Comey Hits Trump, GOP: Attacks On FBI Do ‘Lasting Damage To Our Country’

Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on his past relationship with President Donald Trump, and his role in the Russian interference investigation, in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Cheriss May) (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on his past relationship with President Donald Trump, and his role in the Russian interference investigation, in the Senate Har... Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on his past relationship with President Donald Trump, and his role in the Russian interference investigation, in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Cheriss May) (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Former FBI Director James Comey criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress Wednesday for the “lasting damage” he said they were doing to the FBI.

Since it was revealed recently that an FBI informant made contact with several members of the Trump campaign prior to the 2016 election, Trump, his legal team and some Republicans in Congress have pressed the bureau for details on the informant, charging at times that the FBI was trying to damage Trump politically rather than protect the electoral process from foreign interference.

And Trump’s reelection campaign has profited off of the revelation: In a fundraising email Monday, the President petitioned supporters: “I need you to sign your name right this second to join me in demanding this abuse of power gets investigated.”

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  1. How will Comey explain what he did to Hillary Clinton to his grandchildren?

  2. the President petitioned supporters: “I need you to sign your name right this second to join me in demanding this abuse of power gets investigated.”

    As always, every Trumpian accusation is itself a confession.

  3. Former FBI Director James Comey criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress Wednesday for the “lasting damage” he said they were doing to the FBI.

    I wonder how he feels about the “lasting damage” former FBI Director James Comey has done to our system of government.

  4. “I was striving to avoid accusations the FBI was protecting the party in power, and I over-corrected. It was a serious error on my part.”

    Which is basically what he’s said a bunch of times, but you know that.

    Any other easy questions?

  5. OT, but emblematic of the Trump Crime Family swamp.

    Maybe the portals of hell are opening for them?

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