Former FBI Director James Comey took to Twitter Thursday to again defend his former agency, saying “all should appreciate the FBI for speaking up.”
“I wish more of our leaders would,” he said. “But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up.”
All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would. But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy.
— James Comey (@Comey) February 1, 2018
His tweet was likely referring to the FBI’s public statement on Wednesday expressing “grave concerns about material omissions of fact” in Rep. Devin Nunes’ (R-CA) memo, which reportedly alleges that FBI officials abused the FISA process when seeking a warrant to surveil Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
The House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Monday to release the memo, giving President Donald Trump five days to make a decision about whether it should become public.
Trump is poised to release the memo this week, despite the Department of Justice’s requests to halt its release.
The White House confirmed Thursday that Trump has read the memo and White House officials expect to get a final decision about the release of the document on Friday, according to CNN.
Oh Snap!
That was read on all the Major newscasts last night
You can feel the hate and contempt oosing out.
Comey is going to be a lot of fun going forward.
He knows the truth
Oh yes. And he is angry.
Remember, Comey and Mueller are career prosecutors. Perjury and obstruction of justice are not trivial offenses to them – they strike at the heart of their entire world.
Like a teacher hates cheating on an exam. Like a clean Olympic athlete hates doping.
Trump:
Let me kick this hornets nest and see what happens…
All he had to do was nothing and the damage would have been less.
That said there is still a great deal of damage that has been done.
Someone said here , the reason that the Republicans are so eager to help Donnie with the cover up is that they know there was a lot of dark Russian money they accepted in the election.
How do you think that will play out
Republicans funded by the Russians
Keep on ragging the FBI
What could go wrong?
Indeed, hell hath no fury like a career prosecutor/powerful organization scorned.
Soon as I find myself admiring this man I recall how he helped throw the election by claiming to reopen an investigation in Hillary Clinton. Then turns around and says it was nothing. This is where we are.
Run for office- the 2018 elections are 10 months away! And if Trump and Louie Gohmert and Steve King can get elected what’s to stop a qualified candidate?
Become a Precinct Committee Officer, sometimes it’s a Ward officer. You’ll meet with neighborhood Dems and get out the vote. Find good citizens willing to run for office.
Register people to vote. If you need to help people overcome the GOP-led Voter run-around help them do that.
Run for School Board. Make sure Civics is being properly taught. Think a majority of America knows how government works? Just 26% of eligible voters in America voted for Trump and half of eligible voters stayed home last November. Today’s 12-year olds will be voting for President in 8 years.
Run for Mayor, City Council, County Commissioner, Borough Assembly.
Get appointed to your Planning Commission. Know everything going on in your community.
Run for State Legislature or Congress. The next census is in 2020, just a year and a half from now, when we redraw Congressional Districts. And Trump is ALREADY trying to rig the census!
And get rid of GERRYMANDERING! Safe GOP seats gave us such intellectual giants as Louie Gohmert and Steve King. In most cases it’s the state Legislature that draws Congressional boundaries. Make it FAIR, OPEN and HONEST! We can do this!
Overturn Citizens United. Money is NOT speech and Corporations are NOT people- at least not until Texas executes one, and overturn any voter ID laws that are clearly an attempt to disenfranchise the poor and people of color.
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“Those who would purposely mislead or seek to confuse others are bad people. Worse, they are evil.”
-Kathleen Parker
You Got To Run!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5zb0WTSLsY