In my opinion, Gowdy masterfully showed that Comey has not investigated the leaks. First he cross-examined Comey on how many people have access to the information that could have leaked. Comey did not even know how many people in the FBI have access. He did not know who in other agencies had access. He did not know what other agencies had access. Then later Gowdy swung back and asked Director Comey what is the first thing you would do if you were investigating the leaks. Comey said I would determine who would have access to the information. Gowdy looked over to the jury with a raised eyebrow and said “no further questions Mr. Comey.” Thus, proving Comey has done nothing on the leak investigation.
Yep, thanks for pointing that out.
Makes it pretty clear
I too found the Comey-Gowdy exchanges interesting.
- Gowdy made it clear that, far from the intial 20 people mentioned by Adm. Rogers of NSA, the number ran to well over one-hundred, possibly twice that. Anyone in the National Security apparatus, any AG, various deputy AGs, the CIA, etc., could also break through the “un-named person 1” anonymity. There’s a lot of potential leakers.
- Although the media are trumpeting Comey and Roger’s testimony as saying Trump’s charges are baseless, I’m far from convinced. Comey and Rogers were very careful to say what THEY knew (or knew and couldn’t say), but it was clear they didn’t have a clue as to what the CIA might have been up to, or any devious paths that Obama might have taken to access information. The security apparatus is (justifiably) compartmentalized, and their saying “I don’t know” isn’t the same as saying “I’m sure... no!”