Posted on 09/30/2020 3:22:38 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday sought to defend the bureau’s 2016 investigation into Russian election interference against Senate Republicans' allegations of bias against the Trump campaign.
Comey testified before the GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee, which is examining the origins of the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the presidential race and ties between the Kremlin and Trump.
While Comey indicated he would’ve made some decisions differently had he known about the faults in applications for wiretaps on then-Trump campaign aide Carter Page, he defended the investigation as a whole.
“I would say in the main it was done by the book, it was appropriate and it was essential that it be done...There are parts of it that are concerning … but overall I’m proud of the work,” Comey said.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is months into an investigation that touches broadly on “Crossfire Hurricane,” the name for the FBI’s investigation; the subsequent probe led by former special counsel Robert Mueller; and warrant applications under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
When asked by Graham whether it was “fair to say” the FBI investigation was “not done by the book,” Comey replied: “No, I don’t think that is fair to say.”
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I don't think Putin liked Obama....not one little bit.
“Oh, for God’s sake. This is like saying the rotation of the tires on my car was done “mostly correctly, except for the slightly loose lug nuts on one wheel.”
And if he had a flat tire, he’d change the 3 good tires first.
Comey is asked about a letter addressed to him from the DNI, warning that Hilary was running a game on Trump.
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The letter is CC’d to Strzok.
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Comey says he doesn’t remember the letter...
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Does Strzok remember the letter?
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Until Strzok is charged and rolls over to rat out Comey, we will never see Comey busted.
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These guys are tighter than whiskey barrel staves.
Please, tell me everyone else noticed that Comey spoke no specifics.
And Linda let him get away with it.
This is what the GOP always does, the classic Darrel Issa method. Unprepared, they ask shit questions, always giving the deponent a free ride out.
It was shocking how feeble Grassley (87 years old!) was off script. Probably a combination of his age and his staff not preparing him.
Please, tell me everyone else noticed that Comey spoke no specifics.
And Linda let him get away with it.
Not just that but Comey flat REFUSED to answer questions and Twinkle Toes Lindsey breezily moved on to the next question without confronting that issue.
Today was all CYA campaign season theater. Graham wanted a few sound bites to feed the GOP base. That is all.
Lindsay Graham is holding this hearing only for re-election hype back home. Electioneering that costs his campaign nothing. Nothing whatsoever will come of this.
I have noticed that when Graham questions a thug like Comey, a way of escape is embedded in the question.
It sure does look real.
Ii thought he was this super note taker. Why not refer to his notes???
Hmmm, where have we heard that line before? Didn't a certain, dimwitted former national security adviser include that in an email to herself as she was vacating the White Hut?
It is inexcusable to me. Infuriating. They wait months for this guy to show up, Three or four tranches of new evidence come out, all of them seriously incriminating, and they don’t have the intelligence to consult with a real litigation attorney to write out 10 steel trap questions they could ask Comey that would nail him down. They could spend a couple of grand for 2 hours of a real attorneys time, or take Ted Cruz to lunch and buy him three tacos and get it done. Instead, they pretend to be litigators and completely blow a golden opportunity. It is stupid and arrogant.
Barr has let us down.
Barr has let any kind of justice in this affair down.
In my mind the FBI is little better than organized crime, just batter paid...with my money.
Honest law abiding people should ‘think twice’ before ever answering any question from the FBI crime family, they have proven they will frame innocent people in order to further whatever goal they may have.
Just remember to say ‘I don’t recall’ again and again.
Barr has been a HUGE let down HUGE however i expected nothing more our justice system has been destroyed, laws for thee but not for me!! FBI, CIA, DOJ, STATE, IRS all been weaponized!!!
If Biden wins, all this goes down the drain. If Trump wins, justice will need....4 more years to “pursue the case”.
“will need....4 more years to “pursue the case”
“Sorry, can’t comment about an ‘ongoing’ investigation...”
This guy shoukd be in prison.
When they finally threw Convicted Criminal Claustrophobic Comey into his diminutive cell, his head busted through the ceiling, and he couldn't extract himself from his constrictive predicament.
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