Two days after he delineated Hillary Clinton's many misdeeds and mistakes, FBI Director James Comey explained to a House committee why he did not recommend prosecution. The Factor spoke about the case with former Clinton aide David Goodfriend and Republican Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of Virginia. "There is a federal statute," Cuccinelli explained, "that addresses attempts to mislead investigations of wrongdoing. Making false statements under oath or false public statements is a felony. Mrs. Clinton intentionally set up that server and normally that would be enough to prosecute." But Goodfriend vigorously defended the FBI and Director Comey. "The FBI was investigating the allegations of a crime. They can expand their investigation and add other elements to it, but that was not within the scope of the FBI's charge. When we attack law enforcement, that attacks the rule of law."

Former Bush aide and 'The Five' co-host Dana Perino evaluated the potential damage to Hillary Clinton. "I think she'll take a little dip in the polls," she surmised, "but I don't think many Democrats think she did anything wrong. The Democrats are unifying and President Obama was out leading huge rallies in the swing state of North Carolina. They will put this behind them very quickly." The Factor concluded with a condemnation of those Democrats who stubbornly ignore Hillary Clinton's ethical and legal lapses: "They don't care what she did and they don't care what she did in Libya. The Democratic Party is bankrupt, party politics mean more than justice or truth."

FBI Director Comey has stated that Hillary Clinton was not prosecuted partly because it would be difficult to prove 'intent.' However, Comey admitted that he had not investigated a false statement Mrs. Clinton gave to Congress while under oath. The Factor spoke about that with Washington Post reporter Adam Goldman. "The FBI will still need to prove intent," Goldman said, "and the question will be whether she knowingly lied to Congress. If the prosecutors and FBI agents asked her about her server, they could have asked her about that statement to Congress." The Factor stressed, "It is vitally important to the American people to know whether this investigation was done in an honest and credible way."

"There is no question that the upcoming presidential election will be bitter, with two polarizing candidates smashing each other with little restraint. I was thinking about that as the nation celebrated Independence Day. The political divide in America is getting worse, with some folks descending into rank hatred. A recent Pew survey defines the situation. 55% of Democrats say the GOP makes them afraid, while 49% of Republicans fear the Dems. 70% of Democrats believe Republicans are more closed-minded than other Americans, and 52% of Republicans feel that way about Dems. The closed-mind deal largely has to do with guns. Many Democrats believe the government should impose tighter restrictions on gun sales and don't understand why gun advocates refuse to compromise. Just the words 'right wing' are enough to cause fear and loathing in many liberals. But that loathing is shared by conservative Americans who believe that the liberal doctrines of unfettered immigration and political correctness to the point of absurdity are severely damaging the USA. So both sides are angry, not willing to even consider opposing points of view. Political anger has always been present in America. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams viciously attacked each other in the campaign of 1800, which Jefferson won. Today, according to Pew, 86% of Republicans dislike President Obama, but 83% of Democrats disagree like him a lot. That divide feeds a kind of hyper-hatred with cable news, talk radio and the Internet, which give platforms to partisan provocateurs who whip things up with little thought of being fair. Robust debate is necessary in a free society, but when a debate is won, hatred should not follow. Things like Kate's Law, confronting the evil jihadists, and protecting poor people from murderous gang violence really don't have two sides, do they? There is a right and wrong in this world. Unfortunately, both political parties believe they have a monopoly on right. But they are wrong."

The Factor invited Eric Bolling and Eboni Williams to opine on the Memo. "I think you nailed it," Bolling said, "especially when it comes where it comes to President Obama, which is where the divide is greatest. The GOP is frustrated because the president has used his pen and executive power." Williams mourned the fact that political disagreements have spun out of control. "We have an adversarial process that hopefully gets us to justice. But we are no longer adversarial, we are antagonistic. It's so nasty and people are condemned and demonized when they try to compromise."

The Factor regretfully reported that Democrats in the Senate, with just three exceptions, once again blocked bills on sanctuary cities and Kate's Law. The Factor spoke about the vote with Kevin Ring, whose group opposes both Kate's Law and mandatory minimum sentences. "I do not support open borders and I do not want to defend Harry Reid," he began, "and I'd be mortified if what happened to Kate Steinle happened to my family. But I would have opposed Kate's Law because it's a dumb idea, it's counterproductive, and it would make us less safe. An 'aggravated felony' is not just a violent offense, it could be failure to appear in court or fraud." But The Factor accused Ring of patent dishonesty: "This bill has always been about violent offenders. You lied in your original column and you are lying tonight!"

Jesse Watters went back to college, so to speak, and spoke with some University of North Carolina students about the much-ridiculed 'micro-aggressions.' Here is what some students told him about the supposedly offensive act of asking someone where they are from: "That's just disproportionately targeting people and trying to pigeonhole them in a certain way" ... "It could hurt someone's feelings and make them feel like they don't belong in the area." Other offensive 'micro-aggressions' include talking about golf, Christmas, or complimenting a woman's shoes.

Larry Carty, Oakdale, CA: "Director Comey investigated, indicted and convicted Hillary Clinton in the court of public opinion. Doesn't sound like a timid person to me."

Mike Kelleher, Cork, Ireland: "What Hillary Clinton did was no worse than what Bush, Kennedy or Reagan did in foreign policy. There is blood on the hands of all U.S. presidents."

Mike Mahaffey, Austin, TX: "O'Reilly, good job on the Talking Points discussing President Obama's emotional ties to the Muslim world. We could really have used that eight years ago."

Far too many people in Washington are blatantly dishonest and there is obviously a leadership vacuum. It's up to all of us to learn the facts, speak out, and tell our elected representatives exactly how we feel.