No stranger to controversy, FBI chief James Comey strikes again

The FBI director latest disclosures put him back in the spotlight — but throughout his three-decade career he has never shied away from getting his point across, writes Hope Yen

FBI director James Comey’s announcement that his bureau was reviewing new emails possibly relevant to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server investigation has thrust him into the public spotlight again just days before election day.

Comey said in a letter to the US Congress that the FBI had uncovered email messages in an unrelated case and would determine if they were classified. The surprise disclosure was seized upon by eager Republicans while drawing criticism from Ms Clinton’s supporters, who said the lack of detail could unfairly sway the election.