Posted on 08/05/2020 11:22:21 AM PDT by SJackson
Yates defended the investigation, but took issue with how Comey handled it
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that when the FBI interviewed then-incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn in January 2017, it was done without her authorization, and that she was upset when she found out about it.
Committee chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asked Yates about the circumstances surrounding the interview, particularly the actions of then-FBI Director James Comey.
"I was upset that Director Comey didn't coordinate that with us and acted unilaterally," Yates said.
"Did Comey go rogue?" Graham asked.
"You could use that term, yes," Yates agreed.
Yates said she also took issue with Comey for not telling her that Flynn's communications with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak were being investigated and that she first learned about this from President Barack Obama during an Oval Office meeting. Yates said she was "irritated" with Comey for not telling her about this earlier.
That meeting, which took place on Jan. 5, 2017, was of great interest to Graham, who wanted to know why Obama knew about Flynn's conversations before she did. Graham and other Republicans have speculated that Obama wanted Flynn investigated for nefarious purposes. Yates claimed that this was not the case, and explained why Obama was aware of the calls at the time.
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That’s as damning as it gets from a leftist.
Lindsey Graham, stfu.
Interesting that she didn’t try some double-speak to try to cover for Comey.
This looks like the beginning of a wedge between all these snakes. Well done.
No honor among thieves, and all that. Expect more of this from that integrity-challenged gang.
It’s all campaign season beltway theater. Graham is building up to Comey & McCabe testifying in September. And that will be it. He’s not drilling down at all and shining a light on the coupist conspiracy.
Interesting that she didn’t try some double-speak to try to cover for Comey.
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Sounded more to me like Linda provided Yates a scripted backdoor “out”.
“Not my fault. Comey did it!”.
And sally went rogue because? Cass sunfish?
I love it when RATs turn on each other. It’s fun theater but Barr isn’t going to do anything. None of these referrals from Congress ever go anywhere.
John Durham, and his investigators, have taken sworn statments from members of the Deep State and many of these statements are from the little fish giving up the big fish in order to save their own necks.
Hey Comey - how’s the view under that bus?
Kabuki theater at it’s finest.
Can you see the word “Goodyear” stamped backwards across Comey’s face?
Don't be fooled. This is all to protect Obama.
Rat vs Rat
“Not my fault. Comey did it!”.
Yep. Pass the buck.
Why are we not seeing FIB forger Clinesmith taking the 5th at a Senate hearing? He should have been charged and perp walked out of FBI HQ in chains. Instead, he was allowed to quietly retire to a Florida beach. The fix is in, obviously.
Obama was up to his eyeballs in the thing.
Going Rouge involves on person, not the band of Conspirators involved in this.
So, Yates is throwing Comey under the bus.
Team Obama(Yates) vs. Team PIAPS(Comey)
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