FBI Director James Comey. (Cliff Owen/Associated Press)The rash of stories on Donald Trump and Russia published Tuesday leave many questions unanswered. There is one thing we do know, though: FBI Director James Comey’s intervention in the election last October — controversial at the time — looks completely indefensible now. (Reuters)In other words, while Comey stayed silent about new accusations against Trump, he piped up about a big nothing-burger against Clinton. It is unlikely that a Trump administration will punish Comey for this mistake.

Source: Washington Post January 11, 2017 13:39 UTC