By calling FBI Director James Comey in to explain how he dared to not recommend throwing the book at Hillary Clinton, House Republicans have already managed to undermine their case against Clinton. Because when the nation heard about emails marked classified, this was probably not how they imagined those classified markings looking:
I mean, “C” markings in paragraphs in the middle of emails. Who could possibly miss that???
Well …
Why did Republicans think that going after an experienced prosecutor who they’d publicly said they respect as a man of great integrity was going to go well for them? Comey originally went out of his way, against usual protocol, to give them something to work with in attacking Clinton, and instead of thanking him, Republicans are attacking him and repeatedly inviting him to explain why it would be wrong to prosecute Clinton. It seems they just can’t keep themselves from overplaying their hand when it comes to Hillary Clinton.