RNC Tries To Spin Comey Testimony: This Proves Trump Right!

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By ESME CRIBB Published JUNE 7, 2017 4:22 PM

The Republican National Committee on Wednesday tried to spin fired FBI Director James Comey’s prepared remarks for Thursday’s hearing, arguing that they simply prove the President right.

“President Trump was right,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said in a statement. “Director Comey’s statement reconfirmed what the president has been saying all along — he was never under investigation.”

The official GOP Twitter account, in apparent selective contradiction, tried to dismiss the entire statement as a nothingburger.

Link to tweet

According to Comey’s prepared opening statement, released early by the Senate Intelligence Committee, the ousted FBI director will testify that he told Trump on three different occasions that he was not personally targeted by the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Comey will also testify that Trump asked him to pledge his loyalty and drop the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Trump and the White House have denied both allegations.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rnc-comey-testimony-trump-gop

[vlyons]

1. RNC announces that black is white and

war is peace

[GetRidOfThem]

2. Right, there are three issues

Comey was being pushed to stop the investigation. That is bad news.

Comey was asked for his loyality. He responded poorly with that "truthfully loyal" statement.

Comey confirms he told Trump he was not under investigation. But he refused to have the FBI go on a public bandwagon, because if this fact changed, he'd have to let the public know. The question is: Did he foresee a possible change? Did he think that thought Trump currently is not under investigation, that might, or is likely to, change?

The last point is something the IC might want to ask him about.

[zentrum]

8. I agree.

That "truthfully loyal" statement really gives Trump wiggle room which in 24 hours will be vindication.

Very disappointed in Comey. He was not required to say that to Trump. He tried to have it both ways. Not risk his job but also sound independent.

Plus, why did he keep meeting alone if he knows such meetings are not proper?

[Chasstev365]

3. Well, that clears the whole thing up!

How silly of us for wasting everyone's time.

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[C_U_L8R]

4. Oh Ronna, dear, you win an Ivanka popsicle

[Rural_Progressive]

5. That is one remarkably stupid GIF

[SergeStorms]

9. Agreed.......

just what is it supposed to represent? Maybe it's one of those secret RepubliCON "dog whistle" things.

[Blue Idaho]

6. It's hard to make a shit sandwich

When all you have is shit and no bread...

[flibbitygiblets]

7. I'd hardly put that in the "winning" category for our simian poo-flinger-in-chief.