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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI Messages Show the Bureau's Real Reaction to Trump Firing James Comey
More proof that Trump and his administration are liars.
What does it show? Simply put, it shows that Ellingsen nailed it when she described a reaction of shock and profound sadness at the removal of a beloved figure to whom the workforce was deeply attached. It also shows that no aspect of the White Houses statements about the bureau were accurateand, indeed, that the White House engendered at least some resentment among the rank and file for whom it purported to speak. As Amy Hess, the special agent in charge in Louisville, put it: On a personal note, I vehemently disagree with any negative assertions about the credibility of this institution or the people herein.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/i-hope-instance-fake-news-fbi-messages-show-bureaus-real-reaction-trump-firing-james-comey
PJMcK
(22,102 posts)He'll hire his own goons to take over the law enforcement in our country.
DURHAM D
(32,620 posts)Well, what did he expect when he put his thumb on the scale not just once but four times in an effort to beat Hillary thus proving that the FBI is a political gang?
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)11 days before the 2016 presidential electionComey sent a letter to Congress saying he was reopening the investigation. A few days later he publicly closed it again.
From The Atlantic, January 2017:
In our network, we are sad, says the former Southern District attorney. He was an American hero. Now who knows how he will go down in history?
He left himself completely exposed to charges that he acted in a way that affected the outcome of a political election, says someone who was close to the e-mail investigation. It has affected the reputation of the Justice Department and the F.B.I. in ways that are profound and will take years to comprehend. It was a mistake of world-historic proportions, argues another person who was close to events.
In mid-January, the inspector general for the Department of Justice announced that he was opening an investigation into Comeys conduct..
And regarding Comey's infamous national press conference reluctantly finally admitting the investigation he conducted through a presidential primary (!) found nothing, as he had once said it would not,
[Comey] has said he did not consult with anyone at the D.O.J. beforehand so he could say it was the F.B.I.s recommendation, observes another former prosecutor. But right there that is a massive act of insubordination.
That he must have made a "mistake" is actually a theme of this article, and quotes are cherry-picked to promote it, but the article nevertheless documents part of a pattern of abuse of power that continued through the 2015-2016 campaigns. Other shocked colleagues speaking out at that time did not pretend to know what on earth caused him to kick long-established ethical practices over at any times, much less the last 11 days before the presidential election. But it was emphatically not because he was required to, as he claims.
I found no reporting on this investigation since early 2017 (big surprise), so it may still be active, unpursued but still open. Article extremely worth reading, btw, despite its biases but keeping them in mind.
Really? No. You really do not.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/02/james-comey-fbi-director-letter
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