Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureaus investigation into Russias interference in the presidential election, according to three officials with knowledge of his request.
Mr. Comey asked for the resources during a meeting last week with Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who wrote the Justice Departments memo that was used to justify the firing of the F.B.I. director this week.
Mr. Comey then briefed members of Congress on the meeting in recent days.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html?_r=0
Edit to add the article has been expanded.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)This gets worse by the hour.
BumRushDaShow
(128,350 posts)and Drumpf said "no".
Javaman
(62,497 posts)rickford66
(5,521 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Comey investigating Trump/co-conspirators for Hatch Act violations.
Truth-suppressing acts by co-conspirators Sessions, Flynn, Kushner create liable for Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1623 -- Given perjury, subornation of perjury, false declarations, the assertion of a false affirmative statement by an individual testifying under oath accompanied by other obstructive, evasive testimony, such as a false denial of knowledge or memory, an offense may exist. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 372--conspiracies to commit any offense against the United States, or to prevent or retaliate in response to the lawful discharge of the duties of Federal officers ...
18 U.S. Code § 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees
..... Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress
Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.
Dorn
(523 posts)Dorn
(523 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)moondust
(19,955 posts)During and after the campaign the king praised Comey's courage and flattered him up and down all over the place. That was a signal to back off, let it go, consider himself a respected member of the king's imperial army. What does Comey do? He continues investigating the king and his army! Wrong answer! You don't turn on the king after all that praise! He even goes on to ask for more resources to expand and delve deeper! That's the last straw! You're fired, Jimmy! Bad Jimmy! Sad.
BumRushDaShow
(128,350 posts)The best guy. Bigly. But he must have met with some bad hombres. Sad!
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)We can solve every problem by cutting spending and taxes, and stop wasting tax dollars on frivolous liberal nonsense like investigations