Holder Defends Comey Deciding to Exonerate Clinton Before Concluding Investigation

TAPPER You worked with ░░░░░░░░ Comey when he was ░░░░░░░░ FBI director There is ░░░░░░░░ newly released memo suggesting ░░░░░░░░ was working on his ░░░░░░░░ in may of 2016 ░░░░░░░░ he ultimately cleared Hillary ░░░░░░░░ of any criminal wrongdoing ░░░░░░░░ that summer I know ░░░░░░░░ ve been critical of ░░░░░░░░ for being as outspoken ░░░░░░░░ he was during that ░░░░░░░░ conference and then also ░░░░░░░░ Comey letter he wrote ░░░░░░░░ before the election President ░░░░░░░░ tweeted that the memo ░░░░░░░░ s been released this ░░░░░░░░ released document suggests that ░░░░░░░░ wanted to clear Hillary ░░░░░░░░ quote long before the ░░░░░░░░ was complete What s ░░░░░░░░ take on all of ░░░░░░░░ HOLDER Well I ve ░░░░░░░░ critical of Jim Comey ░░░░░░░░ I ve also known ░░░░░░░░ Comey for you know ░░░░░░░░ 30 years He s ░░░░░░░░ honest guy and the ░░░░░░░░ that he made and ░░░░░░░░ think inappropriately announced I ░░░░░░░░ is based on the ░░░░░░░░ based on his interpretation ░░░░░░░░ the law and it ░░░░░░░░ nothing more than that ░░░░░░░░ was a good faith ░░░░░░░░ by a person who ░░░░░░░░ think has done a ░░░░░░░░ for this country TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ working on this memo ░░░░░░░░ May before he had ░░░░░░░░ interviewed Hillary Clinton Some ░░░░░░░░ the president s supporters ░░░░░░░░ President Trump himself are ░░░░░░░░ see the fix was ░░░░░░░░ he was never going ░░░░░░░░ go after her criminally ░░░░░░░░ Well you know assuming ░░░░░░░░ facts are as you ░░░░░░░░ you can make determinations ░░░░░░░░ where an investigation is ░░░░░░░░ to go before you ░░░░░░░░ speak to the subject ░░░░░░░░ that investigation That inquiry ░░░░░░░░ been under way for ░░░░░░░░ extended period of time ░░░░░░░░ lot of resources had ░░░░░░░░ used A lot of ░░░░░░░░ had been spoken to ░░░░░░░░ lot of documents had ░░░░░░░░ reviewed So you can ░░░░░░░░ to you know pretty ░░░░░░░░ to the end of ░░░░░░░░ investigation and understand where ░░░░░░░░ re going to go ░░░░░░░░ it before you actually ░░░░░░░░ to the subject of ░░░░░░░░ investigation And my guess ░░░░░░░░ that s probably where ░░░░░░░░ Comey was.”