Did Trump urge James Comey to drop Michael Flynn investigation

[Charles]

Interesting news: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e-house-denial

It is going to be interesting to see what happens next in this particular case. Lots of different claims and interests. Of course, some of you allready know the "truth" that this is fake news, that New York Times is not credible and so on. For the rest of us... Interesting.

[seer]

Interesting news: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e-house-denial

It is going to be interesting to see what happens next in this particular case. Lots of different claims and interests. Of course, some of you allready know the "truth" that this is fake news, that New York Times is not credible and so on. For the rest of us... Interesting.

Again anonymous sources. But it is possible that Trump wanted to get his buddy off the hook. Does that rise to obstruction of justice? If it did, Comey, by law, was required to report it immediately. So I suspect that Comey did not see it as obstruction.

[Charles]

Again anonymous sources. But it is possible that Trump wanted to get his buddy off the hook. Does that rise to obstruction of justice? If it did, Comey, by law, was required to report it immediately. So I suspect that Comey did not see it as obstruction.

Interesting point.

[Cow Poke]

I just wish the libs hated the terrorists as much as they hate Trump.

[seer]

I just wish the libs hated the terrorists as much as they hate Trump.

They literally see Trump as a bigger threat to their agenda...

[Sea of red]

I honestly don't see Trump making it to the end of his term.

[seer]

I honestly don't see Trump making it to the end of his term.

Most of us like Pence anyway - he is actually more conservative than Trump. But there is nothing impeachable here...

[Sea of red]

Most of us like Pence anyway - he is actually more conservative than Trump. But there is nothing impeachable here...

For now.

[Meh Gerbil]

I honestly don't see Trump making it to the end of his term.

I could see him quitting after getting tired of the whole ordeal.

<Trump>
You just cannot work with those people. Terrible. Absolutely terrible.
</Trump>

[One Bad Pig]

I could see him quitting after getting tired of the whole ordeal.

<Trump>
You just cannot work with those people. Terrible. Absolutely terrible.
</Trump>

I just want Trump to hang on for two years, so Pence could get elected twice in his own right.

[seer]

I just want Trump to hang on for two years, so Pence could get elected twice in his own right.

Funny, I was just thinking that this morning.

[Cow Poke]

I honestly don't see Trump making it to the end of his term.

That's entirely possible, but his SCOTUS pick is still there, and Hillary is still sulking.

[Carrikature]

I just wish the libs hated the terrorists as much as they hate Trump.

At some point, it starts to sound like crying wolf.

[Meh Gerbil]

At some point, it starts to sound like crying.

Fixed it for you.

[seer]

A clear double standard?

Up until now, veiled orders have not been thought the equivalent of obstruction.

On April 10, 2016, President Obama publicly stated that Hillary Clinton had shown “carelessness” in using a private e-mail server to handle classified information, but he insisted that she had not intended to endanger national security (which is not an element of the relevant criminal statute). The president acknowledged that classified information had been transmitted via Secretary Clinton’s server, but he suggested that, in the greater scheme of things, its importance had been vastly overstated.

On July 5, 2016, FBI director James Comey publicly stated that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in using a private email server to handle classified information, but he insisted that she had not intended to endanger national security (which is not an element of the relevant criminal statute). The director acknowledged that classified information had been transmitted via Secretary Clinton’s server, but he suggested that, in the greater scheme of things, it was just a small percentage of the emails involved. Case dismissed.

Could there be more striking parallels? A cynic might say that Obama had clearly signaled to the FBI and the Justice Department that he did not want Mrs. Clinton to be charged with a crime, and that, with this not-so-subtle pressure in the air, the president’s subordinates dropped the case — exactly what Obama wanted, relying precisely on Obama’s stated rationale. Yet the media yawned.

Of course, they’re not yawning now. Now it is Donald Trump, not Barack Obama, sending Comey signals. So now, such signals are a major issue — not merely of obstruction of justice, but of high crimes and misdemeanors.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...s-comey-russia