Comey 'tell-all' violates all rules of justice

[TalkRadio]

The headlines could not be more enticing or salacious. One declared “Comey memoir claims Trump was obsessed with disproving ‘pee tape’ allegation” while others featured the fired FBI director questioning Trump’s marriage. In his book, as well as Sunday’s interview with ABC News, James Comey
described Trump’s “slightly orange” face with “bright white half moons under his eyes where I assumed he placed small tanning goggles” or discussed how he “made a mental note to check [his hand] size.” (Spoiler alert: Comey found them not unusually small.)

One could easily ask what any of this has to do with justice as an ideal, let alone the Justice Department as an institution. Comey’s book makes the answer plain: Nothing. Comey is selling himself with the vigor of a Kardashian and the viciousness of a Trump. While professing to write the book to protect the FBI as an institution, Comey is doing that institution untold harm by joining an ignoble list of tell-all authors.

Comey was largely unchallenged in the interview as he claimed to be the “guardian” of the FBI. If true, it is a curious way to go about that. Comey was the most senior person investigating the president, and that investigation is ongoing. Prosecutors and former prosecutors are not supposed to discuss active investigations in public. It cannot benefit this investigation to have Comey hold forth on the underlying facts or reference disclosed and undisclosed evidence, nor is it helpful to his role as a cooperating witness. Witnesses are generally asked to avoid public comments, let alone tell-all books.

In the end, the book and interview tell more about the former FBI director than the president. In again reminding viewers that Trump may have engaged with Russian prostitutes, Comey feigns a pained expression and says, “It is stunning and I wish I wasn’t saying it, but it’s just … the truth.” And more importantly, it is all in his book.

http://thehill.com/opinion/white-ho...-picture-of-himself-than-trump-with-publicity

 

[WoundedKnee]

I think he should have waited until he had calmed down before he let Hypoxia ghostwrite his book. Maybe he should have counted backwards from ten million.

 

[bellisarius]

He should have never written it. This is NOT going to turn out well for him.

 

[WoundedKnee]

I think his goals were more short-term, like building up a defense fund for when McCabe turns Judas on him.

 

[bellisarius]

I think his goals were more short-term, like building up a defense fund for when McCabe turns Judas on him.

There is that. I don't think there's going to be much after the initial orders, the book has nothing in it.

 

[WoundedKnee]

By this, maybe even next Christmas, it will be on the dollar store book shelves. Who knows? I might even be able to pick up a signed hardback copy.

 

[WoundedKnee]

Not just McCabe. He has now probably also motivated Lynch (and her mob) to strike back too. Eventually you get one of those circular firing squads.

 

[bellisarius]

He is trying to clear his own name by smearing everyone else.

I love his quip about Trump being morally unfit. Comey has a reputation in DC, that being that he thinks of himself morally superior to everyone. If Christ were to have his second coming now, Comey would probably find Him lacking too.

 

[WoundedKnee]

You know, eventually her majesty in exile is going to weigh in on this one too. She might even nag Bubba into taking part is the squad.

 

[coati]

There is that. I don't think there's going to be much after the initial orders, the book has nothing in it.

For a book that has nothing in it, the Stable Genius sure has worked himself into a lather. And I thought Kellyanne Conway was going to spin out of control right through the roof during her TV interview on CNN.

But, the real action is what is taking place among current justice department officials, not with the past FBI director. I'm preparing more popcorn.

 

[contrifan32]

For a book that has nothing in it, the Stable Genius sure has worked himself into a lather. And I thought Kellyanne Conway was going to spin out of control right through the roof during her TV interview on CNN.

But, the real action is what is taking place among current justice department officials, not with the past FBI director. I'm preparing more popcorn.

You might want to roast up some crow with that popcorn. The Comey book tour has agreed to some interviews with corespondents that may not all throw as many softballs as Alfalfa.

 

[WoundedKnee]

No matter how direct and tough the questions, when you;re not under oath, you can say almost anything, like he's clearly done in his book.

But he has no time to testify before Congress...

 

[Hypoxia]

The crucial question: Is Comey's account accurate?

 

[WoundedKnee]

The crucial question: Is Comey's account accurate?

And of course, everyone here assumes that you now the answer.

 

[HisArpy]

The crucial question: Is Comey's account accurate?

On it's face? No.

The book is a shaded opinion of events rather than a historical narrative.

 

[WoundedKnee]

On it's face? No.

The book is a shaded opinion of events rather than a historical narrative.

I'd even go so far to say that it is political revenge porn. He's not under oath. He can weave any tale that he wishes to, but he certainly will not do it in front of Congress under oath.

 

[RoryN]

If Trump were Hillary, with all other things equal, this thread wouldn't exist.

Deplorables continue to embarrass themselves with their hypocrisy.

 

[contrifan32]

The crucial question: Is Comey's account accurate?

Wait, an account of what exactly? There were a lot of "it could be ...but I don't know" not much else.

 

[bellisarius]

For a book that has nothing in it, the Stable Genius sure has worked himself into a lather. And I thought Kellyanne Conway was going to spin out of control right through the roof during her TV interview on CNN.

But, the real action is what is taking place among current justice department officials, not with the past FBI director. I'm preparing more popcorn.

You are about the stupidest, most presumptive, mindless mind reader posting here. Do go fuck off.

 

[nowisthetime]

If Trump were Hillary, with all other things equal, this thread wouldn't exist.

Deplorables continue to embarrass themselves with their hypocrisy.

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Like I've always been saying, the manchild takes a dump outside of his diapers, and these cretins will find any way to PRAISE HIM or DEFLECT.

But But Obama!


But but Hillary!

Skim through all the Deplorable threads, and I guarantee you, 99% of them in some way bring up irrelevant shit from 8 years ago or some made up jazz about Hillary.

How stupid does that look? How desperate does that look?

 

[WoundedKnee]

Jesus fucking :facepalm:

IF this were Hillary, Rory would post four threads a day defending her honor.
This shit just keeps getting funnier. Who in this thread said, "But Obama?"
I'm wondering who said "But Hillary?"

 

[coati]

You are about the stupidest, most presumptive, mindless mind reader posting here. Do go fuck off.

Scored!

 

[Hypoxia]

And of course, everyone here assumes that you now the answer.

I have no idea of its accuracy. I've not seen it. Have you? Are you reviewing a book you haven't read? In high school, that was called 'cheating'.

Comey is indeed a shit. But he was Trompniks' golden boy when he destroyed Hillary, and now he's their demon-spawn as he seems to destroy Tromp. Ha.

 

[WoundedKnee]

I, in all candor, have not read the book and neither have you.
There are the excerpts, the interview and Comey's past statements and testimony in evidence. The book cannot be believed as truth because it is not under oath. It was written quickly, in a hurry and with a political axe to grind from a man who just admitted, rather than being a straight arrow, he was being influenced by the politics of the election (and his family's overwhelming support of Hillary Clinton and the implication that, he too, expected her to win).

What I do not get is what happened to all of the anger over his actions that the Democrats had until right after Trump won and then suddenly the Democrats got the idea that even though he sunk their candidate, he was now in the perfect position to sink Trump even deeper.

 

[coati]

What I do not get is what happened to all of the anger over his actions that the Democrats had until right after Trump won and then suddenly the Democrats got the idea that even though he sunk their candidate, he was now in the perfect position to sink Trump even deeper.

You need to get the roles straight. Comey is the shiny object that the Repugs are screaming about at the moment, including the frantic screams in this thread. Comey wrote a memoir and is on a book tour.

Mueller is the justice official who is positioned to sink the Stable Genius. Mueller has access to bank records and other evidence.