Comey said that if there was something incriminating in those emails and he didn’t announce it, things would be bad after the election. That means he assumed guilt before any real evidence. That is a mistake any rookie law enforcer would know not to make. Comey should be charged for tampering with the election. The Rump should be charged with slander for publicly announcing Hillary as guilty without evidence.
I hope that this event, by which I mean the historical event, not Mr. Comey’s testimony, will not ultimately be the defining moment of his career. For me, that defining moment came when he stood up to the Vice-President’s hatchet men in a hospital and refused to let them steamroll a heavily sedated (due to surgery) Attorney General John Ashcroft into approving torture.
I see Mr. Comey as a good, honest, conservative, upstanding and courageous man who felt himself caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand he had testified to Congress previously about the investigation into HRC’s private e-mail server, promising them that if he had reason to reopen any aspect of the investigation he would inform them. He had also very publicly disclosed, explained, and answered many questions about his decision not to bring forward any sort of charge against Mrs. Clinton or anyone else. Then, unsurprisingly because he was married to the lady at the time, Anthony Weiner’s (!) smart phone, which is being examined because of some other, totally unrelated case, is found to contain copies of some of the e-mail correspondence between Houma Abedin, one of Mrs. Clinton’s senior foreign policy advisers, and Mrs. Clinton. This, in a legal sense, reopens a piece of the earlier investigation which was the subject of his promise to Congress. But the election is near and he does not want to be seen as partisan. So he sends written notice to the Committee in front of which he had testified, trying to keep his promise to Congress but in a low-key manner. Then, completely inexplicably (wink, nudge, wink), news outlets “obtain information and documents” about what they whip up, predictably, into a controversy and a story far out of proportion to its significance.
Russian ties beat sloppy e-mail usage. Especially since Trump uses an unsecured phone and a similar server. I found Comey’s self-serving testimony appalling. He threw the election, he knew it, and he was only “mildly nauseous.” Well, golly, gee. Now we have to deal with a narcissist maniac in the pocket of the Russians. Are you PROUD of yourself, Mr. Comey? Why?
I do NOT see a “good, honest, conservative, upstanding, and courageous man.” I see him as a partisan hack who betrayed his country for political purposes.
So, is he gonna be seriously nauseous when the tramp/Russian Connection is revealed? Ooops, I’m just dreaming… The file is on a shelve somewhere in the basement, hoping we just forget about it. Comey is not gonna be the one nailing the imposter. What would have been the point of helping him win. It’s almost a year since the FBI started “investigating” and what do we have? NADA! Compare to the speed with which any new little “bites” about Clinton (or Abedin or Weiner) were publicized instantly… To this day I don’t get why Obama didn’t fire the traitor and nominate a democrat director (which should have been done years ago, anyway. It doesn’t pay to play “bi-partisan” with repugnants, when are the dems gonna learn!) to investigate not only tramp/Russia but also Comey, in the last three months of his term.
Once again, interventor is the most vocal when it comes to the topic of Russia and especially keen to divert attention away from the Russian influence over our election. He dissembles and throws mud on Podesta to draw attention away from the real issue here. Very curious. Is he an example of active Russian trolls commenting here on Go Comics? Or is interventor simply a treasonous American defending trump’s involvement with the Russians? Either way is disturbing.
@martens. I think you are right. My incredulity about Russian trolling is likely naive. This example is interesting because he (she? it?) cites half truths with great specificity, as though there’s active, yet slanted research going on behind the scenes. The reference to the 1932 NY Times is telling, both in subject matter and in specificity. The comment reeks of someone steeped in things Russian. Anyway, Martens, thanks for the heads up. My guess is you’re right about not engaging them.
Comey helped the current administration get into office, why would they investigate the FBI or Russia? This is what they wanted. It is not like a Democrat got foreign powers to help them, a minority vote and the FBI swaying things at the last minute. That would be treason.
Dtroutma almost 7 years ago
Yup!
Argythree almost 7 years ago
Unfortunately, most of us DIDN’T have one of those bags handy. Too bad Comey wasn’t nearby; I could have used one of his pockets…
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Comey said that if there was something incriminating in those emails and he didn’t announce it, things would be bad after the election. That means he assumed guilt before any real evidence. That is a mistake any rookie law enforcer would know not to make. Comey should be charged for tampering with the election. The Rump should be charged with slander for publicly announcing Hillary as guilty without evidence.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I hope that this event, by which I mean the historical event, not Mr. Comey’s testimony, will not ultimately be the defining moment of his career. For me, that defining moment came when he stood up to the Vice-President’s hatchet men in a hospital and refused to let them steamroll a heavily sedated (due to surgery) Attorney General John Ashcroft into approving torture.
I see Mr. Comey as a good, honest, conservative, upstanding and courageous man who felt himself caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand he had testified to Congress previously about the investigation into HRC’s private e-mail server, promising them that if he had reason to reopen any aspect of the investigation he would inform them. He had also very publicly disclosed, explained, and answered many questions about his decision not to bring forward any sort of charge against Mrs. Clinton or anyone else. Then, unsurprisingly because he was married to the lady at the time, Anthony Weiner’s (!) smart phone, which is being examined because of some other, totally unrelated case, is found to contain copies of some of the e-mail correspondence between Houma Abedin, one of Mrs. Clinton’s senior foreign policy advisers, and Mrs. Clinton. This, in a legal sense, reopens a piece of the earlier investigation which was the subject of his promise to Congress. But the election is near and he does not want to be seen as partisan. So he sends written notice to the Committee in front of which he had testified, trying to keep his promise to Congress but in a low-key manner. Then, completely inexplicably (wink, nudge, wink), news outlets “obtain information and documents” about what they whip up, predictably, into a controversy and a story far out of proportion to its significance.
Melki Premium Member almost 7 years ago
You knew he had Russian ties, yet you did everything you could to get him elected. You should be in jail.
Radish the wordsmith almost 7 years ago
He could have mentioned that Trump was colluding with the Russians to steal the American election, but he was too mentally ill to do that.
Motivemagus almost 7 years ago
Russian ties beat sloppy e-mail usage. Especially since Trump uses an unsecured phone and a similar server. I found Comey’s self-serving testimony appalling. He threw the election, he knew it, and he was only “mildly nauseous.” Well, golly, gee. Now we have to deal with a narcissist maniac in the pocket of the Russians. Are you PROUD of yourself, Mr. Comey? Why?
I do NOT see a “good, honest, conservative, upstanding, and courageous man.” I see him as a partisan hack who betrayed his country for political purposes.
emptc12 almost 7 years ago
Since the 2016 election, many a formerly recalcitrant Republican has been “persuaded” to eat his Trump-induced barf.
magicwalnut Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I agree…he’s mildly nauseous. My understanding is that nauseous means nauseating. What he meant was “nauseated”…or not.
RonnieAThompson Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Good morning everyone.
onzerocs almost 7 years ago
So, is he gonna be seriously nauseous when the tramp/Russian Connection is revealed? Ooops, I’m just dreaming… The file is on a shelve somewhere in the basement, hoping we just forget about it. Comey is not gonna be the one nailing the imposter. What would have been the point of helping him win. It’s almost a year since the FBI started “investigating” and what do we have? NADA! Compare to the speed with which any new little “bites” about Clinton (or Abedin or Weiner) were publicized instantly… To this day I don’t get why Obama didn’t fire the traitor and nominate a democrat director (which should have been done years ago, anyway. It doesn’t pay to play “bi-partisan” with repugnants, when are the dems gonna learn!) to investigate not only tramp/Russia but also Comey, in the last three months of his term.
twclix almost 7 years ago
Once again, interventor is the most vocal when it comes to the topic of Russia and especially keen to divert attention away from the Russian influence over our election. He dissembles and throws mud on Podesta to draw attention away from the real issue here. Very curious. Is he an example of active Russian trolls commenting here on Go Comics? Or is interventor simply a treasonous American defending trump’s involvement with the Russians? Either way is disturbing.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Every time I hear Trump speak it makes me want to puke too!
twclix almost 7 years ago
@martens. I think you are right. My incredulity about Russian trolling is likely naive. This example is interesting because he (she? it?) cites half truths with great specificity, as though there’s active, yet slanted research going on behind the scenes. The reference to the 1932 NY Times is telling, both in subject matter and in specificity. The comment reeks of someone steeped in things Russian. Anyway, Martens, thanks for the heads up. My guess is you’re right about not engaging them.
Mr. Blawt almost 7 years ago
Comey helped the current administration get into office, why would they investigate the FBI or Russia? This is what they wanted. It is not like a Democrat got foreign powers to help them, a minority vote and the FBI swaying things at the last minute. That would be treason.
phredturner almost 7 years ago
Federal Bureau of Inuendo