Comey indicted by Grand Jury
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Breaking news:
A Grand Jury has indicted former FBI director on two charges:
1) False statements.
2) Obstruction of Justice.
"Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a grand jury on alleged false statement and obstruction of justice charges, Fox News Digital has learned.
Fox News Digital exclusively reported in July that Comey was under criminal investigation by the FBI. The probe into Comey centered on whether he lied to Congress during his Sept. 30, 2020, testimony about his handling of the original Trump–Russia probe at the FBI, known inside the bureau as "Crossfire Hurricane."
Fox News Digital also exclusively reported that former CIA Director John Brennan is under criminal investigation related to the Trump–Russia probe.
Under federal law, prosecutors have five years to bring a charge, with the five-year mark occurring Tuesday.
The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia."
James Comey indicted for perjury in Trump–Russia probe | Fox News
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Trump instructs Bondi to go after Comey and his other opponents.
Comey gets indicted.
Trump supporters claim without a shred of evidence that Biden made up false allegations (yet overwhelming evidence in the indictments) to indict Trump for Jan 6th and the refusal to cooperate in the return of classified documents.
But here we have overwhelming evidence of Trump abusing the legal system (the justice department in particular) to pursue his political opponents.
And Trump supporters cheer this clear abuse of our system of justice.
Comey did contradict his own deputy under oath. Lying to congress is a felony.
This isn't a slam dunk. We shall see.
Every Trump nominee is in jeopardy.
It might be for the defense. It's clearly a case of vindictive and selective prosecution by a DOJ that has been totally politicized by an abusive, authoritarian President.
We shall see if the prosecution produces a shred of competent evidence. Unlikely.
I swear you were talking about the Biden admin, but it seems that seeing what they actually did compared to what you are claiming makes some blind.
Would you believe ANYTHING they provide, even if the evidence is slam dunk? Unlikely
The real question is if the jury will ignore the evidence and nullify it.
It is going to be hard to get through a bunch of dimwitted blue city democrats in Northern Virginia.
Just depends on where a trial would be held.
If I was the prosecutor, I wouldn't accept any federal workers or retirees on the jury.
Gonna be hard because that is what is mostly there. Those cities would not exist if not for federal workers.
That is so sad. I see those beautiful homes occupied by people who associate tax increases with raises for themselves.
That's one unfounded opinion.
That's why we need to ensure another Republican is elected in 2028, otherwise the Ds will go on a revenge tour.
They've been on a revenge tour since 2015. All because he beat them at their own game. The best they could conjure up was a misdemeanor that was past its statute of limitations that NOBODY has ever been charged with and a handful of bullshit civil cases.
Every Trump nominee lied to Congress during their confirmation hearings.
Yeah, not taking your word for it.
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That's exactly what it was.
Spot on. No swamp creatures
That is the kind of hyperbolically ridiculous comment that stirs the pot ….. in a very bad way.
Sad
Unlike you I am able to objectively weigh the evidence.
Another example of right wing hatred for the American people.
They took an oath to the constitution and yet their loyalty lies with their dear Leader. They are liars just like their boss and all his scum bag sycophants defending him.
How 'bout giving us some links to support that blatant, blanket denial.
Ohhh - so no "American People" can be "right wing"??
That is a sad supposition.
I am not going to go through all the testimonies. I will go through one to demonstrate the principle. Start at 4 min and 22 seconds.
She didn't say they wouldn't be investigated because they broke the law.
Where did I say that? Lots of American right wingers express their hatred for America and the American people, and some act on it. Look at Timothy McVeigh for example. Or Dylann Roof. Or the Atomwaffen Division terrorists. Or Donald Trump. Trump said he hates his "opponents", more than half of the American population. Comment 2.1.6 is just another example.
Well, that example sure doesn't cover your comment - the one that sez - "Every Trump nominee lied to Congress during their confirmation hearings."
Nope - not even close.
Didn't answer the question -
Yeah, sure. That's funny.
I wonder what that means...
Exactly why I gave one example and did not waste my time gathering others. I expected you to dismiss any example.
See, 1st, the mere fact that you believe Trump’s key nominees did not lie to Congress shows that you have already ignored the obvious.
Ahhh - playing Carnac the Magnificent, eh?
Lot of assumptions, suppositions, and guessing - but you didn't answer my question.
That's all folks.
"Another example of right wing hatred for the American people."
Don't know 'cause that is not what you wrote.
'Nuff said.
Just going by what you wrote, 1st.
And I told you why I answered your question as I did. I am not going to spend my time going through all the confirmation hearings to give you examples only to have you dismiss them as you did Bondi's. Do your own research.
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Your question was answered clearly.
A wise decision by you.
No it wasn’t. Not even close actually.
More theatre of the absurd…but frightening in the implications.
I doubt it will happen but if this slime ball is held accountable for some of the shit he pulled, it is all worth it.
“…it is all worth it.”
Dangerous waters being negotiated here, and all for going after another vocal critic. It seems as if it wasn’t for retaliation, damn the consequences, there would be nothing forthcoming from this petty, puerile pack of hypocrites.
Amazing words coming from a Trump supporter/defender.
Trump never engages in wrongdoing
, but those he accuses (of far lesser crimes) automatically are guilty .
How is it possible that you view Comey as a slimeball but not Trump?
How does one reconcile holding Comey accountable but not holding Trump accountable?
Nobody said he didn't. Hell, the left makes claim after claim on an hourly basis. But, historically, the Democrats and those like yourself on the left, have had some serious problems proving those accusations. They even flopped on the shit they made up.
Wouldn't that be inappropriate to call the opposing party who has pushed for nothing but revenge and castration for the past 12 years???
Wasn't it Shifty who said he had all the documents and would produce them - but never did?
Wasn't he one of the Dem leaders and accusers?
It was and he didn't.
He was. And we see how that is working out for them.
They all thought they had Trump where they wanted him and would dispose of him politically and in prison because they were such a coordinated group.
Of course, Trump's legal team was always 3 steps in front of these dumbasses and now the rule of law is looking at them.
They never thought that he's be re-elected and pinned everything on the likes of an idiot candidate like Harris. Now everything is coming to light and their chance of gaining anything in the upcoming mid-terms and next presidential election are dwindling.
Shouldn't we wait to see what evidence they have before we decide who's guilty or not?
Yes. We have overwhelming evidence of Trump's guilt regarding Jan 6 and the classified documents per the respective indictments. We just cannot conduct a trial to legally find him guilty.
As for Comey, his indictment is as thin as the paper it is written on. So there is not much room for earth-shaking evidence.
I do not expect anything to come from this. We shall see.
Let's not forget that in an actual trial instead of a congressional hearing, they would have to disclose ALL of the evidence, not just the selected bits that make people want to vote for Democrats.
If they thought they could have convicted him, they would have.
If that's the case, it should be a short trial. I will be surprised if we don't see at least some new information.
Exactly.
You must be new to the internet. The last thing people want to wait for is evidence. S/
Any many of the same people who said Comey ruined Hillary’s chances to beat Trump are now defending him.
Priceless.
Comey acquitted Clinton after a sham investigation
He kept her right in the race, though Trump won anyway.
Some people opine on the specific circumstances regardless of partisan ties. A partisan does not believe anyone can actually do that.
Please opine on the "investigation" of Hillary Clinton
No.
What's there really to opine. He broke several laws and abused his authority, he was indicted for breaking those laws.
Only a partisan would see this as any kind of "retaliation".
That's right you just want to defend people who lie & leak long as its to get Trump.
Oh, they whined like little schoolgirls on his comments about Hillary’s emails. Gave Trump the Presidency I tell you. /S
Shhh ... Don't say anything but Comey gave the guy who destroyed the Hillary emails immunity.
And opinions on who actually manages to do that vary a great deal. Especially here.
Yeah it’s a really weird deal. That’s for sure.
Very weird deal. Usually, investigators get something in return for granting amnesty.
An unsubstantiated (bullshit) claim. Make an argument instead of inventing false personal crap.
Even after he said she was in the wrong - but backtracked to keep his job.
He didn't even have the right to make a decision on charges. That was decision was supposed to be made by Obama's AG, who had already compromised herself by meeting with Bill Clinton in secret at an airport.
"Paul Combetta, the Platte River Networks (PRN) employee, who destroyed Hillary Clinton 's emails after Congress issued a subpoena to preserve the emails, was identified Thursday night. The same report also revealed that Combetta was given immunity from prosecution by the Department of Justice, even after he apparently lied to investigators during his first interview months earlier.
The New York Times first reported on Combetta's immunity deal in an article published late Thursday evening. The article states Combetta's actions with respect to his work on the Clinton email server were referenced in the FBI investigation summary released on September 2 — but his name was redacted.
According to the FBI investigation summary , Combetta appears to be the individual who deleted Clinton's email archives from the PRN systems in late March 2015. The FBI also uncovered evidence of a work ticket referencing a conference call between PRN and Clinton's attorneys on March 31, 2015, but Combetta was advised by PRN lawyers not to answer questions about the conference call, citing attorney-client privilege.
During his second interview with the FBI in May 2016, Combetta told investigators that he deleted the emails in late March 2015 after recalling an order from Clinton's team in December 2014 to delete all of the emails that may still exist. He referred to this recollection as an "oh shit" moment and decided to delete the emails, all the while knowing the preservation order existed. Combetta also told investigators he used the BleachBit program tool, ensuring the emails could not be recovered by investigators or anyone else.
However, during his previous interview in February 2016, he told investigators that the December 2014 deletion order played no role in his decision to delete the emails.
Despite lying to investigators, Combetta reportedly received immunity from prosecution."
DOJ Gave Immunity to Person Who Destroyed Clinton Emails | Law & Crime
You made a personal allegation. This has nothing to do with me.
Oh, I see what you mean.
Maybe I'm wrong on that. If Comey is convicted, you'll say justice was done perhaps.
This is pure projection on your part.
It is also you posting your highly flawed stereotype.
If Comey is found to be guilty, then he should be convicted. But the case thus far is flimsy and it is obvious lawfare by Trump. I suspect this case will be tossed and never go to trial.
Do you not recognize genuine lawfare when you see it? You claimed lawfare left and right on Trump cases, but cannot see it blatantly with Trump in the present??
Yes, I did.
but cannot see it blatantly with Trump in the present??
I see this as something in between. I'm sure most don't know what I mean. Let us suppose that Comey is found guilty of obstruction.
Is that justice?
This case reminds me of the civil case that was brought against O J Simpson after he was acquitted of his real crimes. It might be closer to the conviction of Al Capone on income tax evasion because they couldn't get him for the murders he ordered that nobody could prove.
Good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read that. Would have been all over my shirt.
I was and I did.
Ted has been a yoyo of late.
No one cares what Cancun Cruz says.
They do if it supports their insane beliefs, they don't if it runs counter to their laughable conservative narrative.
Despite the denial, the left seems to care deeply.
There will be some Hillary fans rejoicing. Other than that Ms. Halligan appears to be woefully incompetent for the task ... a hallmark of Trump's choices.
I think there is a better than 50/50 chance this backfires on Trump with the majority of public opinion.
There is 100% chance they wont get a conviction.
No John, for a minority of the population Comey will be a hero.
And he just became the first former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be indicted for a federal crime.
I'd love to be the one to heckle him with that.
Good thing public opinion has nothing to do with it.
Democrats convene lawyers to find a theory to “get trump” and settle on charging him with expired misdemeanors, including one which no one has ever been convicted before (despite his opponent committing the exact same crime) that they parley into 34 felonies,
they celebrate and brush off warnings about what this breach of norms will trigger
just a few years later they are outraged that trump targets an enemy for prosecution. It’s laughable.
You probably think James Comey is a worse person than Donald Trump. That is exactly why this country is so fucked up.
No, I think democrats started this game and now are reaping the whirlwind.
At least they found a crime other people go to jail for to charge him with.
There were six major legal cases against Trump post 2020. He was found guilty or liable in three of them . Two of the other three were halted only because Trump won the election, and the sixth was dismissed for a reason unrelated to his guilt or innocence.
But yeah, everyone was out to get him. Doesnt it embarrass you to support this POS ?
Well, yeah, when the DA campaigned on exactly doing that, they sure were.
It's simply impossible to take anyone who defended the New York prosecutions on this seriously. They could not have been more nakedly partisan. And you cheered it on and ignored the obvious reaction.
There were "six major legal cases" dropped. If they were credible they would have proceeded.
You aren't found "guilty" in a CIVIL case. It's about the equivalent of saying "Yeah, we think you did it but we can't prove it". The burden of proof is also much lower in a civil case.
Thats why I said guilty or liable. He was found guilty in the Stormy Daniels case, and liable in the EJean Carroll case and the business fraud case. That makes guilty OR liable in three cases. Dont get out of your lane
Yeah, will go with that line of BS.
you funny
Oh yeah, it just reeks of hypocrisy. Bigly.
What the Democrats (and the left) don't understand is that there are laws that were broken that brought us to this point. The evidence exists unlike their attempts to "get Trump".
The mental gymnastics that led them though all that must have involved ball peen hammers and a lot of alcohol. Then they expected nobody to notice and try to gaslight us into believing it's the "legal thing to do".
And expect everybody to fall in lockstep with their continued fabricated outrage.
Many of them still do.
And do so without question. Just blissfully ignorant to what's actually going on.
Even if they can’t convict him, bankrupt him and take everything he has ever earned in legal fees.
Why are you so out to get Comey? Just because he is an opponent of Trump? If you are out to get Comey why would you not be chomping at the bit to hold Trump accountable since what Trump has done far surpasses the allegations against Comey?
Maybe it's because Comey pushed a hoax that he knew was untrue.
And then there was the IG's scathing report on Comey leaking information and removing FBI material on his way out the door. How about former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, testifying that Comey instructed him to leak information to the media, which Comey denied repeatedly under oath. James Baker, FBI general counsel claimed that he was led to believe that he also was supposed to leak information.
These are some of the facts that you used to ignore.
I think it might be good to educate certain people on basic facts. That alone makes this worthwile.
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They won't be able to ignore it much longer.
And as Comey spends his time and money on his defense, the next on the docket may very well be the man who financed left-wing groups and may have financed some of the violence the country is living through.
Educating and retaining are two different things.
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And broke several laws to push that hoax.
It was (D)ifferent back then.
Yet again you push unsubstantiated claims (likely from a far right source) as though they were facts.
Simultaneously you totally ignore the substantial evidence against Trump regarding his Jan 6 indictment and his classified documents indictment.
Just amazing watching individuals go after Comey on unsubstantiated claims and presenting them as hard fact while giving Trump a total pass. Your comment has zero credibility.
That is YOU TiG ignoring the facts. The Steele Dossier was paid for by a political campaign to defeat an opponent.
"Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified documents that revealed former CIA Director John Brennan briefed former President Obama on Hillary Clinton’s purported “plan” to tie then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia as “a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server” ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Fox News has learned.
Ratcliffe declassified Brennan’s handwritten notes – which were taken after he briefed Obama on the intelligence the CIA received – and a CIA memo, which revealed that officials referred the matter to the FBI for potential investigative action."
DNI declassifies Brennan notes, CIA memo on Hillary Clinton 'stirring up' scandal between Trump, Russia | Fox News
The CIA knew it. The FBI knew it and Obama knew it. The investigations by the FBI used it to launch investigations. The media ran with it.
And by now ever Trump-haters should know it!
Your 'facts' more often than not are poor quality talking points. Claims that appeal to confirmation bias but other than that are largely bullshit.
Here you engage in more wishful thinking. This shows that the CIA/FBI had unverified intelligence. That is NOT the same as knowing the Russia investigation was false.
To establish the fact that Comey knew that the Russia investigation was bogus would likely require an admission by Comey or the results of a formal legal proceeding. You do not have anything close to that.
How is it that you are willing to go so far over the edge to try to 'get' Comey yet ignore or try to defend every wrongdoing by Trump?
They knew it was false when they had it:
Newly Declassified Document Indicates FB... | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Why Was The Steele Dossier Not Dismissed As A Fake? | Hoover Institution Why Was The Steele Dossier Not Dismissed As A Fake?
FBI kept using Steele dossier for FISA applications despite documenting ex-spy's bias, documents show | Fox News
They knew where it came from, and they kept using it on FISA applications.
To establish the fact that Comey knew that the Russia investigation was bogus would likely require an admission by Comey or the results of a formal legal proceeding. You do not have anything close to that.
No, there are no documents indicating what Comey's motivations were. The Russia investigations as well as the Hillary Clinton investigation will most likely never be litigated. It will be left to the historians.
But I will tell you what I do have : A Grand Jury which is not a rubber stamp because it did reject one of the charges against Comey (there were originally 3.) They did indict him on a charge of perjury (which is always hard to prove, especially in the clever manner Comey used.) And most important they indicted him on obstruction of justice , which is not hard to prove and is the most interesting part of all of this.
You asked Co-pilot if anyone was caught for investigating Trump and his people using the Steele Dossier. I don't think that is what you asked, nor do I believe co-pilot to be an honest broker.
You seem to have missed my comment on those investigations.
AGAIN:
"The Russia investigations as well as the Hillary Clinton investigation will most likely never be litigated. It will be left to the historians."
So by that reasoning you hold that Trump's indictments for Jan 6 and classified documents obstruction are credible. Taking the next step, the Comey indictment is paper-thin with sketchy evidence, whereas the Trump indictments are substantial with well-founded evidence (much of which we have already witnessed as the public).
How so?
There are many things I don't hold credible. The Simpson jury contained black members who knew he was guilty but voted him innocent because they didn't like how the LA Police handled the Rodney King case (or so some said.) It was the perfect example of jury nullification.
In the case of Trump, you also had partisan judges, who corrupted the judicial system.
So, you can't answer any moral question without referring back to the man you hate.
It is so sad.
We are up to our ears in people just making shit up or drastically misinterpreting known facts.
This is not going to end well.
We are up to our ears in people with hands over their eyes and ears tied to a radical belief.
This is not going to end well.
Not for the left!
By your criteria. You brought us the Grand Jury as if that suggests that there is a credible case against Comey.
So clearly, by that reasoning, you would take the substantial indictments of Trump by a Grand Jury seriously. But ...
... in the case of Trump his process was rigged.
The 'logic' you offer is absurd; the bias is staggering.
Just amazing that you continue to harp about some boogeyman 'the Left' while Trump continues his attempts to impose authoritarian rule in our nation while trampling on the CotUS and the rule of law.
And that is just fine with you because you think he is addressing your boogeyman.
Petty tyants may start out being popular with left or right wing extremists. Both suck ass. As in choosing Hitler or Stalin...
Or Obama or Biden.
Signed,
Donald "34 felonies" Trump.
He'll almost surely be covered under some sort of either E&O or D&O insurance policy.
This is a partial resume of the man who will be Comey's defense attorney.
Good luck to Lindsey Halligan.
Remember how Comey laughed about getting Flynn?
“Something we’ve, I probably wouldn’t have done or maybe gotten away with in a more organized investigation, a more organized administration. I thought, ‘It’s early enough, let’s just send a couple of guys over.’”
They charged Flynn even though the agents who interviewed him thought he was being truthful.
Well, John, the chickens have come home to roost!
So?
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The TDS have become to pervasive that even discussing the weather they deflect to Trump.
Wait a minute. You mean Trump doesn't control the weather?
He can redirect a Hurricanes path with a Sharpie.
I thought it was a dry erase
It's not that he CAN control the weather. They would claim he SAID he could.
Yes, to many leftists, words are violence, and that would justify ACTUAL violence.
Justice flew and Comey knew
Turk 182
This all just a kabiki b.s. setup to blame the judge in the case, why else send in a legal novice.
Kabuki it’s not
chickens coming home to roost
roosting chickens once again
Any day now Trump will have Biondi rename her Department
That's exactly what Trump is doing. It is amazing that it took so long for some to figure that out. Hopefully they can begin the reclamation of their souls soon.
No, that is what the democrats always do. They are the masters of projection.
Just amazing observing this. How can you not see that Trump routinely accuses others of what he has done (and is doing)?
The most striking currently is Trump encouraging states to do mid-census redistricting to get more GoP representatives elected while (still) claiming that the 2020 election was rigged.
And then we have this nonsense:
Trump is trying to rig the midterms. Have you noticed?
If that is the case, he had some good teachers.
What is the point of putting forth this obvious propaganda? That is, what value is it to flat out lie? Marx never said or wrote anything like this.
Amazing that you do not recognize how Trump is doing that right now with the DoJ.
Yeah, Goebbels, Cohn, his dad, ...
You mean Comey is a victim?
Here is the other side to that:
No, I mean Trump is engaging in lawfare while continuing to claim others were improperly engaging in lawfare.
How dare he prosecute people who break the law!!!!
Must suck to go through life with opaque blinders on.
Ironic. You do not recognize that Trump is engaging in lawfare.
What I recognize is the hypocrisy of your partisan fabricated outrage.
That is exactly what Trump is doing thanks for making that point.
Here is the point:
James Comey was the FBI Director when he interfered in the 2016 election. He admitted to leaking information in order to present a narrative involving Donald Trump. He memorialized a private conversation he had with Trump and hid it from the FBI files and leaked it indirectly to the New York Times as an insidious insurance policy so that he could embarrass the President of the US if he was ever to be fired.
It was Comey who hired Christopher Steele, who had been working for the Clinton campaign trying to fabricate a fake dossier. He launched investigations of the President which were based on questionable grounds. He bragged about sending agents over to interview Michael Flynn without the usual notice an administration would normally demand. Flynn was interviewed without a lawyer in what seemed to be a routine interview. The agents who interviewed him thought he was being truthful, yet Flynn was prosecuted for "perjury." Comey also led a farce of an investigation of candidate Hillary Clinton for keeping private emails. Many of her associates were given blanket immunity, including the man who destroyed the emails which were under subpoena at the time. He then took it upon himself to absolve Clinton, which he had no right to do.
All of the above relates to Comey as an immoral human being. Whether or not Comey was shrewd enough to avoid legal liability remains to be seen.
Comey did "interfere" with the 2016 election, but he didnt interfere with Trump, he interfered with Clinton.
How so? Be specific.
You mean he damaged her after saving her, right?
I believe he is referring to when Comey was concerned about the reputation of the FBI.
That was when some of the Clinton emails were sent to a laptop used by the husband of an aide to Hillary Clinton. Andrew McCabe was supposed to find out what they were, but sat around with the election coming up, so Comey went public about them because he feared that the FBI would be accused of hiding them should Hillary win the election.
Sure he did. He decided not to indict her despite having a clear case beginning the "different laws for different people" political era.
So you your mind, NOT prosecuting Clinton as required by law, he "interfered"? In what fkng bizarro world does that make sense?