Comey could not tell the nation "what they had" in the newly discovered emails. They did not have the necessary warrants, but now . . . . .

Sunday and before the end of the weekend,  it is being reported that the DOJ has given warrants to the FBI for opening the emails found-and-reported the end of this past week.  Understand that if some of these emails were on Anthony Weiner's laptop,  it is safe to assume that the FBI already had the warrants needed to open and read those emails.  

Trump,  on the campaign trail,  has charged that there are some 650,000 reasons to doubt the Clintons.**  If he is talking about emails,  the number is scary big.  If the number is something that he simply made up,  that is good,  as well.  Why?  Because Trump's charge, true or false,  should force someone in the know,  to tell us how many emails are in this latest trove.  If that total is 100's of thousands,  Hillary has a huge problem.  

** This is now being reported as "630,000" and a number of news outlets have made this report.  No wonder Comey reopened the investigation.  This far far exceeds the totals Hillary gave to us,  back in early 2015.  Its a long way from 55,000 to 630,000.  

A final thought:  Did Hillary just give the FBI permission to reveal the subject matter of the newly discovered emails? 

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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI obtains search warrant to search newly discovered emails potentially relevant to Clinton investigation  —  The FBI has obtained a warrant to search the emails found on a computer used by former Congressman Anthony Weiner that may contain evidence relevant to the investigation …

  NBC News:
FBI Obtains Warrant for Newly Discovered Emails in Clinton Probe — as Reid Accuses Comey of Hatch Act Violation  —  The FBI obtained a warrant to search emails related to the Hillary Clinton private server probe that were discovered on ex-congressman Anthony Weiner's laptop, law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday.

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