Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump called for charges
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For far too long, previous corrupt leadership and their enablers weaponized federal law enforcement, damaging once proud institutions and severely eroding public trust,” Patel wrote.
These people are absolutely insane. What exactly did Comey do? Unless i missed it, is not in the article
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What exactly did Comey do? Unless i missed it, is not in the article
It's literally the first sentence.
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of false statement and obstruction related to testimony he gave to Congress five years ago.
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Director of the FBI. That position automatically makes them guilty of horrific human rights violations in the global south. So, you won't see me give a shit when one of them catches punishment for any reason.
US justice system is a joke. If it punishes one of its own because it's such a joke I see that as at least a nice feature of its stupidity.
I'll save my caring and activism for people like Mahmoud Khalil.
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on charges of making a false statement
Trump had made no less than 50,000 false statements, so what's this double-standard?
More importantly, it seems that Trump, as president, is quite literally going after anyone he doesn't like. From comedians to former FBI directors.
Why is this OK?
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I'm not OK with it.
I want a refund for the time I WASTED in school learning about all our checks and balances.
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I also want a refund for all the time you wasted in school learning about all of our checks and balances.
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There's no way Trump has made only 50k statements
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Remember when he got trump elected by dumping a bunch of Hillary’s emails right before the election? Yea it’s almost like he created the monster that will destroy us all….enjoy your bed
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Absolutely. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
Enjoy the consequences of your own actions, idiot.
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This is practically textbook malicious prosecution. The social media post by Trump and the statute of limitations being only days away at the time of indictment make me expect any non-MAGA federal judge to toss this case immediately. The defendant has such a good affirmative defense that this going to trial would be an embarrassment to the court.
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Yeah, I'm thinking this case gets tossed, with prejudice, within the next 48 hours.
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Our courts don't work that quickly, but probably the initial hearings will be the defense asking for dismissal with prejudice and the prosecutor having to explain why this isn't actually exactly what everyone knows it is.
Unless it goes to Cannon's court, in which case Comey will get the death penalty.
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Tell how a shopped judge makes your statement correct.
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At the very end of the article, the author finally explains the specific charge against Comey.
Comey, in his September 2020 testimony, told Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that he stood by prior testimony that he did not, as FBI director, authorize a leak of information to The Wall Street Journal for an October 2016 article that detailed a Justice Department probe of then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email use.
Cruz told the Justice Department in a letter three months later that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe admitted knowing about and authorizing the leak.
McCabe insisted that Comey was aware of his decision to authorize the disclosure, while Comey “has denied this claim,” Cruz wrote.
“Mr. Comey and Mr. McCabe’s statements are irreconcilably contradictory,” Cruz wrote. “Mr. McCabe says that he told Mr. Comey of the leak and that Mr. Comey approved — effectively authorizing the leak after the fact. Mr. Comey, on the other hand, has said that he neither authorized the leak nor knew of Mr. McCabe’s involvement.”
“One of them is lying under oath — a federal crime,” Cruz wrote.
Righty-o then. So prove it.
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Actually taking those statements as they are, they are NOT actually contradictory.
Comey, in his September 2020 testimony, told Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that he stood by prior testimony that he did not, as FBI director, authorize a leak of information to The Wall Street Journal for an October 2016 article that detailed a Justice Department probe of then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email use.
So Comey did not authorize a leak.
Cruz told the Justice Department in a letter three months later that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe admitted knowing about and authorizing the leak.
So McCabe knew about and authorized the leak.
McCabe insisted that Comey was aware of his decision to authorize the disclosure, while Comey “has denied this claim,” Cruz wrote.
So Comey was aware that McCabe authorized the leak, not himself.
That doesn't prove at all that either Comey or McCabe lied, in fact it proves the exact opposite. McCabe admitted he authorized the leak, Comey knew about it but did not authorize it. Which is exactly what both of them said, there's no lie there.
That assumes those are the actual facts of course. But if that's the basis of the charges, there's nothing there without even needing to get into any minutiae.
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This is so fucking stupid and a waste of money. I hate everything.
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Oh boy I’m sure this will be what fixes the economy and lowers the price of groceries, gas, and housing. Sooooo much winning everywhere America!
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This thing is getting some mileage lately
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No one is above the law
Good news everyone! This must be about reopening that election obstruction federal case and un-pardoning those 1,600 people charged for the attempted coup.
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I'm a little bit surprised that a grand jury indicted him on such flimsy evidence, but at the same time, fuck all these MAGA enablers. Comey was instrumental in getting Trump elected in 2016 and he deserves Trump's wrath.
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Oh no, if it isn't the consequences of my actions.
Get fucked, Comey.
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fuck off fashy
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So you like that Comey killed Hillary's chances and led us into the Trumpian nightmare?
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Comey's a Republican and he very obviously turfed the investigations, not to mention his ratfuckery in 2016.
It's an accurate statement. Comey fucked around and now he's finding out.
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Partisan hack worked to influence the election with announcement on reopening the buttery males probe just before the election. I will be eating popcorn (sans butter) while I watch the leopards attempt to eat his face.
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I'd love to know how this Grand Jury was picked. And I'd love to see what was presented to them. (I don't need to hear their actual deliberations.)
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Release the Trump/Epstein files
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Cross post to Face Eating Leopards, quick!
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FTFY: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on
criminalbogus charges.