The New York Times reports:
President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting.This might do it. The Trump presidency could be over. Trump has nowhere near the skill to go up against these guys.
“I hope you can let this go,” the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo...
Mr. Comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after Mr. Flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo. The memo was part of a paper trail Mr. Comey created documenting what he perceived as the president’s improper efforts to influence a continuing investigation. An F.B.I. agent’s contemporaneous notes are widely held up in court as credible evidence of conversations.
Now, we are going to see how tough Trump is.
-RW
UPDATE
White House response:
UPDATE 2
Trump supporters respond:
So now Comey's allies are reading memos to NYT reporters. No Deep State here. Move along.— John Carney (@carney) May 16, 2017
COMEY memo - CYA, Revenge, both? Comey word vs. Trump. https://t.co/nndn7Nkolz What did Bill Clinton say to Loretta Lynch on tarmac?— Jerome Corsi (@jerome_corsi) May 16, 2017
COUNTER-ATTACK, TRUMP needs investigation into COMEY, LYNCH, CLINTON, OBAMA. Dems INSANE to IMPEACH DJT have just called artillery on selves— Jerome Corsi (@jerome_corsi) May 16, 2017
UPDATE 3COMEY needs to be investigated WHAT DID BILL CLINTON SAY TO LORETTA LYNCH ON TARMAC? lets examine internal FBI notes on HRC. Weiner Laptop?— Jerome Corsi (@jerome_corsi) May 16, 2017
Cernovich solution:
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 16, 2017
So no "tapes" of that meeting?
ReplyDeleteDumpster fire!
ReplyDelete10 to 1 says Trump's got that flea Comey pinned under his thumb. The best Comey can hope for is to jump away when The Donald releases the pressure. He wouldn't have sacked Comey without a failsafe. Comey must have known something about Seth Rich. The FBI confiscated Rich's laptop immediately after his death. Now we hear from a PI that Rich sent 44k emails to Wikileaks. Comey's credibility in court goes from whatever it is now to 0. Once a liar, always a liar. Maybe worse. That's why Trump told him to keep quiet.
ReplyDeleteGame Theory experiment: Comey the Crook is fired and told to keep quiet. Comey knows he's a crook. Trump knows he's a crook. If Comey keeps quiet will Trump let him go in peace? If Comey squeaks can he get Trump before Trump gets him? What do you do if you're a career DC insider weasel and your outsider boss has you pegged to a tee?