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Showing Original Post only (View all)Admit it, James Comey: You've been lying all along [View all]
BY LANNY J. DAVIS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR 04/15/18 03:00 PM EDT 856 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
On Saturday night, the great Wolf Blitzer interviewed one of his panelists about James Comeys justification for violating over a half-century of Justice Department policies in Republican and Democratic administrations when he sent his October 28 letter to Congress in 2016, which cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.
Comey has repeatedly claimed that he was obligated to write his speculative letter because of a promise he had made to Congress to do so if anything new came up after his July 5, 2016, press conference announcing a new prosecutable case could be brought against Clinton.
However, I established beyond any doubt in my book published in February 2018, The Unmaking of the Presidency 2016, that Comeys claim was and remains false.
In fact, Comey only promised Congress in September 2016 that if anything new came up on the emails issue that might cause the FBI to reconsider its non-prosecution decision, he would take a look not that he would make a public disclosure to Congress before doing so.
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/383251-admit-it-james-comey-youve-been-lying-all-along
On Saturday night, the great Wolf Blitzer interviewed one of his panelists about James Comeys justification for violating over a half-century of Justice Department policies in Republican and Democratic administrations when he sent his October 28 letter to Congress in 2016, which cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.
Comey has repeatedly claimed that he was obligated to write his speculative letter because of a promise he had made to Congress to do so if anything new came up after his July 5, 2016, press conference announcing a new prosecutable case could be brought against Clinton.
However, I established beyond any doubt in my book published in February 2018, The Unmaking of the Presidency 2016, that Comeys claim was and remains false.
In fact, Comey only promised Congress in September 2016 that if anything new came up on the emails issue that might cause the FBI to reconsider its non-prosecution decision, he would take a look not that he would make a public disclosure to Congress before doing so.
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/383251-admit-it-james-comey-youve-been-lying-all-along
Look, I pretty much believe Comey's depiction of Trump, only because he has contemporaneous memos and in-time communications with his colleagues. But in spite of the fact that he has the dope on the orange fool, we all know that he did a serious hit job on Hillary Clinton, which very likely cost her the Electoral College.
It's good to see that Lanny Davis isn't letting him off the hook for that mess.
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Lanny Davis has played both sides for so long, I don't trust him to tell me the correct time. n/t
hlthe2b
Apr 2018
#3
Let's see Comey could of fucked up on Clinton's emails and also have a long respected
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#4
Yes I agree he broke precedent and he shouldn't of...that is the fucking reason why it's
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#77
Keep on doing the GOP's job for them. They've declared war on Comey and their plan is to discredit
politicaljunkie41910
Apr 2018
#14
There are a number of people here who get some kind of perverse thrill from proliferating GOP smears
Cary
Apr 2018
#45
Indeed. There is nothing to gain in attacking Comey. Who was fired because he refused to go along
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#63
Comey, the arrogance to think he could play with our democracy, our country, the future of the
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#6
RIGTH! and it can be done without all the undeserved praise he is getting here.
lunamagica
Apr 2018
#25
Agree. He enjoyed putting his thumb on the scales much he did it 3X. He watched
bettyellen
Apr 2018
#7
If Lanny Davis wants to be taken seriously he needs to stop going on FOX and taking them seriously.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2018
#18
Fact. E_K and No Comey letter Giuliani and Fox would say FBI/Justice coverup hiding evidence.
IADEMO2004
Apr 2018
#35
And why is Stormy disgusting? Comey helped get the special prosecutor installed so yes
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#61
So you are calling everybody who has had a marital affair disgusting....oh ok!
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#69
And sister the list of what you need to get is sooooooooooooo long I ain't got time to list it here.
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#71
Lighten up then brother...and your emotions are clouding your critical thinking!
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#76
Lanny should apologize to us for his effete presentation of the left of center point of view.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2018
#32
Obama should have fired his pompous ass when he first made public statements about Hillary's emails
onetexan
Apr 2018
#58
Apparently Obama "forgave" him. Obama must not be judging Comey on this one incident
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#62