Did Comey Violate Laws In Leaking The Trump Memo?

https://jonathanturley.org/ ^ | 6/8/2017 | Jonathan Turley

[SpeedyInTexas]

One of the most interesting new disclosures today in the Comey hearing was the admission by former FBI Director James Comey that he intentionally used a “friend” on the Columbia law faculty to leak his memos to the media.  Comey says that he did so to force the appointment of a Special Counsel. However, those memos could be viewed as a government record and potential evidence in a criminal investigation.

[SpeedyInTexas]

The investigator of "leaks" is a leaker!

[SpeedyInTexas]

ping

[rfp1234]

Does a Catholic bear defecate in the Vatican gardens?

[Cboldt]

Interesting. I would have thought Turley would defend this particular leak on legal technicalities. Not classified being the excuse Comey teed-up for the deep state press.

[Col Frank Slade]

Comey opened a new can of worms on himself !

[1Old Pro]

There are also ethical and departmental rules against the use of material to damage a former represented person or individual or firm related to prior representation.

So much for the Boy Scout meme, he's an unethical law breaker, a criminal, not a lawman.

[Sacajaweau]

So you have what you think is a private conversation with the President and it shows up in the news.

Of course privacy is expected or it would have been a meeting.

Comey is paranoid, a liar and a leaker.....and a nut....who thinks whatever he does is right....and whatever someone else does....well...he'll decide right and wrong on anyone. Depends how he feels.

[heights]

If he didn’t think he was breaking the law, then why did he have someone else leak the memo?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I think Comey is mentally ill.

[G Larry]

Comey’s notes are “work product”, taken in the course of his official duties.

They are gov’t property, and not his to leak.

I believe this is illegal, but, unlikely to be prosecuted.

[Jackson Brown]

Ping

[seastay]

Drector Coats thinks so ;

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats refused to discuss his confidential conversations with the president in a public setting. “I do not feel that it is appropriate,” he told the committee

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/coats-rogers-refuse-discuss-their-conversations-trump-never-been-pressured

[minnesota_bound]

#1 Just for that he should have been fired.
Nothing what so ever about any Russians!

[jospehm20]

So much for the tough FBI image. I would never believe that the FBI could be run by such a whining pussy.

[TigersEye]

[Diogenesis]

Comey, over and over, said he does selectively obey the Law,
ignoring it for tarmac meetings, and for words designed by the DNC,
and for murders and other crimes that he can just decide to ignore.

Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

[magua]

Does the Pope poop in the Papal Palace?

[Chgogal]

Comey purposefully leaked a memo to trigger a Special Counsel who ended up being his BFF Robert Mueller. The Session's led DOJ is really our best friend. Funny despite all the REAL scandals under Obama (people actually died) there was never a Special Counsel appointed to any of those scandals. SHAMEFUL!

[TigersEye]

Comey couldn’t recommend Hillary for indictment because he’s a criminal. He would have turned all the powers at Hillary’s disposal against him and that would include the MSM.

[RitaOK]

A rigid, defensive man. Comey is a human rhetorical machine, very articulate, able to absolve himself of any errors and to promote himself to sainthood. While under fire.