thepoliticalinsider | FBI agent John Robertson, the man who found Hillary Clinton’s emails
on the laptop of Anthony Weiner, claims he was advised by bosses to erase his own computer.
Former FBI Director James Comey, you may recall, announced days
before the 2016 presidential election that he had “learned of the
existence” of the emails on Weiner’s laptop.
Weiner is the disgraced husband of Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Robertson alleges that the manner in which his higher-ups in the FBI handled the case was “not ethically or morally right.”
His startling claims are made in a book titled, “October Surprise:
How the FBI Tried to Save Itself and Crashed an Election,” an excerpt of
which has been published by the Washington Post.
Robertson alleges that the FBI did nothing for a month after discovering Clinton’s emails on the Anthony Weiner laptop.
It was only after he spoke with the U.S. Attorney’s office overseeing the case, he claims, that the agency took action.
“He had told his bosses about the Clinton emails weeks ago,” the book contends. “Nothing had happened.”
“Or rather, the only thing that had happened was his boss had instructed Robertson to erase his computer work station.”
This, according to the Post report, was to “ensure there was no
classified material on it,” but also would eliminate any trail of his
actions taken during the investigation.
