There was an interesting discussion between commenters “om” and “Bauxite” yesterday about the dismissal of the Comey and James cases. It went like this – first, Bauxite: You’d think that a man whose bacon was saved in Florida because the … Continue reading →
That last part – without prejudice – is important, at least potentially. It means the cases can be refiled – perhaps. The “perhaps” is because, at least for Comey, the statute of limitations has run out. I cannot find a … Continue reading →
How can you tell who’s telling the truth about Comey and who’s lying? In this case, maybe all of them are lying. But Comey is probably telling even less of the truth about the matter than the others: While [Horowitz] … Continue reading →
Well, well, well – It actually happened: Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. “No one is above the law,” Attorney General Pam Bondi … Continue reading →
Day after day after day, the news keeps coming – and as a blogger, I have to decide what to cover. Sometimes it’s obvious; a huge story that takes up space for days and weeks and even months. But more … Continue reading →
This is being treated as news, but didn’t we already know it?: A bombshell new CIA review of the Obama administration’s spy agencies’ assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump was deliberately corrupted by … Continue reading →
The DOJ has lost its way. But, career people: please stay because America needs you. The country is hungry for honest, competent leadership. — James Comey (@Comey) May 7, 2020 And see the responses to that tweet; they’re priceless.
Continue reading →There’s almost too much news on the Flynn case to digest at once. Yesterday some documents were revealed, and today some more. Here’s the basic story that broke yesterday: My quick hot takes:1) They set up a perjury trap but … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] In the following, I’m discussing the Chris Wallace interview of James Comey that occurred last Sunday. Here’s the transcript, and here’s the video.] During the video, Wallace confronts Comey with the fact that … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ll probably post Part 2 tomorrow.] The interview Comey gave to Chris Wallace on Sunday was a study in evasion and deception. I could take it sentence by sentence and spend many hours analyzing each one, but I’m not … Continue reading →
I plan to fisk James Comey’s interview with Chris Wallace later today or perhaps tomorrow, but right now I want to say something else about it. I couldn’t actually watch Comey or listen to the whole interview. That’s probably a … Continue reading →
I have to say right upfront that I doubt it. It just seems to go that way. The state agencies are reluctant to charge their own bureaucrats, no matter what the violation, and the higher up the person is the … Continue reading →