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Trump will live tweet during Comey testimony
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Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
At the hearing where Clint Watts was on the panel, Cotton tried to blame Obama for the hacks. He said his weak policy on Russia emboldened them to do what they did. Seriously.
He also dodged questions from a 7 year old at a town hall meeting.
LMAO.
This may sound like a dumb question but what the fuck does the FBI even have to do with foreign terrorism?
Bam Bam Baklava
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It's not his call to make. He can only relay what he experienced.
Lol ok. Glad I will busy that day now.
RPGCrazied
Member
Why would you even do that after being called crazy & a nut job? Come clean, tell all.
Ah. So he will probably make the list.
I hope no one genuinely thought he was going to outright accuse the President of a crime in his testimony. That's a legal conclusion and he knows better than to give one.
That said, the article also states he will push back on Trump's assertion that he said Trump wasn't under investigation.
Something to keep in mind come Thursday. Video.
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872167759056162816
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872167759056162816
Something to keep in mind come Thursday. Video.
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872167759056162816
Thanks for the opening, Spicey.
Right, this is fairly obvious.
Something to keep in mind come Thursday. Video.
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872167759056162816
They are always used against him but he can't shut up. He is too fucking stupid to just be quiet.
God damnit Comey, don't let him off easy
You are probably right. This makes me feel better.
Comey talked with Mueller before this. They probably want to leave enough their that it can be seen as such, but they may not want to press charges for it yet.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Is GuyKazama just pretending to be this bad at reading? It says right fucking there in your quoted transcript. Trumpism seems to corrupt not just your moral compass but your basic critical reading skills.
Poltergust
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It's not really his call to make anymore since he's no longer with the FBI. He'll probably just relay what happened between him and Trump, but not try to extrapolate what it means.
Intheflorsh
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Did you read any of the words before that sentence? lol
Since when was the president the DOJ also?
NyMartin90
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lol
Sho_Nuff82
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In the context of that quote, he's talking about receiving a direct order from the DOJ or Sessions.
Edit: I keep telling myself "Spicer and the staff can't be that dumb", but there it is, in writing, that anything the president writes on Thursday is self-incriminating. Why would you roll the dice like that for a real-time "reaction" stream of consciousness?
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Trump asked if he has a message for Comey ahead of his testimony. "I wish him luck," Trump responds via @JenniferJJacobs
https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/872169979306704897
https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/872169979306704897
NullPointer
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A bummer, but Comey knows it's not his judgment to make seeing as he's no longer a part of the investigation. The man's a trained lawyer, he knows how to play the game. Besides, it's not like the GOP will do anything about it even if Comey just flat out said that Trump was obstructing justice. Comey's word alone will not get Trump impeached - Republicans will just try to smear his name and say he's bitter that Trump fired him so he's trying to get Trump impeached.
What the hell is wrong with You? Your quote literally mentions department of justice.
ClosingADoor
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More like Trump trying to get attention away by saying outrageous things once again while some shit is going against him, so people get upset at a tweet instead of the actual issue.
TestOfTide
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Edit nvm
Lol he wants to be Putin so bad. But sorry Trump, no one is afraid of your bitch ass.
Sho_Nuff82
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Similar to Chaffetz on Flynn, Comey doesn't want to actually come out and accuse the president of a crime. He will simply state what happened without putting a label on it. If asked directly if he considers it obstruction, he will not go that far.
GuyKazama
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The Executive branch and DOJ are the same. If Comey suspected any obstruction, he is legally obligated to report it immediately. Otherwise, it is assumed that the obstruction is successful, and he becomes complicit.
He has testified, as well as the acting FBI head, that no obstruction has taken place. This is consistent with what is expected of the testimony tomorrow.
Sho_Nuff82
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The one GuyKazama put in a quote block right underneath it:
HIRONO: So if the Attorney General or senior officials at the Department of Justice opposes a specific investigation, can they halt that FBI investigation?
COMEY: In theory yes.
HIRONO: Has it happened?
COMEY: Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that -- without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don't see a case there and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I'm talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It's not happened in my experience.
He was asked a specific question, and gave a specific answer. Sessions or a member of the DOJ asking him to stop the investigation is very different from the president telling him to do so directly. He was not asked about the latter, and did not comment on it. As Trump has now burned his executive privilege to the ground, Comey can be fully open about any such conversations, but he will not use the word "obstruction" as it's a legal opinion and a charge of a crime.
He is a private citizen.
He specified the DOJ and didn't include the Executive Branch for a reason. You really need to re-read what you quoted.
LiveFromKyoto
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A fair bit, they would be responsible for investigating agents acting on US soil.
Costanza-san
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This is the type of thing we joked that he would do before he was elected. Fucking insane.
Bam Bam Baklava
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They are very much not the same, but whatever makes you feel better. Also, I don't think he will deny or confirm obstruction either, he will offer his testimony and defer since it is not his call to make.
.Comey probably didn't experience any direct attempts at interfering with the investigation, but his firing itself was potentially an attempt to do so. But Comey refusing to accuse the President of obstruction doesn't mean it didn't take place or that he doesn't believe it took place.
Dude, I'm Canadian and I know the difference between DOJ and the president. You are so full of shit.
TestOfTide
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First of NO THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. That's like saying that all dogs are German shepards.
Second, who the hell should Comey report it to when the AG was already caught being implicated and had to recuse himself and the house is blatantly trying to defend Trump desperately?
The White House and the DoJ are not the same.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/comey-trump-oval-office-responses/index.html
glimmerman
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I honestly think he is suiciding his presidency on purpose. He knows he is in way over his head, needs a way out. So he's going to do the equivalent of an account suicide, get impeached, and then use the impeachment to blame everyone else for a conspiracy to get rid of him. And secretly he'll breathe a sigh of relief that its all over.
Poltergust
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How on earth did you come to that conclusion?
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