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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Comey wrote a memo about NEARLY EVERY SINGLE INTERACTION with Donald Trump."
Just now on MSNBC.
"Close friend" of Comey said that the meeting asking to drop Flynn is 100% legit and praised NYT on their reporting, said Comey wrote a memo on "nearly every single interaction with Donald Trump."
C_U_L8R
(44,992 posts)Vengeance is a dish best served very slowly and deliberately.
ismnotwasm
(41,968 posts)Cha
(296,881 posts)tanyev
(42,523 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,425 posts)mucifer
(23,487 posts)Bet he's regretting some decisions he made in November.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Everything that comes from his administration is a lie.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)malaise
(268,724 posts)mcar
(42,278 posts)sheshe2
(83,667 posts)Sing!
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)All this going on - memos, anecdotes about conversations, investigations.
What did Comey talk to America about? Hillary's emails!
What was the last thing Comey told us before the Corrupt One fired him?
Paraphrased: "Huma sent her husband thousands of classified emails for him to print out!"
FBI had to correct his "misstatements" the day Comey was fired!
When Comey had the chance to do a great service to the American people - he did nothing.
deurbano
(2,894 posts)still_one
(92,061 posts)and the media reported it as the "email investigation had been reopened", that was a deliberate LIE, and Comey went mute, and made himself unavailable to correct that false report that was being propagated by the republicans and the media, that made him part of the LIE, and he disgraced himself and the FBI by his silence
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)meeting we're talking about? And who wanted to drop Flynn from what? I guess I should know this but there are so many Flynn stories at this point.
Thanks!
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Pence left, Sessions tried to stick around, and he was asked to leave.
Trump met privately with Comey and asked him to drop the Flynn investigation.
That's today's big story...just broke a while ago.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)I've been watching Homeland for the first time. Kind of binge watching. I started with season 1, episode 1 last night. I'm now on episode 6.
I needed something a little more normal, or expected, I guess, than RL is right now. And easier to stomach. Lol.
Purrfessor
(1,188 posts)LAS14
(13,769 posts)montanto
(2,966 posts)and the upcoming attempt to cover up this obstruction, should be the end for our "dear" leader.
calguy
(5,295 posts)Trump is going to learn the hard way. When Comey starts talking the shit is gonna hit the fan.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)He is so stupid.
canetoad
(17,136 posts)Now that Trump has issued the denial, he can obviously back it up with the tape he made.
Leghorn21
(13,523 posts)Didn't Priebus make a lil phone call to the FBI quite a while back?
And why wouldn't Director Comey wear a wire?? Like seriously?
No, sorry, but I'm just not in the mood to "LET THIS GO", MOTHERFUCKER
Jarqui
(10,122 posts)Can't wait.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Nothing came of it (of course), but there was a report last year that President Trump's own lawyers learned over time to have at least two lawyers in on every meeting with him, because Trump couldn't be trusted to follow through on things he agreed to do during a meeting, or even to admit that he'd agreed to things during a meeting.
Comey clearly learned that he needed to memorialize things right after any meeting with Trump.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)One would think after his firing all his stuff was collected, but by whom?
avebury
(10,951 posts)of external drive and saved a copy all of any documentation relating to his dealings with Trump. That is what I would do.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)He intentionally wanted a paper trail, plus, he told co-workers what trump said, at the time.
avebury
(10,951 posts)back in the Bush Jr era when they discusses torture. Whether you like the guy or not, you have to admit he is not totally stupid when it comes to protecting himself from misguided Presidents. If only he hadn't released the Hillary email crap just before the election he would probably have a good reputation but that act did taint him.
Xipe Totec
(43,888 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)One has to document the interactions, so there is a timeline and a paper trail. Comey's little black book.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)It's practically ancient wisdom to keep a written record of VERY important interactions. But of course Team Trump didn't think of that because they possess no wisdom among them.
MrPurple
(985 posts)when he was surprise fired while in LA and lost access to his office and his work computers. That's probably why Trump fired him when he did, so they could seize his office/computers while he was out of town. As dumb as he is, Trump (or at least Bannon) had to know that the timing of the firing the day before meeting with the Russians would play terribly. They had to have been desperate to get it done then or they would have timed it better and fabricated a better backstory.
avebury
(10,951 posts)documentation on an external hard drive or thumb drive that he kept with him at all times while at work and hid somewhere else when not.
I know someone who used her personal phone to document what went on at work.
RobinA
(9,886 posts)note and secure conversations with the likes of Trump he isn't fit to be FBI Director. Of course, I would have said that the CIA director knew e-mail wasn't secure, and look how that turned out...
In this age of lay-offs, firings, investigations, etc., even most Joe Average Workers have stuff stashed.
nolabear
(41,937 posts)I mean seriously.
LuckyLib
(6,817 posts)gay texan
(2,435 posts)I think, ultimately, Comey knew Trump was going to pull some bullshit like this so he made seriously good notes.
I still hate Comey for what he did to the 2016 election, but he might be on the road to redemption.
Just speculating
spanone
(135,795 posts)Tatiana
(14,167 posts)I think they are going to drip, drip, drip until Trump gets the F out of office or is impeached.
They won't be able to function with the steady drumbeat of obstruction of justice and treason.
Remember Comey's goodbye letter? Looks like his agents are ready.
catbyte
(34,341 posts)is that President Obama acted like a President and never asked Comey to do anything hinky, impeachable, or illegal.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Last edited Wed May 17, 2017, 11:15 AM - Edit history (1)
Link to DU thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029076929
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Gothmog
(144,945 posts)Comey is a lawyer
GusBob
(7,286 posts)During the campaign we were informed that because Trump had such a hard time telling the truth, in meeting with his lawyers there was always more than one lawyer present to ensure veracity of events