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coyote

(1,561 posts)
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:52 PM Jul 2016

Comey will testify Thursday morning re: investigation

“The head of the House Oversight Committee is calling the director of the FBI to testify before the panel this week, on the heels of Republican outrage over his decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton.

Director James Comey will testify Thursday morning, Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said in a statement Wednesday.

“Individuals who intentionally skirt the law must be held accountable. Congress and the American people have a right to understand the depth and breadth of the FBI’s investigation,” Chaffetz said in a statement.

“I thank Director Comey for accepting the invitation to publicly answer these important questions.””



http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/286630-gop-calls-fbi-head-to-testify-this-week

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Comey will testify Thursday morning re: investigation (Original Post) coyote Jul 2016 OP
He will eat them alive emulatorloo Jul 2016 #1
Only if he wants to. nt Jitter65 Jul 2016 #2
Why would he want to allow his reputation to be sullied? emulatorloo Jul 2016 #4
The democrats should light him up MattP Jul 2016 #3
The Democrats should simply bring popcorn jberryhill Jul 2016 #7
Yes just allows MFM008 Jul 2016 #5
There are going to be calls for a special prosecutor for this before the election. coyote Jul 2016 #6
They are going to overplay their hand. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #8
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #11
Was Dick Cheney charged? Donald Rumsfeld? MineralMan Jul 2016 #13
Darth Sidious and General Grievious will never be charged. SummerSnow Jul 2016 #24
" Anyone else though would have been charged." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #14
Comey said no such thing. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #15
They're Republicans, that's what they do Dem2 Jul 2016 #22
"They are going to overplay their hand." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #9
your CONCERN is noted nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #10
Thank you for acknowledging my concern Geek! coyote Jul 2016 #12
" your CONCERN is noted nt" DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #16
" Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #17
You're too late -- there already are. Jim Lane Jul 2016 #18
Fuck them. Lord Magus Jul 2016 #20
Suddenly I feel like I'm being trolled Dem2 Jul 2016 #23
Campaign time for those Republican House Reps. MineralMan Jul 2016 #19
I suspect Comey's working with the GOP on this C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #21

emulatorloo

(43,982 posts)
1. He will eat them alive
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:53 PM
Jul 2016

He is not going to sit there passively while they accuse the FBI of being politically motivated and/or corrupt.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
7. The Democrats should simply bring popcorn
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:08 PM
Jul 2016

Comey is a staunch Republican.

He is the next one of their own which they are going to eat.

He tried as hard as he could to throw a political bone to his own side, but I'm sure he expected that he would be taken at his word that there was not enough evidence to warrant a prosecution.

The problem is that he does not realize that "not enough evidence" means that they haven't looked hard enough. But Comey had every reason to make sure that if there was a prosecutable offense, then it would be found.

So now he has to (a) defend his decision while (b) try to preserve the crumbs he handed them, and which now have been thrown back in his face.

This is going to be a hoot!
 

coyote

(1,561 posts)
6. There are going to be calls for a special prosecutor for this before the election.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jul 2016

Republicans are going to have a field day with this.

Response to emulatorloo (Reply #8)

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,706 posts)
14. " Anyone else though would have been charged."
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:26 PM
Jul 2016

Please cite all the persons that were charged in a similar factual situation.


Thank you in advance.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
18. You're too late -- there already are.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:32 PM
Jul 2016

I don't care enough to go find a link, but I remember reading that some Republican had called for a special prosecutor as soon as Comey issued his report.

The good news for the GOP is that Ken Starr is newly unemployed and could step right into the gig.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
19. Campaign time for those Republican House Reps.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:33 PM
Jul 2016

They've each got to get their digs in to show the folks at home that they still exist.

Comey won't have much time to answer questions. The Reps will all be waxing eloquent for their constituents.

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
21. I suspect Comey's working with the GOP on this
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:36 PM
Jul 2016

They obviously can't get an honest win
But they sure will deliver a thousand
phony innuendo-infected paper cuts.

Such assholes.

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