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Comey: ‘I Was Wrong’ — FBI’s FISA Abuse ‘Was Not Acceptable’
Breitbart ^ | 15 Dec 2019 | Pam Key

Posted on 12/15/2019 9:36:17 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” former FBI Director James Comey said that the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on the launch of the FBI’s Russia probe’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was unacceptable.

Comey said, “He’s right. I was wrong. I was overconfident as director in our procedures of the FBI and Justice have built over 20 years years. I thought they were robust enough. It’s incredibly hard to get a FISA. I was overconfident in those because he’s right, there was real sloppiness — 17 things that should have been in the application or at least discussed and characterized differently. It was not acceptable, so he’s right. I was wrong.”

He added, “Sure, I’m responsible, I was overconfident as director in our procedures, and it’s important that a leader be accountable and transparent. If I were so director, I’d be saying exactly the same thing that Chris Wray is saying, that we are going to get to the bottom of this because the most important question is, is it systemic? Are the problems in other cases?”

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1 posted on 12/15/2019 9:36:17 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“I was wrong”
Does Time magazine do an Understatement of the Year?


2 posted on 12/15/2019 9:37:41 AM PST by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Some people did some things. Now let’s move on and pretend it didn’t happen.

ORANGE MAN BAD


3 posted on 12/15/2019 9:37:59 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Too late! They got you now!


4 posted on 12/15/2019 9:38:34 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Note to Comey: I believe that this goes without saying...... “You have the right to remain silent. Anything that you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.....” You should know the rest, Convict.


5 posted on 12/15/2019 9:38:36 AM PST by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat..... & ERIC CIARAMELLA")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Not sloppiness, but intentional abuse which, however, was caught. “You’re right, Mommy, it was entirely inappropriate for me to have had my hand in the cookie jar.”

Comey has had his hand in tilting things in favor of the Clintons for years - on the Whitewater investigation, regarding the pardoning of Marc Rich, and now this. He is corrupt, but is trying to explain away his corruption to low-information voters.


6 posted on 12/15/2019 9:38:46 AM PST by coloradan (The Enemy Media isn't chartered to inform but rather to advance the interests of certain elites.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Lock

Him

UP!


7 posted on 12/15/2019 9:38:51 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Oh Please! You got caught! And I hope Durham indicts you!


8 posted on 12/15/2019 9:39:15 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Already setting the narrative that it’s someone else’s fault.


9 posted on 12/15/2019 9:39:34 AM PST by Track9 (When the products of liberalism meet you face to face, itÂ’s best to have a loaded weapon.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Mistakes were made. Of course there was absolutely no criminal intent.”

That paraphrase of Comey’s remarks strongly indicates he’s feeling the hot breath of Bill Barr’s hounds breathing down his neck. ;-)


10 posted on 12/15/2019 9:39:43 AM PST by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

When does he show up for prison after this confession?


11 posted on 12/15/2019 9:39:59 AM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

NO POOP SHERLOCK.


12 posted on 12/15/2019 9:40:37 AM PST by Drango (1776 = 2020)
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To: LoveMyFreedom

Comey admits he was wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwkU8-d1gIk


13 posted on 12/15/2019 9:40:39 AM PST by shelterguy
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+1


14 posted on 12/15/2019 9:41:26 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: mountainlion

I was one question for Comey. “Who directly told you to do it?”


15 posted on 12/15/2019 9:42:04 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (When you think about what the left is doing to America, think no further than Cloward-Piven)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Uh oh.... It appears some former FBI director’s ass is going to be in a sling... :^)


16 posted on 12/15/2019 9:42:50 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“there was real sloppiness “

Now where have I heard that before? Sloppiness, hmmm?

““Berger also lied to the public, telling reporters he made an ‘honest mistake’ by ‘inadvertently’ taking the documents, which he blamed on his own ‘sloppiness.’ “


17 posted on 12/15/2019 9:42:52 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He should still be in federal prison.

JoMa


18 posted on 12/15/2019 9:43:09 AM PST by joma89
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Mark this as a turning point for James Comey. Like Obama, he’s a narcissist who can’t stand not being admired and having his opinions sought. After this admission (on the terrible, awful, always bad evil Fox News of all places), his star has begun to set. It won’t happen instantly but he’ll be invited on CNN less and less often now that he’s tarnished, and as it happens it will torment him into pushing even harder, which will just accelerate the speed of his demise.

Wait and see. He’s crashing to earth as surely as one of little rocket man’s burned-up rocket stages. A flaming burnout followed by - nothing.


19 posted on 12/15/2019 9:45:03 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Howie66
Note to Comey: I believe that this goes without saying...... “You have the right to remain silent. Anything that you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.....”

PING

20 posted on 12/15/2019 9:45:04 AM PST by alrea (STOP demacommies plan to raise taxes and take healthcare)
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