hatch Act, which bans
federal officials from influencing elections.
Huffington
Post columnist Ann Brenoff wrote on Facebook: 'Comey should be charged
with interfering with an election. One third of the electorate voted
during the 9 days between when he said he was investigating her and then
said "never mind".'
But
Vice journalist Michael Tracey responded: 'The Clinton loyalist crowd
will blame everyone but Hillary - Putin, Sanders, the media, Jill Stein,
James Comey, the voters themselves.'
Hillary Clinton (pictured, with
husband Bill) has rung Trump to concede defeat but she has yet to make a
formal speech or be seen in public since the result was announced
Politico
journalist Julia Ioffe tweeted: 'Democrats, stop blaming Comey. He
didn't make Clinton have a private server, take $600K for a speech while
preparing a presidential run.'
Paul
Begala, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, told CNN that blaming Comey
was like thinking a faulty washing machine was to blame when an
earthquake rocks your house.
Clinton supporter Kurt Eichenwald tweeted bitterly: 'What I hope: Jim Comey's retirement plan is all in stocks.'
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