text: There would have been no duty to correct if Comey had said in May, "Up until now, President Trump has not been under FBI investigation.  If that situation ever changes, then we will not necessarily announce it."  Comey apparently wanted the cloud to remain over President Trump.  More recently, if Comey had removed the cloud via his leaks, then he would have failed in his declared mission to influence the Justice Department to appoint a Special Counsel.