FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, on Sept. 27. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Reid, never one to shy from a political fight in the heat of a campaign, said once Comey “came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible.”
Reid underscored that he has been a supporter of the FBI director and fought for Comey’s Senate confirmation when Republicans blocked the nomination.
“I led the fight to get you confirmed because I believed you to be a principled public servant,” Reid wrote. “With the deepest regret, I now see that I was wrong.”
Separately, former Attorney General Eric Holder and dozens of other former federal prosecutors signed a letter critical of Comey’s recent actions in the Clinton email case.
The letter obtained Sunday by The Associated Press contends that Comey deviated from Justice Department policy when he alerted Congress to the new discovery of emails potentially related to the Clinton email investigation.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (R) nad Traveling Political Advisor Darren Peters (Center L) at Fado Irish Pub in Miami, on Oct. 30, 2016. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
