In Over His Head? Tim Kaine Splits From Hillary, Says Comey Not Trying to Influence Election

Hillary Clinton's running mate says he does not believe FBI Director James Comey was intentionally trying to disrupt the election when he announced a new chapter last week in former secretary of state's email investigation.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said on a taping of Alan Colmes' Fox News radio show that Comey's letter to Congress last Friday was 'highly unusual' and 'cryptic' but he wouldn't follow in Clinton's footsteps and suggest the law enforcement official was helping the Republican ticket.

'I don’t think he is trying to influence the outcome of the election,' Kaine said, according to Politico. 'I don’t question his integrity, but I do have serious questions about the judgment demonstrated by this.'

Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook declined to give Comey the benefit of the doubt today when he was asked a similar question on The View.

'I don’t know what he’s doing,' Mook said. 'I thought it was very strange. There’s protocols that you don’t announce things right before an election, but also that the FBI doesn’t comment on anything that they’re investigating.'

He noted that the FBI is reportedly investigating two of Donald Trump’s associates' connections to Russian interests it's 'not putting that information out there so we’re just asking.'

So, 'I don’t know,' he said. 'I’m not like an FBI guy.'

It is relevant to current events to note that the FBI is basically a collection of middle-aged white men. https://t.co/CTtncDfEtf pic.twitter.com/V0lm7G3q2A

— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) November 3, 2016