Brutal video montage shows Democrats lavishing praise on FBI Director Comey after initial Clinton probe

A video montage produced by a conservative news website showed Democrats praising FBI Director James Comey over the summer after his agency's initial investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server yielded no recommendation for charges.

In the video, created by the Washington Free Beacon, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic nominee for vice president, called Comey "wonderful" and said he was a "tough career public servant."

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called him a "great man" and said "we are very privileged in our country to have him be the director of the FBI." And Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said "no one can question the integrity, the competence" of Comey.

The tune of top Democrats has dramatically changed in recent days after Comey announced he had reopened the investigation into Clinton after new emails were discovered. Reid suggested Comey was guilty of possibly violating federal law and Kaine has questioned has called his behavior "extremely puzzling."

Comey, a Republican, was appointed as FBI director in 2013 by President Barack Obama.