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Donald Trump like a 'mob boss' but he shouldn't be prosecuted, says ex-FBI boss Comey
SKY News ^ | January 17, 2021

Posted on 01/17/2021 4:58:54 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Donald Trump needs the same level of affirmation as a toddler - but prosecuting him would only give him the attention he craves, says former FBI chief James Comey.

Mr Comey told Sky News launching a criminal case could lead to several more years of the "Donald Trump show".

He said it could overshadow efforts by Joe Biden to unite America and is "probably what [Trump] would want the most".

"I have never seen an adult with a greater hunger for affirmation than Donald Trump," he told Sky News.

"I've seen it in two-year-olds and three-year-olds. Affirmation is like air, he needs it constantly.

"I'd like to see some of the lights go out and he can stand on the front lawn at Mar-a-Lago and shout at cars in his bathroom and none of us will hear it."

As president, Mr Trump is "constitutionally immune" from prosecution - but that ends in days, raising the possibility he could in future be charged if crimes were committed before or during his term.

Mr Comey agrees, though, with this week's historic second impeachment of the president.

"I don't think that anybody can disagree, there has to be the letter 'i' tattooed on him again, and ideally I'd like to see him convicted by the US Senate and barred from ever holding public office again," said Mr Comey.

He said the outgoing president was "the dictionary definition of a demagogue", who "aimed not just to lie to people but really to destroy the notion that the truth exists".

"There's a menace to him in private that you don't pick up in public," added Mr Comey.

"But I have felt it sitting close to him, that constantly reminded me of a mob boss because I've known mob bosses and helped put them in jail.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: comey; journalism; media; press
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1 posted on 01/17/2021 4:58:54 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So now that we know that they knew Seth Rich was the leak any chance of finding out who ordered the hit?

Thought not.

And he says Trump is like a mob boss....


2 posted on 01/17/2021 5:01:19 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"I have never seen an adult with a greater hunger for affirmation than Donald Trump,"... I've seen it in two-year-olds and three-year-olds. Affirmation is like air, he needs it constantly."

Said the kettle to the pot.

3 posted on 01/17/2021 5:01:20 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Said the crooked ex head of a corrupt and communist enforcement agency.


4 posted on 01/17/2021 5:05:12 AM PST by NWFree
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A mob boss that the majority of Americans voted for, and the majority of Americans would have kept in the White House, were it not for the massive voter fraud.

A mob boss rules with fear. Nobody feared Trump, except for the democrats and people like Comey.


5 posted on 01/17/2021 5:05:32 AM PST by adorno
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To: Psalm 73

It is a wonder how this loony-tune ever came to be head of the FBI. Oh,yeah, he was backed by another loony-tune Mueller, who was backed by another....


6 posted on 01/17/2021 5:06:32 AM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Comey saying issuing these sentiments lately can only mean one thing to me - he greatly fears what would blow back on him in any trial.


7 posted on 01/17/2021 5:08:09 AM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That guy needs to be cut down to size.


8 posted on 01/17/2021 5:12:03 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Democrats are liers who project their own crimes upon the honest people. Like reading Pravda. Everything they tell you is a lie. Exactly the opposite is the real truth.


9 posted on 01/17/2021 5:12:34 AM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: Rurudyne
"Donald Trump like a 'mob boss' but he shouldn't be prosecuted, says ex-FBI boss Comey."

Yeah, but YOU damn well should be..

10 posted on 01/17/2021 5:13:38 AM PST by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
This is Comey telling the world that Biden is the 'Mob Boss"....It's all so easy to figure out. All one has to do is to turn what they say around so that it applies to them and it works every time. It's Comey saying in other words, "Biden is THE mob boss, and that he should be prosecuted".
11 posted on 01/17/2021 5:14:06 AM PST by equaviator (If it seems like it's too bad to be true then maybe it isn't.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Comey knows what would come out at a trial, and he doesn’t want to go down himself.


12 posted on 01/17/2021 5:18:28 AM PST by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I don’t give a flea’s posterior what this creepy felon says.


13 posted on 01/17/2021 5:26:12 AM PST by Shady (WHO MURDERED ASHLI BABBITT? )
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To: Rurudyne
Just love how in unison these swamp and deep state criminals one by one pile on and pile on to completely crush this man...the greatest President of my lifetime.

Now we know - our elections are corrupt.

The main stream media is nothing more than a well coordinated propaganda machine.

The FBI/DOJ are purely political and corrupt to the bone.

Big tech conspired with government to crush the 1st amendment.

There truly is a uni-party. Dems/Pubs working in concert for the benefit of themselves. For the almighty $$$.

We know for certain - there is no rule of law, no equal justice under the law, no due process.

We know that the constitution is only a talking point. D.C. could care less about these old dusty documents. They will do what they want, when they want, how they want it. Hint hint..Pelosi.

Chucky Schumer, now again senate leader, regarding Trump's comments about deep state corruption said, “you mess with the intelligence community, they have six different ways to Sunday to get you back”. He laid his cards right out on the table that day. Deep state attacked Trump night and day, 24/7, 365.

I'm not sure how to process all this. The enormity of the attack on conservatives, whites, Christians, pro-America/pro-firearm citizens are spooky.

All the leftist talk of enemy lists, re-education, retribution, threats to seal power through packing the courts, additional statehood(s), changing parliamentary rules.

What the next two years not to mention four will look like. I can only imagine.

14 posted on 01/17/2021 5:28:19 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The last thing Deep State wants to risk is a trial for someone with the guts and the juice to fight back.


15 posted on 01/17/2021 5:29:55 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So says a 7 foot goof who thinks a man acting coy at 60 is cure. What a fool.


16 posted on 01/17/2021 5:32:23 AM PST by healy61
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To: mewzilla

Nailed it! PDJT on the witness stand would be a cornered tiger with plenty of beans to spill.


17 posted on 01/17/2021 5:33:46 AM PST by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Biden attempt to unite the country? Give me a break. He and his handlers will double down. We are really screwed: the succession plan is Harris (who would not live long) and then Pelosi. God help us!


18 posted on 01/17/2021 5:49:04 AM PST by RetiredScientist
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Donald Trump like a ‘mob boss’ but he shouldn’t be prosecuted, says ex-FBI boss Comey. “Persecuted, made homeless, hounded at every turn, yes of course,” he added.


19 posted on 01/17/2021 5:50:54 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Whoa. Isn't Nanzi Polizei a descendant of a mob boss?

He'd be wise to choose his words more carefully.

20 posted on 01/17/2021 5:51:20 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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