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re: Geraldo on Fox just stated that Trump Admin plans to file complaints with The DOJ & IG
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:58 pm to beastieboys
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:58 pm to beastieboys
Him and Clapper have been leaking like crazy. I have been saying it. This could get interesting.
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:59 pm to montanagator
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What's illegal about leaking his own unclassified notes?
If you don't know baw then just stay stupid
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:02 pm to Cali 4 LSU
I'll just leave this right here for y'all to chew on
WaPoo
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Comey previously spoke out strongly against leaks to the media, as we previously noted. The original post from May 17 follows:
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“I've spent most of my career trying to figure out unauthorized disclosures and where they came from,” Comey said in congressional testimony March 20. “It's very, very hard.”
In that same hearing, before the House Intelligence Committee, Comey spoke at length about his disdain for leaks. He said that “any unauthorized disclosure of classified conversations or documents is potentially a violation of law and a serious, serious problem.”
He said that “a lot” of information leaked to the media “is just dead wrong.”
He also seemed to endorse the view that Trump has been hit by more leaks than his predecessors and even flirted with support for the president's claim that reporters make things up, when he said this: “It does strike me there's been a lot of people talking — or, at least, reporters saying people are talking to them — in ways that have struck me as unusually active.”
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These are words that could come back to haunt Comey — especially the words that were designed to cast doubt on the veracity of news reports based on leaks. If Comey were to attempt to hurt Trump by leaking information, his effort could only be effective if people were to trust the ensuing press coverage. Comey has told the public — quite recently — that reports based on leaks should be eyed skeptically.
Comey testified again May 3, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and had this exchange with Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa):
GRASSLEY: Director Comey, have you ever been an anonymous source in news reports about matters relating to the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation?
COMEY: Never.
GRASSLEY: Question two, relatively related, have you ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation?
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Comey's testimony in March suggested that he has not softened in the past 12 years. “I do think it should be investigated aggressively,” he said of leaks, “and, if possible, prosecuted so people take as a lesson, this is not okay. This behavior can be deterred, and it's deterred by locking some people up who have engaged in criminal activity.”
WaPoo
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:03 pm to VOLhalla
LINK
Here's an article saying he didn't break any laws. He went out of his way not to, and knew what he was doing. He's been a high level lawyer for 30 years.
I'm sure we'll never hear the end of arguments otherwise, though.
Here's an article saying he didn't break any laws. He went out of his way not to, and knew what he was doing. He's been a high level lawyer for 30 years.
I'm sure we'll never hear the end of arguments otherwise, though.
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:03 pm to beastieboys
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Nothing. Washington Whistleblower Protection Act protects him. Trumpkins have a right to be furious about leaks, but freaking out over this one is laughable
Not very bright are ya?
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:04 pm to montanagator
They're not his. Those documents belong to the federal government. They were written while performing duties as FBI Director.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:04 pm to montanagator
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What's illegal about leaking his own unclassified notes?
First, I think they are implying that he needs to be asked & account for if he has ever leaked anything before because if he admitted to leaking something (illegal or not) then maybe, just maybe, he has done it before. Especially in an FBI that was leaking like a sieve.
Second, I've seen some prosecutors (not just any run-of-mill lawyer, but those that specialize in this) state on news reports that Comey's memos were not personal or his own. Not to mention he discussed confidential conversations with POTUS. John Turley, Kimberly Guilfolye, etc
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:05 pm to VOLhalla
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If sharing notes you made while a gov worker was illegal how do so many politicians publish books taking about their time in office?
I honestly have no idea about the applicable laws but it doesn't like this is true
Just because something is a record doesn't mean it can't be discussed or released to the public. There is a process that determines how records are coded, then based on coding, they know how long they are retained and, if necessary, at what security clearance.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:07 pm to VOLhalla
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Comey wasn't a government worker when he shared his notes
Comey was a government worker when he made his notes though. Not just any worker, a VERY privileged worker.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:08 pm to rds dc
I don't think anyone is claiming that Trump telling Comey to drop the Flynn investigation is classified information 
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:10 pm to JuiceTerry
Thanks for the link. This thread never passed the smell test.
I'm sure it'll be forgotten in a day or two though
I'm sure it'll be forgotten in a day or two though
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:11 pm to beastieboys
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Washington Whistleblower Protection Act protects him
He wasn't whistleblowing. He was trying to control a narrative and also get a special prosecutor appointed.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:11 pm to VOLhalla
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Comey wasn't a government worker when he shared his notes
Lol, what?
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:11 pm to JuiceTerry
quote:I wish there were more high level Dems and Independents who would get the facts and defend Comey publicly. The one thing that Trump has is an army of mindless red hats who will do his bidding even though they know it is a lie.
I'm sure we'll never hear the end of arguments otherwise, thoug
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:13 pm to mmcgrath
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I wish there were more high level Dems and Independents who would get the facts and defend Comey publicly.
didn't they all want him fired last year?
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:14 pm to mmcgrath
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:14 pm to VOLhalla
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I don't think anyone is claiming that Trump telling Comey to drop the Flynn investigation is classified information
This is getting into muddy water, Comey as FBI director certainly had some discretion to make that determination. However, as a private citizen, it was no longer up to Comey to determine if those documents could be released to the public. Also, notice, he didn't release the documents. He described them to a 3rd party that took it to the press. He was certainly running a very thin line.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:14 pm to Circus Child
Update (already added to OP):
ETA: The senate intel committee & the IG at the DOJ will receive the complaint from the legal team at the WH. The complaint is that Comey leaked work related info without permission which applies to classified AND non-classified info. Damn..
ETA: The senate intel committee & the IG at the DOJ will receive the complaint from the legal team at the WH. The complaint is that Comey leaked work related info without permission which applies to classified AND non-classified info. Damn..
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:16 pm to Strannix
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He made the notes on an FBI computer and it was "executive privileged info"
It wasn't privileged info.
What's the law that defines the criteria of something being privileged info?
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:16 pm to VOLhalla
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Comey wasn't a government worker when he shared his notes
True, but the notes were government property, so it doesn't matter.
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