Posted on 04/22/2018 5:32:52 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
James Comey and his top deputy, Andrew McCabe, once seemed to enjoy the kind of bond that can be forged only by going to battle together.
When President Trump fired Comey, McCabe declared at a congressional hearing days later that it had been “the greatest privilege and honor in my professional life to work” under Comey’s leadership, and challenged the White House’s assertion that Comey had lost the faith of the bureau’s rank and file.
When McCabe was demoted from his own position in the FBI, Comey rushed to his defense on Twitter, asserting that McCabe “stood tall over the last 8 months, when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on.”
Now, though, the once venerated G-men seem to be at odds, and some worry that their public dispute threatens to tarnish the institution they once served.
On Friday, Michael Bromwich, McCabe’s lawyer, said that McCabe, who once “looked up to Jim Comey,” was “very upset and disappointed” at seeing his former boss talk about him on TV. The comments came a day after Comey, who is in the midst of a publicity tour to promote his book, said on CNN he “could well be a witness” against McCabe if McCabe were ever charged and tried for misleading investigators about his role in a media disclosure.
The tension has become apparent since the Justice Department Inspector General’s Office alleged in a report made public last week that McCabe lied repeatedly to investigators, and to Comey, as they sought to determine who was responsible for a media disclosure.
The inspector general’s investigators also are examining the handling of memos Comey wrote following his interactions with President Trump, a frequent critic of both men. The FBI has determined that some of that information was classified.
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This story is suspect because it comes from the Washington Post.
Your post is suspect because you didn’t read the article.
I stopped reading at “washington post”.
Progressive propaganda rag that’s only good for learning what new lies the left is pushing on any given day.
“Now, though, the once venerated G-men seem to be at odds, and some worry that their public dispute threatens to tarnish the institution they once served.”
The FBI’s reputation was already tarnished for everyone with any common sense.
What do they always say about Trump - Don’t talk publicly about legal issues especially criminal ones. You’d the think the former top 2 FBI officials would realize that.
Go promote your pot, sickman.
Go promote your pot, sickman.
“James Comey and his top deputy, Andrew McCabe, once seemed to enjoy the kind of bond that can be forged only by going to battle together”
Yes, being an executive in DC in a government job is exactly like being infantrymen in a war. We should build a memorial to men who bond during business lunches, political suckage, and limo rides. /s
Venerated? These two are traitors; not saints.
Wow, I see your super power is making false assumptions.
The few times that I read Matt Zapotosky indicates he actually tries to tell the truth, indeed, but only the truth that he wants his suckers audience to read.
Par for the Post.
Their “feud” may be amusing and emotionally gratifying to those who are enraged that the FBI leadership tried to influence an American Presidential election. However until there are actual indictments, trials and open testimony under oath, it means nothing.
Yeah I suspect anything coming from the Washington post as well. But in this case they can’t hide the truth. Comey is out there saying things publicly about McCabe. It’s difficult to spin things when you have a source that’s on the record and not anonymous. So the post is playing this one down the middle until they can figure out who to blame to make Trump look bad.
Thanks for the lovely non-sequitur, Marvin but this thread is not about cannabis, is it?
Back on topic: Bezos’ news is pure progressive propagands. Not worth the time of day.
Most of us can’t read the stinking article due to the paywall, dork.
Source is bad enough, but inability to read it is not cause to rub another FReeper’s nose in the fact that you apparently subscribe and can read it.
Pothead sickman is PROUD that he can’t read.
You a buddy of clueless pothead sickman?
Yeah, that caught my attention too.
Well said.
Yep - occasionally even the WaaaaaPo gets a story straight - love to see the two little girls getting into their cat fight.....
“Pothead sickman is PROUD that he can’t read.”
Wow, Marvin. You must have swallowed too many fallacy pills this morning. Hope it didn’t give you any indigestion.
You shared the latest propaganda from Bezo’s paper and that somehow is related, in your mind, to cannabis, my use of it & some psychotic notion I am proud I can’t read.
Maybe you should see a doctor, Marvin. Hope you feel better asap!
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