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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,026 posts)
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:23 PM Apr 2018

Trump claims vindication after release of Comey memos

President Trump late Thursday night trumpeted the release of a series of memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, claiming they exonerated him of allegations that he obstructed justice and colluded with Russia.

"James Comey Memos just out and show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION," Trump tweeted. "Also, he leaked classified information. WOW! Will the Witch Hunt continue?"




Comey's memos have become a flashpoint in an increasingly bitter partisan fight on Capitol Hill tied to whether Trump tried to obstruct justice in the ongoing probe into possible ties between his campaign and Russia.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) was forced to hand over the memos to Congress on Thursday or face a subpoena from House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). He and other Republicans, including Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), have been investigating alleged anti-Trump bias at DOJ in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-vindication-after-release-of-comey-memos/ar-AAw5wix?li=BBnb7Kz

The memos show that Trump and many on the right are illiterate morons.
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Trump claims vindication after release of Comey memos (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 OP
He's like the evil Homer Simpson of Presidents C_U_L8R Apr 2018 #1
Seriously he's a detestable creep malaise Apr 2018 #3
I haven't read them all Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2018 #2
Yes the ones unredacted exboyfil Apr 2018 #4
Remember, rump supporters NEVER research the truth, if rump says the memos clear him Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #5
Spanky is such a damn fool. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #6
He never experienced Nam. (Sore pinky toe, I think.) It's: Step 1, declare victory. Step 2, Mc Mike Apr 2018 #7
Does anyone know how TrumpTV is framing the memos? unitedwethrive Apr 2018 #8
His amazing, very very amazing, fifty word vocabulary tavernier Apr 2018 #9

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
4. Yes the ones unredacted
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:33 PM
Apr 2018

ie unclassified where the ones that he released to the media. Using unclassified notes and correspondences are what virtually every Cabinet level and agency level official has done when they write their memoirs. Comey did take a bit of a risk by not vetting them first, but no classified information (and I suspect they tried desperately to come up with a plausible reason to classify them).

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
5. Remember, rump supporters NEVER research the truth, if rump says the memos clear him
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:56 PM
Apr 2018

then from that point forward SIXTY MILLION Americans believe it.

It might be less now, FIFTY maybe.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,732 posts)
6. Spanky is such a damn fool.
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:57 PM
Apr 2018

1. The memos weren't classified.
2. They were leaked to the media by the GOPers in Congress after they demanded that Rosenstein turn them over.
3. Comey didn't discuss "collusion" with him; all he said was that Spanky wasn't under investigation at that time.
4. The obstruction occurred when Trump fired him, so of course that issue wasn't discussed in the memos.
5. Obstruction is in the mind of the obstructer, not in that of the person being obstructed. The only thing that matters is whether Spanky had "corrupt intent" when he fired Comey. What Comey thought the motive was is irrelevant with respect to establish an obstruction of justice charge.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
7. He never experienced Nam. (Sore pinky toe, I think.) It's: Step 1, declare victory. Step 2,
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 02:37 PM
Apr 2018

get the fuck out.

Of our White House, in this case.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
8. Does anyone know how TrumpTV is framing the memos?
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:01 PM
Apr 2018

If they are agreeing with him, what specifically are they pointing to?

tavernier

(12,392 posts)
9. His amazing, very very amazing, fifty word vocabulary
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:23 PM
Apr 2018

has us spell bound. What a silver tongued wordsmith!

He doesn’t seem to understand that the more often he says the C and O words, the more he identifies himself with them.

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