Posted on 05/12/2017 1:44:48 PM PDT by grayboots
Former FBI Director James Comey will not appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee next week, despite an invitation to speak behind closed doors about getting fired by President Trump.
Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) told MSNBC on Friday afternoon that Comey would not be appearing, but he hoped to have him soon. The invitation had been extended for Tuesday, a week after Trump's shocking announcement that he was firing the director.
The firestorm over Comey’s dismissal has played out with little word from the director himself, save a brief letter to the FBI workforce that said “a president can fire an FBI director for any reason.”
The only glimpse of the former director has been paparazzi shots taken through his back fence in McLean, Va.
But speculation has whirled around if — or when — Comey will offer his version of events publicly.
Myriad media leaks, apparently originating from the FBI and associates of Comey, has contradicted the White House’s version of events. In a New York Times story Thursday night, allies of the former director said Trump had summoned Comey to the White House for dinner and demanded that he vow political loyalty — but was rebuffed.
Trump has said that Comey asked for the meeting and that during dinner, Comey told him he was not the subject of an investigation.
Both claims have been met with incredulity amongst former Justice Department officials.
they got this son of a bitch
Notice how these cowards never want to meet with Trump behind closed doors...
Give his version to the Senate for free? Or give his version in a book with a seven figure advance? Which would you choose?
For at least the first month after taking office, President Trump had absolutely no one loyal to him is Justice Department leadership. Sally Yates who ordered all Justice attorneys to not defend his executive order was the acting Attorney General. It is entirely reasonable to assume that had he fired Comey at that time, Democrats would have alleged obstruction and asked for appointment of a special prosecutor. She would have certainly complied and we would have a Patrick Fitzgerald type carrying out a four year long witch hunt which would totally derail his administration.
While President Trump is new to the political game, he has good instincts and was being advised by then Senator Jeff Sessions who knows how the Washington power structure works. Fortunately, the Justice Department is in control now and I would doubt that there is any chance at all of a Special Prosecutor being allowed to muck up the works. The media and Democrats will make a lot of noise but they do not have any power.
“I wish that Trump had fired Comey upon taking office.”
He did not have an A.G yet and would have to deal with the second in command which he eventually fired.
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