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Trump's lawyer says Comey lied about Trump's demand for loyalty
Yahoo ^ | June 8, 2017 | Jacob Pramuk

Posted on 06/09/2017 9:48:01 AM PDT by Red Steel

President Donald Trump 's outside counsel said Thursday that James Comey is lying.

Marc Kasowitz claimed the president never demanded loyalty from Comey as the former FBI director alleged in Senate testimony.

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Comey testified that, at a dinner in January, Trump said, "I need loyalty. I expect loyalty." Kasowitz says Trump "never told" Comey that in "form" or "substance."

He also denied that Trump said he hoped Comey could "let go" a probe into former national security advisor Michael Flynn. Trump never "directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone," Kasowitz said.

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Kasowitz also declared that Comey "admitted that there is no evidence" of something he has never claimed in the first place — that Russia successfully changed votes in the U.S. election.

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Kasowitz claimed that it was an "unauthorized disclosure of privileged information" that "appears to be entirely retaliatory."

"We will leave it the appropriate authorities to determine whether this (sic) leaks should be investigated along with all those others being investigated," his prepared statement said.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; 20170608; comey; comeyhearings; comeylies; comeyloyalty; demlies; flynn; kasowitz; letgo; loyalty; lying; trumpdoj; trumplawyer

1 posted on 06/09/2017 9:48:01 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

“Marc Kasowitz claimed the president never demanded loyalty from Comey as the former FBI director alleged in Senate testimony.”

I don’t think he’d say that with such confidence unless if there were “tapes” of the conversation.


2 posted on 06/09/2017 9:51:16 AM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
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To: MNDude

Then Comey is caught in his own BS web.


3 posted on 06/09/2017 9:56:04 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Comey the Homey picked on the wrong dude.


4 posted on 06/09/2017 10:03:57 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: Red Steel
All depends on what Comey is charged with. If is just leaking, will not do much to open what real crimes he is guilty of.
5 posted on 06/09/2017 10:07:05 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: Hyman Roth

comey tried to play office boardroom politics with some one who has been playing the game for 50 years. trump I am sure can spot a setup and knew he was being played the moment Comey wanted to talk in private. I think the game Comey was playing was that of trying to get trump to panic over nothing and then get in trouble trying to cover up a scandal that did not happen.


6 posted on 06/09/2017 10:17:52 AM PDT by PCPOET7 (in)
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To: Red Steel

Curtains Comey stepped in it — and he knows it.


7 posted on 06/09/2017 10:20:48 AM PDT by Kharis13 (That noise you hear is our Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.)
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8 posted on 06/09/2017 10:25:11 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Leaky-Leaky Comey, heÂ’s so Charmin. A thousand sheets to the wind. The Comey Comedy continues!)
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To: MNDude

I don’t think he’d say that with such confidence unless if there were “tapes” of the conversation.

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The conversation probably was taped. But you would have to listen to every word of the entire conversation, some of which may have been very sensitive, to prove that it was never said. For that reason, Trump will never release the tape.


9 posted on 06/09/2017 10:29:03 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Red Steel

So where is the Tape?


10 posted on 06/09/2017 10:35:05 AM PDT by heights
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To: Hyman Roth

All through the campaign, up until today; look at all the times Trump tweeted something that seemed off-the-wall, the MSMs had a cow, but eventually Trump was proven right; a la “I think Obama had my campaingn bugged!” And MANY more.


11 posted on 06/09/2017 10:35:59 AM PDT by Tucker39 (Known as the Father of modern agriculture)
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To: heights

Mueller can subpoena the tapes. The WH has to hand them in.


12 posted on 06/09/2017 10:42:03 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: heights

If there are tapes like a fine wine get unplugged later at right time. Now it’s too early.


13 posted on 06/09/2017 10:42:11 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: heights

Even if Trump said he wanted ‘loyalty’ from Comey who is Trump’s subordinate, and Trump likely suspects Comey has leaked to the media to undermine Trump, it is totally appropriated and very lawful to ask Comey for his loyalty. There is no illegality here.


14 posted on 06/09/2017 10:49:49 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Grampa Dave

Yay!!! I’m glad you’re using it. Spread the word about what a scummy liar Comey is. :)


15 posted on 06/09/2017 11:12:07 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (The question about radical Islam is not what average people can to do, but how to do it.)
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To: Red Steel

on the other hand, if Ccomey fabricated the story, then there wasn’t a leak...rather a lie.


16 posted on 06/09/2017 11:13:13 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Avalon Memories

Thanks to Avalon Memories for the above!

17 posted on 06/09/2017 11:24:15 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Leaky-Leaky Comey, heÂ’s so Charmin. A thousand sheets to the wind. The Comey Comedy continues!)
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To: Starboard

I’d be surprised if everything in the White House wasn’t taped.

But once you show there are tapes, the lefties will demand all of Trump’s tapes to dig through to take stuff out of context, etc.

There is no way Trump will produce the tapes.


18 posted on 06/09/2017 11:37:11 AM PDT by Fido969 (IN!)
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19 posted on 06/09/2017 11:43:37 AM PDT by GraceG ("It's better to have all the Right Enemies, that it is to have all the Wrong Friends.")
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To: Red Steel

It’s Over. Trump Comey thing. I know it’s over because the radio news on the hour and the half hour this morning said nothing about the interrogation yesterday.

The “hearing” obviously gave the dems nothing that they wanted, so the whole matter has been dropped.


20 posted on 06/09/2017 11:51:29 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Le Pen: "Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on civilization.")
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