Wed Jun 7, 2017, 02:53 PM

4139 (1,888 posts)

Comey release his opening statement today to minimize the impact of his Trump testimony tomorrow...

Comey knows the republicans will ask about unmasking and Hillary's emails and now those two issues will get greater coverage than if he had not released his statement today.

That's my take.

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Comey release his opening statement today to minimize the impact of his Trump testimony tomorrow... (Original post)	4139	Jun 2017	OP
Or allow the Dems to ask smarter questions within the confines of what he's established he's	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#1
I thought it was the Senate Intel Committee that released his prepared statement?	Kaleva	Jun 2017	#2
The first news reports didn't mention that... some now mention the committee posted the statement..	4139	Jun 2017	#5
The statement is on the Senate Intel Committee website	Kaleva	Jun 2017	#8
The statement is to innoculate himself from charges he made it up as he went along.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2017	#3
Senate Intel committee released it.	Xolodno	Jun 2017	#4
Except he didn't release it	leftynyc	Jun 2017	#6
He didn't release it. It was released by the Senate intelligence committee. nt	herding cats	Jun 2017	#7
NO, not at all ... now dems and GOP can be prepared and so can the media ... no this was smart	YCHDT	Jun 2017	#9

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 02:57 PM

bettyellen (47,209 posts)

1. Or allow the Dems to ask smarter questions within the confines of what he's established he's

Willing to discuss. Which is a lot more than Coates and Rogers today.

He also took the narrative away from their "not pressured" bullshit. He making us think about that pressure- and where it led... his firing.

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 02:59 PM

Kaleva (34,695 posts)

2. I thought it was the Senate Intel Committee that released his prepared statement?

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 03:07 PM

4139 (1,888 posts)

5. The first news reports didn't mention that... some now mention the committee posted the statement..

I'm not sure if Comey released or the committee released....

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 03:12 PM

Kaleva (34,695 posts)

8. The statement is on the Senate Intel Committee website

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 02:59 PM

DemocratSinceBirth (98,829 posts)

3. The statement is to innoculate himself from charges he made it up as he went along.

Nobody will care about Hillary's e-mails and unmasking tomorrow that didn't care them about them today.

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 03:04 PM

Xolodno (5,746 posts)

4. Senate Intel committee released it.

Trump's team was probably ready for it tomorrow, but not today. And anything they pedal now will be subject to questioning.

As for unmasking, that was going to happen anyway. But this makes it harder to deflect.

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 03:09 PM

leftynyc (26,060 posts)