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The series of persuasive events that led to the FBI’s unilateral closure of the investigation into Hillary Clinton

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Required Reading: This timeline will cite extensively from the Inspector General’s Report (published June 11th, 2018).

justice.gov/file/1071991/d…
September 7th, 2015 — Hillary Clinton tells the Associated Press that the FBI’s investigation into her personal email server was not criminal in nature, but rather more akin to a security review (1/46)

apnews.com/14ed951e367e40…
September 8th, 2015 — Hillary Clinton tells ABC’s David Muir that the FBI’s investigation into her personal email server is about security, not criminality (2/46)

abcnews.go.com/Politics/full-…
Narrator: “[Clinton] makes it clear this is not a criminal investigation.” (3/46)
September 28th, 2015 — Attorney General Lynch’s use of the word “matter” to describe the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton’s personal email server, and reactions by senior FBI officials. [OIG Report pp. 60, 63, 64, and 236; references HRC's 9/8/15 interview w/ABC] (4/46)
October 1st, 2015 — Comey’s use of the word “matter” to describe the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton to the New York Times, and reactions by senior FBI officials. (5/46)

archive.is/ibzs7
[OIG Report p. 65]
October 11th, 2015 — President Obama’s interview with 60 Minutes. (6/46)

web.archive.org/web/2015101222…
October 11th, 2015 — Reactions by senior FBI officials to President Obama’s 60 Minutes interview (7/46)

[OIG Report p. 66]
October 26th, 2015 — Senator John Cornryn calls for a special counsel (8/46)

newsmax.com/Politics/john-…
October 28th, 2015 — Letter sent by 44 lawmakers to Attorney General Lynch, requesting the appointment of a special counsel (9/46)

web.archive.org/web/2017012500…
[OIG Report p. 174]
January 29th, 2016 — During a White House press briefing, Josh Earnest says some DOJ officials have told him that Hillary Clinton is not a target of the FBI’s investigation (10/46)

January 29th, 2016 — Reactions by senior DOJ officials to comments made by Josh Earnest (11/46)

[OIG Report p. 67]
March 2016 — The FBI receives a highly-classified foreign intel document (“the Renteria Memo”); it claims that Comey is slow-walking the FBI’s investigation for the benefit of Republicans; also, that AG Lynch is controlled by the Clinton campaign. (12/46)

[OIG Report p. 171]
April 9th, 2016 — Chris Wallace interviews President Obama on Fox News (13/46)

video.foxnews.com/v/483896505600…
April 10th, 2016 — OIG statement on President Obama's interview with Chris Wallace. (14/46)

N.B. No reactions by senior govt officials to the interview.

[OIG Report p. 69]
April 10th, 2016 — Fox News commentators recap President Obama’s interview with Chris Wallace (15/46)

mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n…
April 11th, 2016 — MSNBC’s Morning Joe criticizes President Obama’s interview with Chris Wallace (16/46)

mediaite.com/tv/scarborough…
April 12th, 2016 — Director Comey holds a meeting with senior DOJ and FBI officials to discuss the possibility of a a special counsel, as well as a declination to the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s personal email server (17/46)

[OIG Report pp. 168, 170, 172, 174]
Late April 2016 — In a meeting with Baker, McCabe, and Rybicki, Director Comey suggests the possibility of himself announcing the end of the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s personal email server (18/46)

[OIG Report, p. 240]
May 2nd, 2016 — Director Comey drafts his initial statement for declining prosecution into Hillary Clinton’s personal email server (19/46)

[OIG Report, p. iv]
May 6th, 2016 — Director Comey requests feedback about his draft statement from senior FBI officials (20/46)

[OIG Report, p. 188]
May 16th, 2016 — Director Comey’s draft statement is sent out to more FBI officials for feedback. (21/46)

[OIG Report, p. 189]
May 17th, 2016 — Senator Grassley sends a letter to Director Comey, inquiring about the possibility of a special counsel (22/46)

grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/…
May 17th-18th, 2016 — Senior FBI officials provide details of how classified material was handled on Hillary Clinton’s personal email server, and whether or not gross negligence should be considered. (23/46)

[OIG Report, p. 189, 190]
May 31st, 2016 — In a meeting with senior FBI officials, Lisa Page suggests that using “gross negligence” in Comey’s draft statement could be unconstitutionally vague and overly confusing. (24/46)

[OIG Report, p. 191]
June 6th-7th, 2016 - Edits to Comey's draft statement are entered into Strzok's work computer. The term "grossly negligent" is removed from the draft statement, and "extremely careless" is moved to the front. (25/46)

[OIG Report, p. 192]
June 10th-12th, 2016 — A revised draft of Comey's statement excludes the term "gross negligence" (replaced by "extremely careless"), and extra emphasis is given to explain the nature of handling classified material. (26/46)

[OIG Report, p. 194]
Mid-June 2016 — Director Comey becomes concerned about the possibility that the Renteria Memo could be leaked (no reason given), which he says could interfere with AG Lynch's ability to credibly decline prosecution against Hillary Clinton. (27/46)

[OIG Report; pp. 171, 242]
June 13th - July 4th, 2016 — Senior FBI official further discuss possible edits to Director Comey's draft statement. (28/46)

[OIG Report; p. 195]
June 27th, 2016 — Former President Bill Clinton speaks briefly with Attorney General Lynch aboard her private jet in Phoenix, Arizona; shortly thereafter, she receives an ethics waiver to stay in charge of the FBI's investigation. (29/46)

[OIG Report; p. v]
June 29th, 2016 — ABC15 News Phoenix scoops that former President Bill Clinton had spoken privately with Attorney General Lynch aboard her private jet on June 27th. (30/46)

archive.is/8qZwg
June 30th, 2016 — Director Comey edits his draft statement to emphasize that his decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton was not in any way influenced by the Department of Justice. (31/46)

[OIG Report; p. 196]
July 1st, 2016 — Attorney General Loretta Lynch publicly announces that she will accept the FBI's recommendation on whether or not to prosecute Hillary Clinton, but will not formally recuse from the case. (32/46)

[OIG Report; p. 1]
July 2nd, 2016 — Hillary Clinton is interviewed by the FBI and DOJ. (33/46)

[OIG Report; p. 2]
July 5th, 2016 — Director Comey declines prosecution against Hillary Clinton. (34/46)

archive.fo/fT9oD
July 12th, 2016 — Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates is provided a defensive debriefing about the Renteria Memo. (35/46)

[OIG Report; p. 171]
August 2016 —Attorney General Lynch is provided a defensive debriefing about the Renteria Memo (36/46)

[OIG Report; p. 242]
April 22nd, 2017 — The New York Times publishes the first known account of the Renteria Memo, but does not mention Renteria by name. (37/46)

archive.is/wkkG9
May 3rd, 2017 — Senator Grassley questions Director Comey about the Renteria Memo, citing the New York Times. (38/46)

May 16th, 2017 — On Fox News, Trey Gowdy suggests that Director Comey's decision to single-handedly announce the closure of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton was heavily influenced by the Renteria Memo (39/46)

video.foxnews.com/v/543702457300…
May 24th, 2017 — The Washington Post reports a more detailed account of the Renteria Memo, going so far as to mention Renteria by name. (40/46)

archive.is/w43O2
June 8th, 2017 — Comey says that former President Bill Clinton's surprise meeting aboard AG Lynch's private jet is what had ultimately persuaded him to independently announce the closure of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton. (41/46)

April 15th, 2018 — In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Comey discusses the FBI's determinations of the Renteria Memo. (42/26)

abcnews.go.com/Site/transcrip…
April 17th, 2018 - On Good Morning America, Comey discusses the significance of former Attorney General Lynch's non-recusal from the FBI investigation. (43/46)

abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/james…
April 17th, 2018 — On the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comey explains some of the decisions he made during the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton. (44/46)

April 18th, 2018 — In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Comey discusses why he chose himself to be the one to announce the end of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton. (45/46)

June 18th, 2018 — Senator Kennedy questions Inspector General Horowitz about the Renteria Memo. (46/46)

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