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The lamestream media has gone overboard regarding reports of an alleged memo issued by fired FBI director James Comey, but there can be only two conclusions: (1) IT'S TOTALLY "FAKE NEWS" or (2) COMEY HAS EITHER LIED UNDER OATH or IS PERSONALLY GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
The alleged "memo" supposedly indicates that Donald Trump told Comey to drop the investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn, but consider the following ...
* The report and substance of the purported "memo" apparently comes, despite no one at the New York Times having actually seen the memo, and the story comes from anonymous, second-hand sources.
* According to a story published in the Washington Post in January, the FBI had already cleared Flynn (in December) of any wrongdoing in phone conversations he had with the Russian ambassador after the election. BUT the alleged Trump-Comey conversation that prompted the memo took place on Feb. 14, the day after Trump fired Flynn.
* Comey testified before Congress (on May 3) that the Trump administration had not attempted to interfere with the FBI investigation into whether the Russian government meddled in the November presidential election.
* Senate Judiciary Committee member Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) asked Comey, “If the attorney general or senior officials at the Department of Justice opposes a specific investigation, can they halt that FBI investigation?” And Comey replied, “In theory, yes.” Then the senator asked, "Has it happened?” and Comey replied, “Not in my experience ... 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.”
* IF it's true that Trump actually did attempt to influence the investigation, COMEY IS GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE for not reporting the situation to authorities, and failure to do so is a violation of the law -- specifically 18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361 -- that requires him to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Upon proof that Comey violated that law, he would face legal consequences and lose his license to practice law.
So again, is the "memo" FAKE NEWS, or is Comey guilty of lying under oath and/or obstruction of justice?
The alleged "memo" supposedly indicates that Donald Trump told Comey to drop the investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn, but consider the following ...
* The report and substance of the purported "memo" apparently comes, despite no one at the New York Times having actually seen the memo, and the story comes from anonymous, second-hand sources.
* According to a story published in the Washington Post in January, the FBI had already cleared Flynn (in December) of any wrongdoing in phone conversations he had with the Russian ambassador after the election. BUT the alleged Trump-Comey conversation that prompted the memo took place on Feb. 14, the day after Trump fired Flynn.
* Comey testified before Congress (on May 3) that the Trump administration had not attempted to interfere with the FBI investigation into whether the Russian government meddled in the November presidential election.
* Senate Judiciary Committee member Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) asked Comey, “If the attorney general or senior officials at the Department of Justice opposes a specific investigation, can they halt that FBI investigation?” And Comey replied, “In theory, yes.” Then the senator asked, "Has it happened?” and Comey replied, “Not in my experience ... 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.”
* IF it's true that Trump actually did attempt to influence the investigation, COMEY IS GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE for not reporting the situation to authorities, and failure to do so is a violation of the law -- specifically 18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361 -- that requires him to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Upon proof that Comey violated that law, he would face legal consequences and lose his license to practice law.
So again, is the "memo" FAKE NEWS, or is Comey guilty of lying under oath and/or obstruction of justice?
