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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Yes, that e-mail story was ridiculously helpful for Trump in the runup to the election. I think it swayed the vote with several percentage points. Comey decided to go through with reopening the case 11 days before the election (it was closed again 5 days later) because he was so sure Clinton was going to win that it wouldn't have an impact. But the reopening was the biggest boost the Trump campaign could hope for.