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DOJ watchdog releases report on James Comey's leaks of Trump meeting memos

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***THIS IS BREAKING NOW****

Doesn't look good for Comey at all...Hope he likes Orange.
Lol, okay, and Hillary is getting locked up, and Trump is going to prison for his involvement with Russia, and Obama is getting impeached for whatever nonsensical thing you thought he would be impeached for.

Sure j-mac, suuuuuuuure.

Sent from the Matrioshka in the WH Christmas tree.
 
***THIS IS BREAKING NOW****

Doesn't look good for Comey at all...Hope he likes Orange.

Nothing is going to happen to Comey. From the sound of things, the IG gave him a scolding and the DOJ gave him a free pass. He's part of the establishment and the establishment does not take punitive actions against itself.

Bottom line, the primary goal of the DC establishment is to put Trump in jail for kicking in the door to their club. Violations of policy and/or law which do not directly promote the achievement of that goal are generally dismissed.
 
This changes my opinion of Comey.
 
This Comey memo investigation is a carve out of the larger IG investigation into FBI FISA abuse. This has already been referred to the DOJ for them to decide what to do about it. They have already decided to NOT pursue action against Comey for this issue.

So...one needs to ask themselves...why?

Here is reasonable and knowledgeable speculation about that question:



Be patient, folks. There are many more shoes that will be dropping.
 
This Comey memo investigation is a carve out of the larger IG investigation into FBI FISA abuse. This has already been referred to the DOJ for them to decide what to do about it. They have already decided to NOT pursue action against Comey for this issue.

So...one needs to ask themselves...why?

Here is reasonable and knowledgeable speculation about that question:

Be patient, folks. There are many more shoes that will be dropping.

Little more like flip flops than shoes no? :unsure13:

I mean there's no shoe dropping here. Comey isn't going to be prosecuted, neither will anyone else.
 
Little more like flip flops than shoes no? :unsure13:

I mean there's no shoe dropping here. Comey isn't going to be prosecuted, neither will anyone else.

shrug...

We know he isn't currently being prosecuted for this memo issue, but that doesn't, in any way, mean he won't be prosecuted. There are other crimes that he is implicated in, not least of which is defrauding the FISA court.
 
shrug...

We know he isn't currently being prosecuted for this memo issue, but that doesn't, in any way, mean he won't be prosecuted. There are other crimes that he is implicated in, not least of which is defrauding the FISA court.

Implicated by whom? Who's running these other investigations?
 
***THIS IS BREAKING NOW****

Doesn't look good for Comey at all...Hope he likes Orange.


You must be living in an alternate universe.

At worst, Comey violated a dept rule, but no laws were broken, per the IG report.

Also, the DOJ statement "we are declining to prosecute" is rather empty, given that to decline to prosecute implies that they could prosecute if they wanted to, which, they cannot as no laws were broken. Thus, that point is missed as well.

Moreover, the IG report is totally ignorant of the context and state of the nation at the time, that given the president's conduct, there was a compelling national interest which, by far, overrules the "rule".

Additionally, whistleblowers violate internal rules for a greater purpose, all the time. Comey, in my view, was a hero ( though he blew it with regard to Hillary, that dems criticize him for ) and the act that was self serving and partisan was his firing by Trump.
 
Implicated by whom? Who's running these other investigations?

He is implicated by public records.

There are at least three investigations, that I know of, that Comey is connected to:

1. DOJ OIG investigation into FISA abuse.

2. Huber investigation into the FBI Hillary email investigation.

3. The investigation into the predicate for the FBI Crossfire Hurricane investigation that is being conducted by Durham, by order of Barr.
 
shrug...

We know he isn't currently being prosecuted for this memo issue, but that doesn't, in any way, mean he won't be prosecuted. There are other crimes that he is implicated in, not least of which is defrauding the FISA court.

He IS NOT going to be prosecuted.

Listen, if there is proof of a conspiracy by the intelligence community to fraudulently investigate the president with the express intent of undermining his election then HUNDREDS of conspirators would need to be involved and need to remain silent. That didn't happen.

We have no whistle blowers. We have no leaks. The reason we have no such things is because all of this is business as usual. The establishment seeks to protect itself from outsiders because outsiders are the primary threat to their existence. The see investigations such as the one into Trump as necessary to preserve their place and the see their place as being necessary to preserve a free world.
 

Having listened to some of the news on information in the report and taking a quick look at the report as well, How did the IG and DOJ decide not to prosecute? Government employees and military personnel at lower levels than FBI Director have been prosecuted for less. Sounds a bit political as usual.
Comey was clearly in violation of FBI proceedures and clearly intended to get classified documents out into the public to influence the possibility of the appointment of a special counsel.. Remember Comey was a private citizen at that time and was not authorized to make any decision regarding FBI materials.
 
shrug...

We know he isn't currently being prosecuted for this memo issue, but that doesn't, in any way, mean he won't be prosecuted. There are other crimes that he is implicated in, not least of which is defrauding the FISA court.


And who is claiming this "fraud", hmmm? I'll tell you, only alt - right types who live in an alternate universe.

Unfortunately for you, the DOJ can only prosecute based on evidence and facts, which, despite your claim, there is none.
 
You must be living in an alternate universe.

At worst, Comey violated a dept rule, but no laws were broken, per the IG report.

Also, the DOJ statement "we are declining to prosecute" is rather empty, given that to decline to prosecute implies that they could prosecute if they wanted to, which, they cannot as no laws were broken. Thus, that point is missed as well.

Moreover, the IG report is totally ignorant of the context and state of the nation at the time, that given the president's conduct, there was a compelling national interest which, by far, overrules the "rule".

Additionally, whistleblowers violate internal rules for a greater purpose, all the time. Comey, in my view, was a hero ( though he blew it with regard to Hillary, that dems criticize him for ) and the act that was self serving and partisan was his firing by Trump.

Do you think Snowden was a hero?
 
Having listened to some of the news on information in the report and taking a quick look at the report as well, How did the IG and DOJ decide not to prosecute? Government employees and military personnel at lower levels than FBI Director have been prosecuted for less. Sounds a bit political as usual.
Comey was clearly in violation of FBI proceedures and clearly intended to get classified documents out into the public to influence the possibility of the appointment of a special counsel.. Remember Comey was a private citizen at that time and was not authorized to make any decision regarding FBI materials.

I predict he'll get fried in a bigger fire.
 
Having listened to some of the news on information in the report and taking a quick look at the report as well, How did the IG and DOJ decide not to prosecute? Government employees and military personnel at lower levels than FBI Director have been prosecuted for less. Sounds a bit political as usual.
Comey was clearly in violation of FBI proceedures and clearly intended to get classified documents out into the public to influence the possibility of the appointment of a special counsel.. Remember Comey was a private citizen at that time and was not authorized to make any decision regarding FBI materials.


You have made two unsubstantiated claims, highlighted above.

Please provide evidence of:

1. gov employees have been prosecuted for less ( excluding military from this request as the Military Code Of Justice is not applicable to civilians, so I don't know what it says about leaking confidential but NOT classified memos )

2. "clearly intended to leak classified information" ( i.e, what classified information are you talking about? )
 
He is implicated by public records.

There are at least three investigations, that I know of, that Comey is connected to:

1. DOJ OIG investigation into FISA abuse.

2. Huber investigation into the FBI Hillary email investigation.

3. The investigation into the predicate for the FBI Crossfire Hurricane investigation that is being conducted by Durham, by order of Barr.

You're like Charlie Brown man. How many times are you going to let right wing conspiracy sites yank that football away?
 
Do you think Snowden was a hero?


Unless you can prove that anything he's released compromised and put in danger CIA assets, I would say yes.

If he has, I would say no.


So, it depend your answer to the above.
 
If the coin was flipped and the Repulicans, in this case Barr, was guilty of exactly what Comey has done the democrats would be up in arms for his prosecution and dismissal. The classice double standard in politics.
 
They were his own memorializing notes. Not formal FBI's memos.
 
You're like Charlie Brown man. How many times are you going to let right wing conspiracy sites yank that football away?

Everything I said is supported by publicly available facts that have been released by the government. There is no conspiracy involved. (except in your own mind)
 
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