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2. Comey has overstepped his authority...

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 02:29 PM

Mar 2017

The DOJ is over the FBI, not the other way around. It's like the second in command insisting that the commander take a particular action, publicly.

He should have made the request in private, and fashioned his public statement accordingly.

He didn't take a couple of deep breaths and think about the best course of action before acting.

In the grand scheme of things, not that big a deal, but kind of a protocol violation.

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Are people overlooking this in Comey asking DOJ to refute TRump Obama wiretap claim? [View all] Amaryllis Mar 2017 OP

Good point. There are some really thinning ranks. LisaM Mar 2017 #1

Comey has overstepped his authority... Blanks Mar 2017 #2

As if he hasn't done this in the past! murielm99 Mar 2017 #3

I expect he (Comey) will resign... Blanks Mar 2017 #4

with these thinned ranks heaven05 Mar 2017 #5