One was in the summer of 2016, when James Comey, then the F.B.I. Still, Comey knew that Republicans would vilify him for his decision not to prosecute. Instead of simply closing the Clinton investigation, he gave a news conference blasting her. Doing so violated Justice Department policy, but also ensured that the subsequent criticism of Comey would come from both Democrats and Republicans. Comey, in short, put a higher priority on avoiding the appearance of partisanship than on doing the right thing.

Source: New York Times November 17, 2019 23:26 UTC