Much has been made about the possibility that former FBI Director James Comey may have written some troublesome memos detailing President Trump’s impact into the FBI investigation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
Liberals seem to be wishin’ and a-prayin’ that the memos contain some damning information that could bring down the Trump administration, but the truth is far more likely that the memos contain nothing more than the President’s plea for mercy for his friend. If that.
How do we know that there isn’t a bombshell waiting in the wings? Because if the President had attempted to impede the investigation and Comey didn’t report it immediately… Comey would have committed a federal felony and would be facing serious jail time.
But… we also know that the President didn’t try to unduly influence the Flynn investigation because Comey has testified, under oath, in the past about this very subject.
Perjury? On May 3rd #Comey testified under oath saying #Trump did not ask him to stop the investigation contradicting his own Memo. pic.twitter.com/NyRDdf6x82
— Mark Kennedy (@marksmile100) May 18, 2017
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So. Which James Comey are we supposed to believe? The one who swore under oath that no one had ever tried to stop him from investigating anyone, including Michael Flynn. Or the just fired political crony who is upset that he’s lost his job and is looking for scapegoats?
I believe the guy from early May who didn’t have an axe to grind… yet.
Townhall’s Guy Benson noticed the the problem earlier today as well:
…the original question was about orders from the AG or DOJ officials, but Comey's answer seems to cover the issue very broadly…
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 18, 2017
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…Comey allows that opinions are sometimes offered re whether to pursue a case, but attests he was never instructed to shut a probe down…
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 18, 2017
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…perhaps Comey perceived Trump's 'hope you can let it go' cajoling about Flynn as an opinion, not an instruction…
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 18, 2017
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…maybe subsequent events (his firing) changed Comey's view of that interaction, but this answer throws a wrench into the narrative…
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 18, 2017
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…and parsing that the Q was only about AG/DOJ feels really weaselly, in terms of wiggle room on that answer…
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 18, 2017
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…so once again: let's see these alleged memos (I expect they do exist), and let's hear new sworn testimony from Comey about them.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 18, 2017
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