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Trump Fires James Comey
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Gai Murakumo
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It's on like Donkey Kong!!!
fredrancour
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Oh Jesus more twitter rumors. Real article soon plz .
Ruined individual strangers walking alone at night for me. Hadn't had a 4th wall breaking horror experience since marble hornets
Funkyhamster
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Comey hype is best hype. Can't wait.
That is even better than I could have hoped.
Fenderputty
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Dr forrester will soon man a retraction right, right?!?
It's funny watching people lose their shit over Comey's height considering I'm a half inch taller lol
Vincent Alexander
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Isaac Otherworld
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Everyone was so scared of Comey not wanting to testify in private.
Yes.
Oh baby, I don't want to get excited...but I can't help it
Yeah, even though he's not employed by the government anymore, Comey will obviously not be allowed to say anything real meaty since it's still an active investigation - but it could be fun just for to see him refute more of Trump's bullshit claims about him.
Fenderputty
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Comey: "fuck yo tapes clown"
I'm right there with ya, Comey.
Oh baby, I don't want to get excited...but I can't help it
Classified stuff is still off the table, but Comey could put his dinner with Trump into the public record.
Unbelievable....
I'm really hoping for the latter (knowing we won't get the former).
There is a real formula for any Trump question you have.
1. Of any of the possible outcomes to your question, which leads Trump to look most incompetent?
Whatever that answer is, it will always be right. In this case, the answer is "yes". Seriously, plug this in to any future Trump inquiry. PM me if this ever fails to be true.
OH BOY
TheMortarion
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This is like straight up WWE now! Any new thing that happens might as well be entrance music playing with everyone freaking out.
***Comey's theme erupts from the PA****
Crowd goes nuts.
***Comey's theme erupts from the PA****
Crowd goes nuts.
If it's classified isn't it inadmissible by the FBI?
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Comey called the fuck out of Manbaby's bluff. I love it.
Obviously the 'threat' tweet was nothing but 'grandstanding' by Trump to look tough and attempt to fool his supporters and the country into thinking this is the one time in history he's right. It's incredibly sad that he continues to think shit like that will work on anyone but his most loyal dumbasses.
Obviously the 'threat' tweet was nothing but 'grandstanding' by Trump to look tough and attempt to fool his supporters and the country into thinking this is the one time in history he's right. It's incredibly sad that he continues to think shit like that will work on anyone but his most loyal dumbasses.
Senator Feinstein: Mr. Comey can you go into a bit more detail about your dinner with President Trump following his Inauguration?
Comey: If I can recall, I had my lamb medium rare with a pesto glaze. President Trump had a Kobe Beef steak, well done, with ketchup.
Senator Feinstein: Was it Hunts or Heinz ketchup?
Comey: I can now confirm that President Trump likes Hunts ketchup more than Heinz.
Senator Warner: I'm going to be sick.
Senator Graham: Thank you Mr. Comey. It is now imperative that this Congress bring charges against President Trump for perjury. In past testimony, the president had made statements that he only used the best ketchup for his steaks. Given Mr. Comey's testimony today and the confirmation from former Director of National Intelligence, Clapper, it is clear that President Trump uses the worst ketchup on his steaks; and should be impeached immediately.
This is going to be one of the most anticipated hearings ever. The genie's out of the bottle.
Vestal
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Yeah. It came off as a threat, but it was just a way to refute the idea that he asked for loyalty from Comey. He didn't think he'd get called out on it.
Hoisted with his own petard...
sunshine and gasoline
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Dang. I wish that there would be footage of Trump watching that possible hearing. His reactions/rants would be priceless.
Trump: Lock him up for perjury!
Zok310
Banned
He would not understand what he was watching.....
This is happening to me frequently.
Thought he was backing down, this is amazing.
It's elevated beyond "hearsay" when the NY Times Michael Schmidt reports on it. He is known to be a solid reporter. This isn't gossip rag stuff.
MrSaturn99
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DrForester
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He does it, I'll happily eat crow. But I'm done getting excited or hopeful over things that might happen.
Typically the fact that this appeared in a NYT article rather than just a tweet by someone means they have somehow corroborated or confirmed the statement.
It doesn't 100% mean that Comey feels this way, but you should feel pretty comfortable that the NYT corroborated a) this person said Comey wanted to testify publicly and b) this person s actually a close associate in a position to know such a thing. If the NYT is doing its job that is
What can he even say that isn't confidential? When would this even be?
Vestal
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He could directly contradict Trump on his assertions made on TV. Trump opened himself up by talking about his conversations with Comey which in theory could eliminate any ability for Trump to claim privilege.
Nothing classified but he can go on the record under oath about the conversations he's had with the president. Since Trump brought them up the White House apparently cannot raise executive privilege and keep him from talking about it.
Since this is already so surreal, it can only go one way: Comey brings Trump down and somehow works his way to become president.
In all seriousness though, Comey is becoming a very popular figure. He could definitely run in 2020 if he wanted to. His conservative views aside, having someone competent as president feels like an unobtainable fantasy at this point.
In all seriousness though, Comey is becoming a very popular figure. He could definitely run in 2020 if he wanted to. His conservative views aside, having someone competent as president feels like an unobtainable fantasy at this point.
BlastProcessing
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Because Trump talked about the dinner first, there isn't any executive privilege. Comey can't talk about the investigation itself but he is free to give his account of his interactions with Trump.
Comey is a private citizen who has every right to refute what the President has claimed about him.
demosthenes
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...lol, no.
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