FBI/JAMES COMEY: “Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked ‘have you ever been an anonymous source…or known someone else to be an anonymous source…?’ He said strongly ‘never, no.’ He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 18, 2018 07:02am […]
Category: James Comey
3/16/2018
ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/JAMES COMEY: “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!” […]
1/19/2018
FBI/JAMES COMEY: “Former FBI Director James Comey will teach a course on ethical leadership at William and Mary beginning in the fall, according to an article on the Virginia college’s website. The course will meet primarily at the college’s Washington, DC, center and once at the campus in Williamsburg, Virginia. Comey will co-teach the course […]
12/3/2017
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY: “After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters – worst in History! But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 3, 2017 08:00am […]
12/3/2017
FAKE NEWS/JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn. Just more Fake News covering another Comey lie!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 3, 2017 06:15am […]
11/2/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY: “The @TuckerCarlson opening statement about our once cherished and great FBI was so sad to watch. James Comey’s leadership was a disaster!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 2, 2017 08:26pm […]
10/18/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his role in the firing of James Comey as FBI director, making some of his fullest remarks on the issue to date on Wednesday [10-18-17] in a Senate hearing dominated by questions related to Russia but also touching on immigration, civil rights and other issues. Speaking before […]
10/18/2017
JAMES COMEY: “As it has turned out, James Comey lied and leaked and totally protected Hillary Clinton. He was the best thing that ever happened to her!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:56am […]
10/18/2017
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Wow, FBI confirms report that James Comey drafted letter exonerating Crooked Hillary Clinton long before investigation was complete. Many…people not interviewed, including Clinton herself. Comey stated under oath that he didn’t do this-obviously a fix? Where is Justice Dept?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:21am and 05:27am […]
9/12/2017
JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEAKS/LEGAL: “Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said on Tuesday [9-12-17] that the Justice Department should ‘certainly look at’ charging James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director whom President Trump fired, for what she described as leaks of classified information… Ms. Sanders did not answer the question directly, but she said that […]
9/10/2017
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/STEVE BANNON: “In his first extended interview since he left the White House last month, Stephen K. Bannon was unsparing in his criticism: calling out top Republicans, West Wing staff, the ‘pearl-clutching mainstream media,’ special counsel investigators and the Roman Catholic Church. He even singled out President Trump, labeling his firing of James B. […]
9/5/2017
FBI/HOUSE OF REPS/JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday [9-5-17] it will consider this week a resolution asking President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to provide documents related to Trump’s firing of James Comey as FBI director. The House Judiciary Committee said it would consider the resolution […]
9/1/2017
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has obtained a letter that President Trump and a top political aide drafted in the days before Mr. Trump fired the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, which explains the president’s rationale for why he planned to dismiss the director. The May letter had […]
9/1/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The weekend before he fired FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump drafted a letter to him laying out the reasons why he didn’t want him to stay in the job, a senior Trump administration official said Friday [9-1-17]. Mr. Trump, who worked on the draft at his golf club in […]
9/1/2017
HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY: “Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over…and so much more. A rigged system!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 06:56am […]
7/12/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Christopher Wray vowed Wednesday [7-12-17] to remain independent of any pressure if he’s confirmed to lead the FBI — pledging to adhere to the ‘Constitution and the rule of law’ as head of the bureau, ‘no matter the test.’ Wray also testified that he did not have any conversations with anyone […]
7/10/2017
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA: “James Comey leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION to the media. That is so illegal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2017 05:40am […]
6/26/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/NOMINATIONS: “Christopher Wray has spent the past 12 years building up one of the most successful white-collar defense groups in America. Now, that work could limit his oversight of some major investigations if he is confirmed as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While Mr. Wray’s confirmation process is expected to focus on […]
6/23/2017
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump said ‘we’re going to have to see’ when asked about the future of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is reportedly investigating whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice. ‘Well, he is very very good friends with (former FBI Director James) Comey, which is very bothersome,’ the President said in a […]
6/23/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After announcing Thursday [6-22-17] that he did not have recordings of his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey — recordings that weeks earlier he had suggested might exist — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Friday that ‘my story didn’t change.’ ‘I don’t have any tape, and […]
6/22/2017
INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has let linger — for six weeks — his suggestion that conversations inside the Oval Office may be recorded. But all indications, including inquiries to top government officials and government agencies tasked with tracking White House information and infrastructure, point to no such official recording system existing. White […]
6/22/2017
JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information, I have no idea… whether there are ‘tapes’ or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2017 11:54 to […]
6/21/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/SEAN SPICER: “White House press briefings are a running conversation — for now, anyway. President Trump is mulling drastic changes that could include reducing the frequency of briefings to once a week and requiring reporters to submit written questions, according to the New York Times. Trump previously floated the possibility of scrapping the briefings […]
6/20/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/POLITICS: “The leaders of the Senate judiciary committee have reached an agreement about the scope of an investigation into political interference at the FBI, with the possibility that the inquiry could explore whether President Donald Trump acted improperly during his interactions with fired FBI Director James Comey. Chairman Chuck Grassley and the panel’s top […]
6/19/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “A lawyer for President Donald Trump clashed with CNN anchor Chris Cuomo Monday [6-19-17] morning over whether his client is the target of an FBI investigation into possible collusion with the Russians. ‘As I said all weekend, there has been no notification to any of us that the President is under any investigation […]
6/15/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/MEDIA: “In federal court Thursday [6-15-17], CNN filed a lawsuit seeking to force the FBI to turn over former director James Comey’s memos documenting his conversations with President Donald Trump. Comey described the meetings and his note-taking in detail last week while testifying before the Senate intelligence committee. Despite high public interest in the […]
6/15/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey is now a subject of the federal probe being headed by special counsel Robert Mueller, which has expanded to include whether the president obstructed justice, a person familiar with the matter said. Mr. Mueller is examining whether the president fired Mr. Comey […]
6/13/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions infuriated Democratic senators Tuesday [6-13-17] by repeatedly thwarting their efforts to shed light on the firing of James Comey, as he blasted secret innuendo and leaks over his own conduct. In a fiery Senate intelligence committee hearing, Sessions raised his voice in indignation as he rejected […]
6/11/2017
JAMES COMEY/LEAKS: “I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. Totally illegal? Very ‘cowardly!’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 11, 2017 07:29am […]
6/9/2017
JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After remaining mute on Thursday [6-8-17] during harsh testimony from the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey accusing him of lying, President Trump tweeted early Friday that Mr. Comey had given him ‘vindication’ in the Russia investigation. ‘Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication,’ he wrote at […]
6/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Former FBI Director James Comey told senators in a closed hearing Thursday afternoon that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have had a third interaction with Russia’s ambassador to the US, according to people familiar with the briefing. Comey explained that the possibility there could have been another encounter was not […]
6/9/2017
JAMES COMEY/LEAKS: “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication…and WOW, Comey is a leaker!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2017 05:10am […]
6/8/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Accusations of lying whizzed across Washington Thursday [6-8-17] as fired FBI Director James Comey concluded his bombshell session on Capitol Hill. Comey himself suggested during his three-hour sworn testimony that President Donald Trump had a shaky commitment to telling the truth. The White House decried the accusation. Meanwhile, Trump’s outside lawyer […]
6/8/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL: “Former FBI chief James Comey said Thursday [6-8-17]the Trump administration ‘chose to defame me,’ told ‘lies, plain and simple’ and that he was ‘confused’ by President Donald Trump saying he was fired due to the Russia probe. ‘The administration chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI by saying the organization was […]
6/8/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY: “FBI Director James Comey has sparked a new round of questions surrounding whether or not President Trump has decided to record conversations that occur in the White House. During his remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday [6-8-17], Comey said he never expected that the president might be recording his conversations until […]
6/7/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL: “Former FBI Director James Comey, in a written statement posted on the web on Wednesday [6-7-17], said President Donald Trump asked him to back off from a probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn and told Comey, ‘I need loyalty. I expect loyalty.’ Comey, who will testify in person to the Senate […]
6/7/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY: “The Russia investigation and President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey are sure to dominate the headlines out of Wednesday’s [6-7-17] Senate intelligence committee hearing, but that’s not the reason that four top administration national security officials are appearing before the panel. The officials are testifying because the committee leaders […]
6/6/2017
JAMES COMEY/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR/ERIC TRUMP: “President Trump’s adult sons denied that their visit from the FBI about an attempted cyberattack had any effect on James Comey’s firing the next day. FBI agents met with Eric and Donald Trump Jr. May 8 to discuss a botched hack on the Trump Organization, which the two sons run […]
6/5/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will not invoke executive privilege to block former FBI Director James Comey’s scheduled testimony before Congress this week, the White House said on Monday [6-5-17]. ‘In order to facilitate a swift and thorough examination of the facts sought by the Senate Intelligence Committee, President Trump will not […]
5/31/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fired FBI director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate as early as next week to confirm bombshell accusations that President Donald Trump pressured him to end his investigation into a top Trump aide’s ties to Russia, a source close to the issue said Wednesday. Final details are still […]
5/24/2017
JAMES COMEY/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday [5-24-17] he doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump that former FBI Director James Comey is a ‘nut job.’ His remarks were in response to a New York Times report that the President bragged to two top Russian officials earlier this month that firing ‘nut […]
5/24/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The team tasked by the White House with finding a new director for the FBI is resetting its search, a senior administration official told CNN. President Donald Trump said last week that he was ‘very close’ to choosing a new FBI director to replace James Comey, who was leading the investigation […]
5/19/2017
INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “Former FBI Director James Comey will testify publicly before the Senate intelligence committee, committee leaders announced Friday [5-19-17]. Panel Chairman Richard Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner said they will schedule the hearing for after Memorial Day. A date has not been set. ‘The committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former […]
5/19/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, in his first public remarks since James Comey was fired as FBI director, told members of the House of Representatives on Friday [5-19-17] that Comey ‘was a role model.’ Rosenstein briefed lawmakers on the events leading up to Comey’s dismissal on May 9 as well as his decision […]
5/19/2017
JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At a joint news conference with Colombian President Juan Manual Santos Thursday [5-18-17], President Donald Trump was asked a very simple question: Had he urged then-FBI Director James Comey to slow or stop an FBI investigation into deposed national security adviser Michael Flynn? ‘No. No. Next question,’ Trump responded. It was […]
5/18/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump called the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, weeks after he took office and asked him when federal authorities were going to put out word that Mr. Trump was not personally under investigation, according to two people briefed on the call. Mr. Comey told the president that if he wanted […]
5/17/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY: “The revelation that James B. Comey documented his interactions with President Trump — describing in detail how the president urged him to quash the federal investigation into Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser — provided the clearest evidence yet that Mr. Trump tried to influence the government’s inquiry into possible links […]
5/17/2017
JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “President Donald Trump loves to talk. To tweet. To be quoted. To sound off. To make news. Which makes the fact that he hasn’t tweeted in more than 20 hours — despite blockbuster reports that he asked then FBI Director James Comey to end the investigation into former national […]
5/17/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “After a New York Times report revealed that former FBI Director James Comey kept memos detailing the president’s attempt to derail the FBI’s Russia investigation, a former White House adviser for multiple presidents says Trump is ‘in impeachment territory.’ The Times report highlighted one particular note from a February meeting between […]
5/17/2017
JAMES COMEY/POLITICS/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “A growing chorus of congressional Republicans are calling for former FBI Director James Comey to testify before Congress about his interactions President Donald Trump — including whether Trump tried to obstruct the criminal probe into ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. And more Republicans appeared open to appointing a special prosecutor or […]
5/16/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting. “I hope you can let this go,” […]
5/16/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Members of Congress from both parties escalated calls on Tuesday [5-16-17] for former F.B.I. director James B. Comey to appear before them after reports that President Trump had asked him to drop an investigation into Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser. Democrats were aggressive in seeking new […]
5/16/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEAKS: “I have been asking Director Comey & others, from the beginning of my administration, to find the LEAKERS in the intelligence community…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2017 07:10am […]
5/14/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/POLITICS: “President Trump’s abrupt dismissal last week of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, and his subsequent allusion to taped conversations with Mr. Comey continued to roil Washington on Sunday [5-14-17]. In televised appearances, lawmakers in both parties said that the recordings could or should come to light if they exist, while a former […]
5/14/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump, who has reportedly been isolated and frustrated by the negative coverage engulfing his administration in recent days, may be considering a major reorganization of his White House staff, according to report from Mike Allen of the news website Axios on Sunday [5-14-17]. Trump is said to have […]
5/14/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The calls for an impeachment investigation into President Trump have continued to mount in the wake of his controversial dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. In an op-ed released by the Washington Post on Saturday, Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence H. Tribe states that ‘The time has come for Congress to […]
5/12/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/POLITICS: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to brief the full Senate next week on the firing of FBI Director James Comey, a spokesperson for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters Friday [5-12-17]. ‘Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s office has confirmed to Senator Schumer’s office that Mr. Rosenstein will come to brief the […]
5/12/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-12-17] warned former FBI Director James Comey not to leak information to the news media while dismissing criticism that his aides gave contradictory accounts of how the White House handled Mr. Comey’s firing. ‘James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before […]
5/12/2107
ETHICS/FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s statement that he discussed the FBI’s Russia investigation with former Director James Comey has raised red flags among legal experts who said such conversations would be improper. ‘There generally shouldn’t be communications about pending investigations and if you need an explanation why, see: Watergate, basically,’ said Kathleen Clark, […]
5/12/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “When James Clapper himself, and virtually everyone else with knowledge of the witch hunt, says there is no collusion, when does it end?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2017 05:54am […]
5/12/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2017 05:26am […]
5/11/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he was planning to fire former FBI Director James Comey regardless of any advice from the Justice Department, because Mr. Comey was a ‘showboat’ who he claimed had lost the faith of his employees. In an interview with NBC News on Thursday [5-11-17], Mr. Trump offered his […]
5/11/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Thursday [5-11-17] that removing FBI Director James Comey from his post may hasten the agency’s investigation into Russian meddling. ‘We want this to come to its conclusion, we want it to come to its conclusion with integrity,’ said deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders, referring to the FBI’s […]
5/11/2017
2016 ELECTION/FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “Russia must be laughing up their sleeves watching as the U.S. tears itself apart over a Democrat EXCUSE for losing the election.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2017 03:34pm […]
5/11/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/MIKE PENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence has once again delivered the White House line, in the face of growing contradictory evidence, on a charged topic related to Russia’s possible connections to the Trump campaign. In meetings on Capitol Hill and in interviews, Pence has said this week that Trump fired FBI director […]
5/11/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Thursday [5-11-17] rejected assertions by the White House that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey and that the bureau’s probe into Russian election meddling was one of its most minor concerns. ‘I hold Director Comey in the absolute highest regard. I have the highest respect for […]
5/10/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump weighed in publicly for the first time on his firing of James Comey, saying on Wednesday [5-10-17] that the FBI director ‘wasn’t doing a good job.’ His comments were part of an effort by the White House to explain and elaborate on the reason the president abruptly fired […]
5/11/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House just can’t get its story straight about why President Trump decided to fire FBI Director James Comey. When the move was initially announced — just before 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday [5-9-17] night — the White House pointed to a memo written by deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein […]
5/10/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s stunning firing of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, injected another volatile ingredient into the partisanship already engulfing the capital and threatened to overwhelm Republican efforts to turn their government control into legislative success. The decision to replace Mr. Comey also increased the prospect of another contentious confirmation fight […]
5/10/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to three officials with knowledge of his request. Mr. Comey asked for the resources during […]
5/10/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, on Wednesday [5-10-17] defended President Trump’s firing of the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, resisting Democratic calls to challenge the president and support a broader inquiry of Russian interference in the election. ‘Today we’ll no doubt hear calls for […]
5/10/2107
FBI/JAMES COMEY/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “Dems have been complaining for months & months about Dir. Comey. Now that he has been fired they PRETEND to be aggrieved. Phony hypocrites!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2017 02:23pm […]
5/10/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “Watching Senator Richard Blumenthal speak of Comey is a joke. ‘Richie’ devised one of the greatest military frauds in U.S. history. For…years, as a pol in Connecticut, Blumenthal would talk of his great bravery and conquests in Vietnam – except he was never there. When…caught, he cried like a baby and begged for […]
5/10/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2017 06:27am […]
5/10/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA: “James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the FBI.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2017 06:19am […]
5/10/2017
JAMES COMEY/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2017 06:10am […]
5/10/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year’s election, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump […]
5/10/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, questions immediately arose about the President’s motivations for his dismissal — and for the recent firings of two other then-President Barack Obama-appointees who were in the middle of conducting investigations linked to Trump. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Comey’s firing was […]
5/9/2017
JAMES COMEY/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “Cryin’ Chuck Schumer stated recently, ‘I do not have confidence in him (James Comey) any longer.’ Then acts so indignant. #draintheswamp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2017 09:42pm […]
5/9/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump fired Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Mr. Rosenstein said in his letter recommending Mr. Comey’s dismissal that the FBI director shouldn’t have spoken publicly last summer after closing an investigation into former […]
5/9/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-9-17] fired FBI Director James Comey after his attorney general and deputy attorney general recommended his removal. ‘The FBI is one of our nation’s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,’ Trump said in […]
5/9/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the midst of the bureau’s probe into his campaign associates’ possible links to Russia added impetus to calls for a special counsel to handle the case. The sudden move by Mr. Trump on Tuesday galvanized Democrats, […]
5/9/2017
FBI/HILLARY/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES COMEY: “FBI Director James Comey erroneously told Congress last week that former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin forwarded ‘hundreds of thousands’ of emails to her then-husband’s laptop — and the bureau is looking for a way to clean up the error. The emails were forwarded to Anthony Weiner’s computer via a backup system for […]
5/2/2017
2016 ELECTION/FBI/JAMES COMEY: “FBI Director Comey was the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds! The phony…Trump/Russia story was an excuse used by the Democrats as justification for losing the election. Perhaps Trump just ran a great campaign?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
12/23/2017
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY: “How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin’ James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife’s campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 23, 2017 03:27pm […]