Comey Knocks Giuliani’s ‘Stormtroopers’ Remark: New York FBI Aren’t Nazis

at George Washington University on April 30, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Former FBI Director James Comey talks onstage at George Washington University April 30, 3018 in Washington, DC. Comey discussed his new book "Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership." ... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Former FBI Director James Comey talks onstage at George Washington University April 30, 3018 in Washington, DC. Comey discussed his new book "Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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During an untamed interview with Sean Hannity on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump’s new lawyer Rudy Giuliani referred to the New York FBI as a group of “stormtroopers,” referencing the group of soldiers who served in the paramilitary wing of the Nazi party.

That didn’t sit well with former FBI Director James Comey.

Shooting back with a tweet on Thursday, Comey called New York FBI agents “a group of people devoted to the rule of law and the truth.”

Giuliani’s Nazi comparison falls in line with Republicans’ conspiratorial attacks on law enforcement in recent months, with many claiming the existence of anti-Trump bias within the FBI and the broader Department of Justice.

Giuliani’s “stormtroopers” remark was among several controversial and newsworthy comments the former New York mayor shared with Hannity on Wednesday, most notably that President Trump reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen for the $130,000 he paid a porn actress just before the 2016 election to keep her quiet about an alleged affair with Trump a decade ago. 

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  1. A noun, a verb, and 9/11.

  2. I’m old enough to remember when Giuliani was all super duper buddy-buddy with his pals in the NY FBI offices but her emailz.

    Stormtroopers for thee but not for me.

  3. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    No Nazi, you’re the Nazi.

    Does Mike Godwin have to go around with his eyes and ears closed these days?

  4. Well this Giuliani experiment is going about as well as expected. Truly, I can think of no person that has squandered more good will than Giuliani. He took himself from national hero to Republican hack joke in just a few short years. Now he has gotten right to work (almost unbelievably) digging the hole deeper for Trump. Quite a sight to behold.

  5. “Giuliani’s Nazi comparison falls in line with Republicans’ conspiratorial attacks on law enforcement in recent months.”

    Today’s GOP: “The Party of Law and Order”.

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