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Comey a boy scout. Intelligent honest competent and egomaniac.
His intentions were all good.
Lynch/Obama should have fired him after the July announcement. Suspect he was saved by his boy scout reputation.
He sunk Clinton with the October announcement though he had no intention of doing so.
Pretty much this. So far the rumors on the IG report don't really seem to amount to much more then "I would have done things differently". Hindsight is always 20/20.
Pretty much this. So far the rumors on the IG report don't really seem to amount to much more then "I would have done things differently". Hindsight is always 20/20.
The report is most likely going to be critical of almost every aspect of the investigation, as nothing was handled "by the book".
There is no doubt that how they handled the news emails was poorly done like the rest of the investigation, but it stemmed from them trying to cover up the emails.
Comey informed congress of the reopening of the investigation because after trying to cover up the new emails for a month, the FBI/NYPD were going to go public about the emails.
Also remember that the FBI was not turning over documents to congressional oversight committees, Comey know he was screwed if the existence of the new emails went public, so he informed congress.
It's as simple as that.
The FBI did everything they could to not reopen the investigation (read the Strozk/Page text messages) and only did so when they had no other choice.
like so many, i was stunned by the reopening and closing of the hillary email investigation so near the election. The russians/putin were giving it their best to install trump in a presidency where he didn't/doesn't belong. The hillary announcement just added to the travesty.
That being said, the opposite of trump, comey gives every indication of integrity, intelligence (including emotional maturity) and conscience. Sometimes, in life and profession, an ethical person is faced with a situation of which few know the totality. Where there is no win. There is only doing your best to do the right thing given the totality of what you know or are aware of. Or taking a short cut you know is wrong. That was comey's reality. Anyone looking at it from the perspective of or aligned with one segment of the **** pie won't see it the same way. If comey had a do over, knowing what he does now, there would be other factors he would have to weigh. Hindsight is closer to 20/20. For almost all of us.
Of course, trumpers swarm on that **** pie as just one more excuse, deflection and avoidance of trump's massive history, recent and past, of lying, corruptness, malfeasance and wrongdoing. In this political climate, doing things for the right reason has become wrong in the world of trump who flip flops constantly depending upon what and who he hopes will work for him at the moment. Where ethics and standards that used to be striven for and aspirational, are now disdained and disparaged by trumpers as a weakness and not a strength.
The old adage, "strain at a gnat and swallow a camel" is apropos of trumpers. Strain at a comey gnat and mouths wide open to receive and swallow a constant, steady parade of flaming trump camels.
i think you summed it up well. At that time and place comeys action was his best choice and the one most of us would have made. I doubt if most people in the dept. He led felt the director was incompetent. Also examining his bio indicates a person of principle. We could use more of that, i think most of would agree---even if we don't say so.
Looks like a big master plan to frame the President for crime he did not commit.
They could not have an outsider, in snooping at all the bad things they have done and do.
FBI, CIA, DNI all colluded with former President Obama, to destroy Trump.
The truth will set you free!
What does McCabe have to hide? What dirt does he have on Obama and Comey's relationship, with Holder and Lynch directing traffic.
The law should apply evenly to all Americans. If Comey didn't do anything wrong then he should be fine. If he did, he should be worried. Me thinks he's worried.
The law should apply evenly to all Americans. If Comey didn't do anything wrong then he should be fine. If he did, he should be worried. Me thinks he's worried.
Why would he be worried? Prosecutors do this everyday.
This is a smart move by Republicans. The get to point out Comey's "insubordinance" and admit that he shouldn't have released the letter about reopening the Clinton investigation with under 2 weeks left in the election. It is possible that swung the election in Trump's favor - especially when one considers how close it was on some states.
But, that is water under the bridge. Nothing is going to change that now. So, that's a small blemish yet now they might be able to further discredit the Russian Investigation from the get-go. Comey was heading that investigation when he was FBI Director. He is defiant and whatnot. Maybe he had it out for Trump. He can't be trusted. Therefore, it is a witch hunt.
Well played, indeed.
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