The media used allusions to the Super Bowl to hype former FBI director James Comey’s testimony today before the Senate Intelligence Committee. As it played out, though, sports fans could be forgiven for feeling duped. Granted, the suckers who flocked to local bars to watch, as if it were a big game, could at least… Read more.
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Trump Demanded Oath of Loyalty from FBI Director
Only seven days after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president, James B. Comey has told associates, the F.B.I. director was summoned to the White House for a one-on-one dinner with the new commander in chief. … The president then turned the conversation to whether Mr. Comey would pledge his loyalty to him. Mr.… Read more.
Channeling Nixon, Trump Fires FBI Director
Frankly, I warned that Trump would channel Nixon in this impeachable fashion. FBI Director James B. Comey has been dismissed by the president, according to White House spokesman Sean Spicer – a startling move that officials said stemmed from a conclusion by Justice Department officials that he had mishandled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails.… Read more.
FBI Repeats: ‘No Reasonable Prosecutor’ Would Charge Hillary Over E-mails
Nine days ago, Director James Comey sent a letter informing congressional leaders that the FBI was reviewing newly discovered e-mails. He said they “appeared to be pertinent” to its yearlong investigation into Hillary’s use of a private e-mail server. Unsurprisingly, the immediate leaking of that letter shocked the world. Politicians and pundits (of every partisan disposition)… Read more.
Hey, FBI, Scavenging Hillary’s E-mails Is No Way to Disrupt Terrorist Plots
The Chicago Cubs won a thrilling game against the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night. But they still trail 3 games to 2 in this best-of-7 World Series. Game 6 is tonight, when I expect the Indians (my team) to extend the fabled Cubs’ 108-year losing streak. With all due respect to this fall classic, however, the presidential… Read more.
E-mailgate: FBI Gives Hillary Tongue Lashing but Recommends No Charges
The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, said on Tuesday that the bureau would not recommend criminal charges in Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information, lifting an enormous legal cloud from her presidential campaign, hours before her first joint campaign appearance with President Obama. But Mr. Comey rebuked Mrs. Clinton as being ‘extremely careless’ in using a… Read more.