Let's give it the same consideration that Trump had regarding "wiretapped" and "surveilled." We all know that the bottom line was that Trump was spied on, and we all now know that the bottom line was that Comey traded insider information.
-PJ
Comey's remarks on this are as weird as he is. If we take him as he expressed himself, he decided to leak because he believed Trump, a person he holds as a liar, when he tweets about audio recordings? "I knew the tapes were there, now I had corroborating evidence." WTF? Even if he thinks Trump is telling the truth.
I mean come on, special counsel came out, without access to Trump's tapes, if they exist.
Rosenstein HAD to get the investigations out of the FBI. Rosenstein effectively fired Comey with that memo, how the heck is the public going to trust Rosenstein with finishing investigations that Comey started. Special Counsel was a given, once Comey was fired, and I seriously doubt Trump was surprised or angered by the development. I bet the subject was discussed.
"What are we going to do with the investigations that the press is hyperventilating over, that Comey says are underway, after we fire Comey?" Can't bloody well just drop them.
Comey is bigtime part of the swamp. He was a key player in the ongoing coup attempt.
There is no doubt that what you write is true.
However, leaking or trading insider information is not the same as lying under oath or perjury. That's what the thrust of this post is.