Spyke
piefed.social

For far too long, previous corrupt leadership and their enablers weaponized federal law enforcement, damaging once proud institutions and severely eroding public trust,” Patel wrote.

These people are absolutely insane. What exactly did Comey do? Unless i missed it, is not in the article

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lemmy.world

False statements and obstruction, but really is cause he didn't do what trump wanted

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piefed.social

I saw that. But what did he falsly say?

Yeah the corruption is off the charts with this case.

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_wizardreply
lemmy.world

At what point does his declaration go from true to false? Are we at that stage?

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SeeMarkFlyreply
lemmy.ml

At discovery. He always looses in discovery because they cant discover anything.

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jballsreply
sh.itjust.works

It's in the article now near the end. He testified to Congress that he didn't authorize a leak about investigating Hillary Clinton's email server in 2016. But Andrew McCabe testified that Comey did.

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orclevreply
lemmy.world

No, Andrew McCabe testified that he decided to leak the investigation and then told Comey about it after he had already leaked it. Comey testified that he didn't authorize the leak or know about it before it happened but that McCabe told him about it after the fact. Their testimonies corroborate each other.

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Ah interesting. They actually removed that whole thing from the article after I posted my comment. I wonder if they got fact checked.

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danc4498reply
lemmy.world

He sabotaged Hillary Clinton and is possibly the only reason Trump is still a person we care about.

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AA5Breply
lemmy.world

That’s what I don’t get. Whats in it for Trump to investigate? Usually I expect right or wrong, or the actual law to not matter, only personal spite, and the main thing comey was known for is helping get Trump elected.

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I think he is also responsible for the Russia investigation and special counsel. Which America forgot about, but Trump didn’t.

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Don't get your brain twisted in a knot trying to apply your Critical Thinking Skills to his behavior. There is no rhyme or reason to much of what he does or says.

When a person has no Critical Thinking Skills, the logical vacuum has to be filled by something, and in many people, especially those with lazy intelligence, that vacuum is filled with Chaotic Thinking. It's the pinball machine of thinking; even when you think you are putting together some sort of strategy, it only survives a few random bounces.

Trump is ruled by Chaotic Thinking, exacerbated by never having to suffer consequences of any of his misbehavior. He doesn't think hard, never deeply, and is happy with the first concept that allows him to get back to thinking and talking about his favorite subjects: money, golf, and himself.

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Director of the FBI. That position automatically makes them guilty of horrific human rights violations in the global south. So, you won't see me give a shit when one of them catches punishment for any reason.

US justice system is a joke. If it punishes one of its own because it's such a joke I see that as at least a nice feature of its stupidity.

I'll save my caring and activism for people like Mahmoud Khalil.

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seathrureply
lemmy.sdf.org

What exactly did Comey do? Unless i missed it, is not in the article

It's literally the first sentence.

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of false statement and obstruction related to testimony he gave to Congress five years ago.

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seathrureply
lemmy.sdf.org

The indictment also alleges that Comey made a false statement in violation of 18 USC 1001. Comey stated that he did not authorize someone at the FBI to be an anonymous source. According to the indictment that statement was false.

No word on the obstruction charge.

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lemmy.ca

on charges of making a false statement

Trump had made no less than 50,000 false statements, so what's this double-standard?

More importantly, it seems that Trump, as president, is quite literally going after anyone he doesn't like. From comedians to former FBI directors.

Why is this OK?

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SeeMarkFlyreply
lemmy.ml

I'm not OK with it.

I want a refund for the time I WASTED in school learning about all our checks and balances.

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I also want a refund for all the time you wasted in school learning about all of our checks and balances.

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lemmy.world

Trump: "They're illegally using the Justice Department to go after me!"

Also Trump: "Hey guys, I want you to go after my enemies!"

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That’s why he said it. So now he has a [made up] excuse.

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lemmy.world

This is practically textbook malicious prosecution. The social media post by Trump and the statute of limitations being only days away at the time of indictment make me expect any non-MAGA federal judge to toss this case immediately. The defendant has such a good affirmative defense that this going to trial would be an embarrassment to the court.

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kescusayreply
lemmy.world

Yeah, I'm thinking this case gets tossed, with prejudice, within the next 48 hours.

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Our courts don't work that quickly, but probably the initial hearings will be the defense asking for dismissal with prejudice and the prosecutor having to explain why this isn't actually exactly what everyone knows it is.

Unless it goes to Cannon's court, in which case Comey will get the death penalty.

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lemmy.world

Remember when he got trump elected by dumping a bunch of Hillary’s emails right before the election? Yea it’s almost like he created the monster that will destroy us all….enjoy your bed

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lemmy.world

Absolutely. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.

Enjoy the consequences of your own actions, idiot.

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feddit.uk

Hey. Our dog sleeps in bed with us and we dont have fleas.

Don't besmirch dogs like that. Phrase should be

"Lie down with dead, flea infested rats, wake up with fleas".

Although I guess that is also unkind to dead flea-infested rats

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Also, do fleas infest dead rats? I would think they'd leave an animal once it died. Can't harvest healthy blood from a dead animal.

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lemmy.blahaj.zone

At the very end of the article, the author finally explains the specific charge against Comey.

Comey, in his September 2020 testimony, told Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that he stood by prior testimony that he did not, as FBI director, authorize a leak of information to The Wall Street Journal for an October 2016 article that detailed a Justice Department probe of then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email use.

Cruz told the Justice Department in a letter three months later that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe admitted knowing about and authorizing the leak.

McCabe insisted that Comey was aware of his decision to authorize the disclosure, while Comey “has denied this claim,” Cruz wrote.

“Mr. Comey and Mr. McCabe’s statements are irreconcilably contradictory,” Cruz wrote. “Mr. McCabe says that he told Mr. Comey of the leak and that Mr. Comey approved — effectively authorizing the leak after the fact. Mr. Comey, on the other hand, has said that he neither authorized the leak nor knew of Mr. McCabe’s involvement.”

“One of them is lying under oath — a federal crime,” Cruz wrote.

Righty-o then. So prove it.

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lemmy.world

Actually taking those statements as they are, they are NOT actually contradictory.

Comey, in his September 2020 testimony, told Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that he stood by prior testimony that he did not, as FBI director, authorize a leak of information to The Wall Street Journal for an October 2016 article that detailed a Justice Department probe of then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email use.

So Comey did not authorize a leak.

Cruz told the Justice Department in a letter three months later that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe admitted knowing about and authorizing the leak.

So McCabe knew about and authorized the leak.

McCabe insisted that Comey was aware of his decision to authorize the disclosure, while Comey “has denied this claim,” Cruz wrote.

So Comey was aware that McCabe authorized the leak, not himself.

That doesn't prove at all that either Comey or McCabe lied, in fact it proves the exact opposite. McCabe admitted he authorized the leak, Comey knew about it but did not authorize it. Which is exactly what both of them said, there's no lie there.

That assumes those are the actual facts of course. But if that's the basis of the charges, there's nothing there without even needing to get into any minutiae.

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Monumentreply
lemmy.sdf.org

So the person who is lying is Ted Cruz. Or he’s too stupid not to conflate the statements. But it’s likely the former.

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Cethinreply
lemmy.zip

Are you saying that Lying Rafael "Ted" Cruz would lie?

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This is so fucking stupid and a waste of money. I hate everything.

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Oh boy I’m sure this will be what fixes the economy and lowers the price of groceries, gas, and housing. Sooooo much winning everywhere America!

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No one is above the law

Good news everyone! This must be about reopening that election obstruction federal case and un-pardoning those 1,600 people charged for the attempted coup.

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I'm a little bit surprised that a grand jury indicted him on such flimsy evidence, but at the same time, fuck all these MAGA enablers. Comey was instrumental in getting Trump elected in 2016 and he deserves Trump's wrath.

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Partisan hack worked to influence the election with announcement on reopening the buttery males probe just before the election. I will be eating popcorn (sans butter) while I watch the leopards attempt to eat his face.

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I'd love to know how this Grand Jury was picked. And I'd love to see what was presented to them. (I don't need to hear their actual deliberations.)

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FTFY: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal bogus charges.

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lemmy.world

Oh no, if it isn't the consequences of my actions.

Get fucked, Comey.

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Comey's a Republican and he very obviously turfed the investigations, not to mention his ratfuckery in 2016.

It's an accurate statement. Comey fucked around and now he's finding out.

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So you like that Comey killed Hillary's chances and led us into the Trumpian nightmare?

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