Sun Apr 15, 2018, 04:12 PM

MrScorpio (71,935 posts)

Admit it, James Comey: You've been lying all along

BY LANNY J. DAVIS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 04/15/18 03:00 PM EDT 856 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL

On Saturday night, the great Wolf Blitzer interviewed one of his panelists about James Comey’s justification for violating over a half-century of Justice Department policies in Republican and Democratic administrations when he sent his October 28 letter to Congress in 2016, which cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.

Comey has repeatedly claimed that he was “obligated” to write his speculative letter because of a promise he had made to Congress to do so if “anything new” came up after his July 5, 2016, press conference announcing a new prosecutable case could be brought against Clinton.

However, I established beyond any doubt in my book published in February 2018, “The Unmaking of the Presidency 2016,” that Comey’s claim was — and remains — false.

In fact, Comey only promised Congress in September 2016 that if anything new came up on the emails issue that might cause the FBI to reconsider its non-prosecution decision, he would “take a look” — not that he would make a public disclosure to Congress before doing so.

http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/383251-admit-it-james-comey-youve-been-lying-all-along

Look, I pretty much believe Comey's depiction of Trump, only because he has contemporaneous memos and in-time communications with his colleagues. But in spite of the fact that he has the dope on the orange fool, we all know that he did a serious hit job on Hillary Clinton, which very likely cost her the Electoral College.

It's good to see that Lanny Davis isn't letting him off the hook for that mess.

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Admit it, James Comey: You've been lying all along (Original post)	MrScorpio	Apr 2018	OP
That was then, this is now	Dream Girl	Apr 2018	#1
No, it is still relevant. We must never forget	lunamagica	Apr 2018	#19
I don't think it would ever be possible to forget	Dream Girl	Apr 2018	#78
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus	djg21	Apr 2018	#43
So, November 6: Okay if the FBI manipulates that election	Hortensis	Apr 2018	#73
Comey is a sanctimonious ass	Goodheart	Apr 2018	#2
That's how I feel. They BOTH deserve to be punished.	lunamagica	Apr 2018	#22
Lanny Davis has played both sides for so long, I don't trust him to tell me the correct time. n/t	hlthe2b	Apr 2018	#3
Let's see Comey could of fucked up on Clinton's emails and also have a long respected	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#4
Trump has already tried and convicted Comey.	forgotmylogin	Apr 2018	#44
Agreed.	GetRidOfThem	Apr 2018	#55
Comey did not have to do anything with Hillary's emails	Skittles	Apr 2018	#74
Yes I agree he broke precedent and he shouldn't of...that is the fucking reason why it's	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#77
Comey is a snake.	yallerdawg	Apr 2018	#5
Keep on doing the GOP's job for them. They've declared war on Comey and their plan is to discredit	politicaljunkie41910	Apr 2018	#14
True, it is so hard NOT to attack him right now but you are right.	Eliot Rosewater	Apr 2018	#15
I'm doing the same job I've been doing for a couple years now.	yallerdawg	Apr 2018	#21
Convictions?	kwassa	Apr 2018	#38
Not that I'm agreeing with yallerdawgs assertions, but truth is imperative	erronis	Apr 2018	#49
I don't know that yallerdawgs convictions are the truth.	kwassa	Apr 2018	#52
To take your analogy to a "downhome" level that I can understand...	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2018	#56
I agree	Skittles	Apr 2018	#72
Agree ....enemy of my enemy my friend	Thekaspervote	Apr 2018	#26
So Comey pretty much handed the election to Trump,	fallout87	Apr 2018	#29
It's possible to have two emotions at the same time.	forgotmylogin	Apr 2018	#50
Like your attitude!!!	GetRidOfThem	Apr 2018	#60
It's always possible to rationalize and make excuses for poor discipline	Cary	Apr 2018	#79
There are a number of people here who get some kind of perverse thrill from proliferating GOP smears	Cary	Apr 2018	#45
Indeed. There is nothing to gain in attacking Comey. Who was fired because he refused to go along	Demsrule86	Apr 2018	#63
THIS!!!	orangecrush	Apr 2018	#47
Thank you for pointing this out. It's really quite sickening. nt	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#57
Good description	lunamagica	Apr 2018	#23
Comey, the arrogance to think he could play with our democracy, our country, the future of the	Eliot Rosewater	Apr 2018	#6
Absolutely. The arrogance hiding behind the Boy Scout image is infuriating. NT	enough	Apr 2018	#9
RIGTH! and it can be done without all the undeserved praise he is getting here.	lunamagica	Apr 2018	#25
Agree. He enjoyed putting his thumb on the scales much he did it 3X. He watched	bettyellen	Apr 2018	#7
We agree, Comey deserves the dustbin of infamy	saidsimplesimon	Apr 2018	#8
Agree 1,000,000,000,000,000%!!!!!!	BigmanPigman	Apr 2018	#24
This is some silliness	Loki Liesmith	Apr 2018	#10
How many more threads to bash one of Trump's highest profile critics?	Doodley	Apr 2018	#11
This narrative, raised now, serves ONE purpose.	Adrahil	Apr 2018	#12
+1. The enemy of my enemy....n/t	rzemanfl	Apr 2018	#13
We should learn now how to hold two thoughts in our heads: Comey IS	Squinch	Apr 2018	#36
You're right of course. The enemy of my enemy thing is facile shorthand.	rzemanfl	Apr 2018	#39
On the nose, that's mine too!	Squinch	Apr 2018	#41
We're all conflicted. If there is a purist amongst us	erronis	Apr 2018	#53
Lanny Davis is a putz with his nice guy shtick. Grade A putz.	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2018	#28
the great Wolf Blitzer??	GreenPartyVoter	Apr 2018	#16
The present attacks on Comey	Progressive dog	Apr 2018	#17
If Lanny Davis wants to be taken seriously he needs to stop going on FOX and taking them seriously.	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2018	#18
+1	ucrdem	Apr 2018	#20
Comey did not make a public disclosure!	Eyeball_Kid	Apr 2018	#27
Fact. E_K and No Comey letter Giuliani and Fox would say FBI/Justice coverup hiding evidence.	IADEMO2004	Apr 2018	#35
I am only pro-Comey in the context of his being anti-Trump	Mr. Ected	Apr 2018	#30
The thing I find most interesting is how infuriated Donald gets	nolabels	Apr 2018	#37
Comey is disgusting and Stormy is disgusting	Skittles	Apr 2018	#42
And why is Stormy disgusting? Comey helped get the special prosecutor installed so yes	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#61
she fucked a married man, trying to get on a TV show	Skittles	Apr 2018	#67
So you are calling everybody who has had a marital affair disgusting....oh ok!	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#69
Post removed	Post removed	Apr 2018	#70
And sister the list of what you need to get is sooooooooooooo long I ain't got time to list it here.	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#71
This message was self-deleted by its author	Skittles	Apr 2018	#75
Lighten up then brother...and your emotions are clouding your critical thinking!	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#76
It does count because both are witnesses to Trump obstruction.	Demsrule86	Apr 2018	#64
This message was self-deleted by its author	Skittles	Apr 2018	#68
It still counts. Trump needs to face justice.	Demsrule86	Apr 2018	#80
Lanny Davis is a fucking idiot.	PubliusEnigma	Apr 2018	#31
Lanny should apologize to us for his effete presentation of the left of center point of view.	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2018	#32
Hannity and Lannity?	PubliusEnigma	Apr 2018	#33
They are/were both pals of Sean Hannity.	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2018	#34
yes, he is a lying piece of shit	Skittles	Apr 2018	#40
Youre Half Right	Ccarmona	Apr 2018	#54
I saw the author was "Lanny Davis" and struggled to read further.	Tatiana	Apr 2018	#46
Comey's error will forever be taught to future FBI agents and directors.	SunSeeker	Apr 2018	#48
Obama should have fired his pompous ass when he first made public statements about Hillary's emails	onetexan	Apr 2018	#58
Apparently Obama "forgave" him. Obama must not be judging Comey on this one incident	Kirk Lover	Apr 2018	#62
I guess I cannot judge Comey one way or another	chillfactor	Apr 2018	#51
Yeah, he pretty much lost me in the first sentence...	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2018	#59
He still has more to pay	Liberalhammer	Apr 2018	#65
The great Wolf Blitzer??? Is Davis joking or genuflecting?	VOX	Apr 2018	#66
He's	Ported_Maryjoseph	Apr 2018	#81

Response to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 04:18 PM

Dream Girl (1,643 posts)

Admit it, James Comey: You've been lying all along

1. That was then, this is now

19. No, it is still relevant. We must never forget

78. I don't think it would ever be possible to forget

43. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

73. So, November 6: Okay if the FBI manipulates that election

2. Comey is a sanctimonious ass

22. That's how I feel. They BOTH deserve to be punished.

3. Lanny Davis has played both sides for so long, I don't trust him to tell me the correct time. n/t

4. Let's see Comey could of fucked up on Clinton's emails and also have a long respected

44. Trump has already tried and convicted Comey.

55. Agreed.

74. Comey did not have to do anything with Hillary's emails

77. Yes I agree he broke precedent and he shouldn't of...that is the fucking reason why it's

5. Comey is a snake.

14. Keep on doing the GOP's job for them. They've declared war on Comey and their plan is to discredit

15. True, it is so hard NOT to attack him right now but you are right.

21. I'm doing the same job I've been doing for a couple years now.

38. Convictions?

49. Not that I'm agreeing with yallerdawgs assertions, but truth is imperative

52. I don't know that yallerdawgs convictions are the truth.

56. To take your analogy to a "downhome" level that I can understand...

72. I agree

26. Agree ....enemy of my enemy my friend

29. So Comey pretty much handed the election to Trump,

50. It's possible to have two emotions at the same time.

60. Like your attitude!!!

79. It's always possible to rationalize and make excuses for poor discipline

45. There are a number of people here who get some kind of perverse thrill from proliferating GOP smears

63. Indeed. There is nothing to gain in attacking Comey. Who was fired because he refused to go along

47. THIS!!!

57. Thank you for pointing this out. It's really quite sickening. nt

23. Good description

6. Comey, the arrogance to think he could play with our democracy, our country, the future of the

9. Absolutely. The arrogance hiding behind the Boy Scout image is infuriating. NT

25. RIGTH! and it can be done without all the undeserved praise he is getting here.

7. Agree. He enjoyed putting his thumb on the scales much he did it 3X. He watched

8. We agree, Comey deserves the dustbin of infamy

24. Agree 1,000,000,000,000,000%!!!!!!

10. This is some silliness

11. How many more threads to bash one of Trump's highest profile critics?

12. This narrative, raised now, serves ONE purpose.

13. +1. The enemy of my enemy....n/t

36. We should learn now how to hold two thoughts in our heads: Comey IS

39. You're right of course. The enemy of my enemy thing is facile shorthand.

41. On the nose, that's mine too!

53. We're all conflicted. If there is a purist amongst us

28. Lanny Davis is a putz with his nice guy shtick. Grade A putz.

16. the great Wolf Blitzer??

17. The present attacks on Comey

18. If Lanny Davis wants to be taken seriously he needs to stop going on FOX and taking them seriously.

20. +1

27. Comey did not make a public disclosure!

35. Fact. E_K and No Comey letter Giuliani and Fox would say FBI/Justice coverup hiding evidence.

30. I am only pro-Comey in the context of his being anti-Trump

37. The thing I find most interesting is how infuriated Donald gets

42. Comey is disgusting and Stormy is disgusting

61. And why is Stormy disgusting? Comey helped get the special prosecutor installed so yes

67. she fucked a married man, trying to get on a TV show

69. So you are calling everybody who has had a marital affair disgusting....oh ok!

71. And sister the list of what you need to get is sooooooooooooo long I ain't got time to list it here.

76. Lighten up then brother...and your emotions are clouding your critical thinking!

64. It does count because both are witnesses to Trump obstruction.

80. It still counts. Trump needs to face justice.

31. Lanny Davis is a fucking idiot.

32. Lanny should apologize to us for his effete presentation of the left of center point of view.

33. Hannity and Lannity?

34. They are/were both pals of Sean Hannity.

40. yes, he is a lying piece of shit

54. Youre Half Right

46. I saw the author was "Lanny Davis" and struggled to read further.

48. Comey's error will forever be taught to future FBI agents and directors.

58. Obama should have fired his pompous ass when he first made public statements about Hillary's emails

62. Apparently Obama "forgave" him. Obama must not be judging Comey on this one incident

51. I guess I cannot judge Comey one way or another

59. Yeah, he pretty much lost me in the first sentence...

65. He still has more to pay

66. *The great Wolf Blitzer*??? Is Davis joking or genuflecting?

81. He's

66. The great Wolf Blitzer??? Is Davis joking or genuflecting?