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In reply to the discussion: Smh at how many Democrats can't stop themselves from dragging Comey over Hillary email slights [View all]Hav
(5,969 posts)The enemy of my enemy can be my supporter on a certain aspect, on other aspects he is not.
Comey used interesting and I guess helpful tweets to speak out against Trump. Some of them were absolutely earnest (support of the FBI and the foundations of the US), some of them probably were also used to stay in the spotlight while he was working on his book.
Before his explanation about polls going in Clinton's direction influencing his decision, it was my opinion that Comey made a gamble and chose a side in 2016. The way he treated Clinton was out of order and it was a reason that got him fired. Ultimately, he made wrong decisions that hurt him as well because the side he chose is now totally opposed to him.
But just because Trump is going after him, we shouldn't forget and forgive everything he did. Just because one is bitter about what Comey did, one can still draw independent conclusions about his arguments against Trump. These positions aren't incompatible.