Tuesday, 20 June 2017

ICYMI: USA Today, CNN Sue FBI Over Comey Memos, FBI Says They're Not Releasing Them

Town Hall - Matt Vespa:



Former FBI Director James Comey drafted several memos after his key meetings with President Trump. Their contents describe ways in which he felt the president was reportedly acting improperly when it came to the influencing an ongoing investigation. That investigation centers on former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who is being looked at for his ties to Russia. The revelation of this memo and the private one-on-one meeting, where Trump said he hoped Comey and the FBI could let the whole thing go sparked outrage on the Left. Obstruction of justice charges were lobbed at the White House. Trump firing Comey in early May also exacerbated the issue, though that is well within the right of the president. There is no solid evidence that Trump obstructed justice. During his testimony two weeks ago, Comey said that Flynn was not a central figure of the Russia probe, which led to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews saying that the whole Trump-Russia collusion theory had collapsed. If Flynn wasn’t a central figure, then he wasn’t in a position to testify against Trump.



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