James Comey doit-il démissionner? A-t-il violé la loi?

Le premier avis est celui de Paul Callan qui analyse les questions juridiques pour CNN. le second, plus partisan, est celui du meneur de la majorité démocrate au Sénat Harry Reid.

 L'avis de Callan:

 "In truth, investigations open and close routinely and secretly when new evidence comes to light. Each new scrap in a pile of useful or useless evidence is not announced in real time, like a scandal in a scripted reality TV Show. Perhaps it's time for the embattled FBI director who seems to have forgotten how to conduct a proper investigation to resign.

Comey's public announcement in July that the FBI had concluded its investigation regarding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server in the conduct of official State Department business and would not recommend the lodging of criminal charges was historically unprecedented in a high-profile political case." L'opinion de Reid: "The Hatch Act prohibits FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Reid said that by releasing this information, which he says is not conclusive or pertinent, Comey may have broken the law. Reid referenced a memo from Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates from March of this year that establishes all Justice Department employees, including Comey, are subject to the Hatch Act.

Reid accused Comey of having intent to aid one political party over the other in the election and called his behavior a "double standard" due to the fact that, as Reid claimed in the letter, Comey has information related to Donald Trump's dealings with Russia."

 Lien pour la position de Callan:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/opinions/fbi-director-comey-should-resign-opinion-callan/index.html

 Lien pour la position de Reid:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/politics/harry-reid-letter-hatch-act/index.html

Martin Luther avant Tweeter: le moine fut un pionnier des médias

Bien intéressant ce petit retour dans le temps que nous propose le New York Times aujourd'hui. Celui qui a initié la Réforme en 1517 laisse un héritage important qui est au coeur d'une récente exposition. Trouverais-je le temps pour voir cette exposition?

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/arts/design/long-before-twitter-martin-luther-was-a-media-pioneer.html?emc=edit_th_20161030&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=53611133&_r=0&referer

Des agents du F.B.I. savaient pour les nouveaux courriels de Clinton depuis un mois

Une information qui nous pousse à réfléchir un peu plus au motif qui a poussé le directeur Comey à intervenir publiquement aussi tard dans la campagne.

 "A public revelation in early October might have been less politically damaging for Clinton than one coming less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 election. It is also unclear what agents have been doing in the intervening time — for instance, whether they were trying to learn more about the emails before notifying Comey. An FBI spokesman declined to immediately provide a statement."

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-agents-knew-of-clinton-related-emails-weeks-before-director-was-briefed/2016/10/30/657ed266-9eb1-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_clintonfbi-121pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Le Parti républicain se prépare pour une longue guerre civile

Ils sont nombreux au sein du GOP à réfléchir à ce que sera le parti après "l'ère Trump", peu importe qu'il gagne ou qu'il perde...

 “Obviously the party and the conservative movement are very troubled, and there will obviously be a crisis whether Trump wins or loses,” Berkowitz told me later. “What are the core conservative convictions going forward?”

“If he wins, he will for all intents and purposes reshape what it means to be a Republican,” said Schake when I called her. “We’re fumbling our way through, which I hope will lead us to consensus, but we’re nowhere near it now.”

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-gop-civil-war-republicans-rnc-future-214396

Un tiers des électeurs hésitent à voter pour Hillary depuis l'annonce du F.B.I.

Nous sommes nombreux à nous interroger sur les retombées des récentes informations présentée par le directeur du F.B.I. James Comey. Ce premier coup de sonde du Washington Post fournit quelques indications.

 "Republicans' growing unity behind their presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has helped pull him just 1 percentage point behind Hillary Clinton and has placed GOP leaders who resist him in a vulnerable position, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll.

A majority of all likely voters say they are unmoved by the FBI's announcement Friday that it may review additional emails from Clinton's time as secretary of state. Just more than 6 in 10 voters say the news will make no difference in their vote, while just more than 3 in 10 say it makes them less likely to support her; 2 percent say they are more likely to back her as a result."

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/30/post-abc-poll-finds-tight-presidential-race-with-mixed-reaction-to-fbis-review-of-clinton-e-mails/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_fix-poll-854am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Caricature Hillary Clinton et l'évolution du dossier des courriels

Caricature de MARIAN KEMENSKY, SLOVAKIA

Chronique à Salut Bonjour Weekend: le point sur la présidentielle américaine

Pour accéder à la chronique cliquez sur le lien un peu plus bas. Avec Ève-Marie Lortie et Alexandre Dubé.

  http://tva.canoe.ca/emissions/salutbonjour/chroniques/detail/le-point-sur-la-presidentielle-americaine

Bob Dylan sort de son mutisme et commente son Nobel

Critiqué pour son silence, Dylan, qui ne prise guère les médias, a finalement commenté son prix.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/arts/music/bob-dylan-nobel-prize-comment.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Moth-Visible&moduleDetail=inside-nyt-region-5&module=inside-nyt-region&region=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region&_r=0

Clinton mène par deux points selon un sondage NBC News/Washington Post

À quelques jours de l'élection l'écart se resserre et ce sondage a été mené avant la plus récente sortie du FBI dans le dossier des courriels d'Hillary Clinton.

 "ABC News and The Washington Post will release the latest four-night rolling averages on a daily basis. The first rolling average conducted entirely after the FBI’s letter to Congress will be conducted Friday through Monday and is slated for release next Wednesday."

  http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-abc-wapo-poll-230488

Caricature Erdogan et la peine de mort

Caricature de MARIAN KEMENSKY, SLOVAKIA 

 C'est au lendemain du putsch avorté du 15 juillet que le Président avait évoqué le retour de la peine de mort. Elle avait été abolie en 2004, une concession dans le cadre des négociations pour permettre à la Turquie d'adhérer à l'Union européenne. Erdogan a affirmé qu'il se souciait peu de ce que les Occidentaux pensaient, mais on peut imaginer les retombées pour la candidature de la Turquie.

Caricature général russe décoré

Caricature de DARYL CAGLE, CAGLECARTOONS.COM