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riversedge

(70,197 posts)
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 03:08 PM Aug 2017

Surveys contradict Trump claim that Comey had lost FBI confidence

Source: raw story /Reuters




16 Aug 2017 at 14:08 ET


Annual employee surveys released by the FBI on Wednesday show former Director James Comey was highly regarded, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim when he fired Comey this year that he had lost the confidence of the agency’s workers.


The voluntary survey conducted in 2017 showed Comey received top marks on all but two of more than 90 questions. He scored high marks for expressing a compelling vision for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and helping morale, with respondents strongly agreeing that they would choose to work with him again.

The findings contradict statements made by Trump and White House officials at the time of Comey’s firing on May 9. Trump insisted he fired Comey because of job performance and told a news conference the FBI chief “was very unpopular with most people.” Trump portrayed the FBI under Comey as being a mess.

Comey told a Senate panel that White House claims the FBI was in disarray and poorly led were “lies, plain and simple.” Other senior FBI officials praised Comey and said they were proud to have worked with him, but the workplace surveys were the first broad measure of employee sentiment toward him.
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Guess what--Trump lied--AGAIN!



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Surveys contradict Trump claim that Comey had lost FBI confidence (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2017 OP
It's a shame that the FBI had not lost confidence in Comey. His actions were horrendous. StevieM Aug 2017 #1
That can't be right. Jim__ Aug 2017 #2
If his mouth or fingers are moving, he is lying. nt BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #3
Wait! Donald Trump lied? But he's President. Elected with the most electoral votes ever. tclambert Aug 2017 #4

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
1. It's a shame that the FBI had not lost confidence in Comey. His actions were horrendous.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 03:13 PM
Aug 2017

The manner in which the FBI operated during the 2016 election was inconsistent with liberal democracy.

Comey being an enemy of Trump does not make him an honorable person.

Jim__

(14,075 posts)
2. That can't be right.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 03:18 PM
Aug 2017

Trump would never make a claim without first verifying the facts. He told us so himself.

tclambert

(11,085 posts)
4. Wait! Donald Trump lied? But he's President. Elected with the most electoral votes ever.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:49 PM
Aug 2017

And he drew the largest inauguration crowd ever. And won that drug den state, New Hampshire. And his hair is real. And Melania loves him.

How could such a man ever lie?

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