Posted on 09/02/2017 1:27:18 PM PDT by John Semmens
Evidence that former FBI Director James Comey's testimony to a congressional committee may have been false and that his role in the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's improper handling of classified emails might be better described as obstruction of justice emerged this week.
Based on testimony from one of Comey's former staff members to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wrote a letter to the FBI requesting more information. "When Director Comey was before our committee he portrayed his decision to not pursue charges against Secretary Clinton as a difficult one following an implied serious investigation," Grassley recalled. "Now, we have testimony indicating that the Director had actually decided to let her off months before his July announcement, before interviewing more than a dozen key witnesses, and before interviewing Mrs. Clinton herself. Putting the verdict ahead of the acquisition of key evidence is not the way to pursue justice. These earlier actions and Mr. Comey's lying about it before our committee look like obstruction of justice."
Charlton Cozener, a spokesman for Comey, characterized the Senators' objections as "largely petty and technical in nature. If we adhere to the letter of the law a case could be made that Director Comey deviated from standard procedures. However, there is still a 'bigger picture' that needs to be considered. A standard investigation could have unduly influenced the 2016 presidential election. Rather than pursue the smaller issue of whether Secretary Clinton may have violated some obscure and complex laws, the Director chose to focus on the bigger issue of allowing voters to select the next president without the confounding and distracting attention caused by seeing one of the candidates as the subject of a criminal probe."
Cozener also depicted the Grassley/Graham letter as "an underhanded attempt to preemptively air details that may or may not be revealed in the Director's forthcoming blockbuster 'tell all' book. Trying to force these details out now via a congressional inquiry robs Mr. Comey of the royalties he would otherwise reap from the sales of his book. I mean, if people are made aware of this information prior to the book's publication why would they buy the book? Such vindictive behavior is unbecoming of these senators."
Meanwhile, the FBI has declined to turnover data related to the Agency's investigation of Clinton's emails in response to a Freedom of Information request, "because of our concern for public safety." Agency spokesman Phillip Buster explained that "investigations of the Clintons invariably take a toll on the witnesses. For reasons no one can adequately grasp, a distressing number of these people die before they can give their testimony. So, for their sake, we feel it would be better if we didn't pursue the issue any further."
"Besides," he added, "at the FBI we feel Mrs. Clinton has already suffered enough for any infractions she may have committed. Now is the time that the country should be healing. Stirring up animosity against Mrs. Clinton is the wrong thing to do if we want this healing to take place."
In related news, the long-suffering former Secretary of State is now on a book tour where she is pulling down as much as $3,000 a pop for a front row seat at her appearances, a signed copy of her book "What Happened"--a fact-free retelling of the 2016 campaign history, and a photo with the former presidential candidate.
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/224755-2017-09-02-semi-news-semi-satire-september-3-2017-edition.htm
ping
Once again truth in satire strikes to the heart of the deep state corruption.
Remember when the FBI was considered the preeminent law enforcement agency above reproach?
It feels like yesterday but it was last year before Comey trashed it.
When do we get to see the perp walk?
I was 2/3 of the way through the article before I remembered that I was reading satire. It’s too close to what is actually happening.
Evidence of Comey Perjury & Obstruction Emerges
This Gawky puke belongs behind bars...right next to Hillary.
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