From the Clinton campaign:
Former DOJ Officials – From Administrations Of Both Parties – Raise Concerns Over Comey’s Breach Of Protocol
For this reason, Justice Department officials are instructed to refrain from commenting publicly on the existence, let alone the substance, of pending investigative matters, except in exceptional circumstances and with explicit approval from the Department of Justice officials responsible for ultimate supervision of the matter. They are also instructed to exercise heightened restraint near the time of a primary or general election because, as official guidance from the Department instructs, public comment on a pending investigative matter may affect the electoral process and create the appearance of political interference in the fair administration of justice.
Director Comey’s letter is inconsistent with prevailing Department policy, and it breaks with longstanding practices followed by officials of both parties during past elections. Moreover, setting aside whether Director Comey’s original statements in July were warranted, by failing to responsibly supplement the public record with any substantive, explanatory information, his letter begs the question that further commentary was necessary. For example, the letter provides no details regarding the content, source or recipient of the material; whether the newly-discovered evidence contains any classified or confidential information; whether the information duplicates material previously reviewed by the FBI; or even “whether or not [the] material may be significant.”
We believe that adherence to longstanding Justice Department guidelines is the best practice when considering public statements on investigative matters. We do not question Director Comey’s motives. However, the fact remains that the Director’s disclosure has invited considerable, uninformed public speculation about the significance of newly-discovered material just days before a national election. For this reason, we believe the American people deserve all the facts, and fairness dictates releasing information that provides a full and complete picture regarding the material at issue.
Eric H. Holder, former Attorney General of the United States
Stuart M. Gerson, former Acting Attorney General of the United States, former Assistant Attorney General
Donald B. Ayer, former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
James M. Cole, former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
Jamie S. Gorelick, former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
Gary G. Grindler, former Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States
Larry D. Thompson, former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
David W. Ogden, former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
Wayne A. Budd, former Associate Attorney General of the United States, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
Tony West, former Associate Attorney General of the United States
Neal Kumar Katyal, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States
Lanny A. Breuer, former Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
Christine A. Varney, former Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Lourdes Baird, former U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
Paul Coggins, former U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Texas
Jenny Durkan, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Melinda L. Haag, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
Timothy Heaphy, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
Scott R. Lassar, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
Michael D. McKay, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Harry Litman, former U.S. Attorney for Western District of Pennsylvania
Neil H. MacBride, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
Bill Nettles, former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina
Timothy Q. Purdon, former U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota
Donald Stern, former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts
Anne M. Tompkins, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
Elkan Abramowitz, former Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
David B. Anders, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Jodi L. Avergun, former Section Chief, U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division
Marion Bachrach, former Chief of General Crimes, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
Richard Ben-Veniste, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and former Assistant Watergate Prosecutor
Shay Bilchik, former Director, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
David M. Buckner, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Alex Busansky, former prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Helen V. Cantwell, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Sandra Cavazos, former Assistant US Attorney for the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of New York
Charles E. Clayman, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Joel M. Cohen, former Chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
Leo P. Cunningham, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
Bert Deixler, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
Keir Dougall, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Ira M. Feinberg, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Cary M. Feldman, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Martin Flumenbaum, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Stuart L. Gasner, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii
Douglas F. Gansler, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and former Attorney General of Maryland
Faith Gay, former Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions and Civil Rights Divisions, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
Gerald Greenberg, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Fred Hafetz, former Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
John Heuston, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
Michele Hirshman, former Chief of the General Crimes and Public Corruption Units, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
Sydney Hoffmann, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
June M. Jeffries, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Marcia Jensen, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
John Joseph, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nancy Kestenbaum, former Chief of General Crimes, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
David V. Kirby, former Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont
Barbara E. Kittay, former prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
David S. Krakoff, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Larry H. Krantz, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Miriam Krinsky, former Chief of General Crimes, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California
Laurie Levenson, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California
Hon. Tim Lewis, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and former federal judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Lori Lightfoot, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
Debra Long-Doyle, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Carl H. Loewenson, Jr., former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Jeffrey Marcus, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Richard Marmaro, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
Douglass B. Maynard, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Seth Miles, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Amy Millard, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Curtis B. Miner, dormer Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Cynthia Monaco, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Martin Perschetz, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Elliot R. Peters, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Karen A. Popp, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Jeff Rabkin, former Assistant U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and for the Northern District of California
Daniel L. Rashbaum, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida
Alicia Strohl Resnicoff, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
David H. Resnicoff, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Lawrence Robbins, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Frank A. Rothermel, former U.S. Department of Justice Civil Fraud Prosecutor
Lee Rubin, former prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Betty Santangelo, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
John Savarese, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Richard L. Scheff, former Chief of the Corruption and Labor Divisions, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
William Schwartz, former Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
John Siffert, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
David Sklansky, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
Matthew E. Sloan, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and the Central District of California
Judge Mike Snipes, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
Stephen R. Spivack, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Jeremy H. Temkin, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Eric Tirschwell, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Michael Tremonte, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Amy Walsh, former Chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
Richard D. Weinberg, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Peter Zeidenberg, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and U.S. Department of Justice Public Integrity Section
Lawrence J. Zweifach, former Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
