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Another longtime Comey aide leaving FBI
Fox News ^ | February 9, 2018 | Catherine Herridge

Posted on 02/08/2018 4:11:18 PM PST by jazusamo

The longtime head of public affairs at the FBI -- who was a confidant of former director James Comey -- is planning to retire, Fox News has learned.

A notice went out this week for a retirement get-together for Michael Kortan scheduled for Feb. 15. Since 2009, Kortan has served as assistant director for public affairs, an influential job that controlled media access. He also served under former director Robert Mueller, now leading the Russia probe.

The FBI confirmed to Fox News that Kortan is retiring.

It's unclear whether the retirement was long-planned or in any way precipitated by recent events. The FBI said he was finishing 33 years of service.

After Comey became director in September 2013, Kortan helped facilitate regular on-the-record briefings with beat reporters, a departure from previous directors.

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Maybe coincidence, maybe not.
1 posted on 02/08/2018 4:11:18 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Too bad so sad

Drain that swamp


2 posted on 02/08/2018 4:16:23 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Ask a lib if Alger Hiss colluded with the Russians.)
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To: jazusamo

Q anon said a couple days ago to follow thr resignations (I would assume that includes sudden retirements). That’s the second big one I’ve heard today. Curious.


3 posted on 02/08/2018 4:17:15 PM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity

Two in a day. I notice the guy in charge of intelligence is still there. Counter is gone.


4 posted on 02/08/2018 4:19:37 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: jazusamo

There is no such thing in government as a coincidence.


5 posted on 02/08/2018 4:19:52 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: jazusamo
Doesn’t matter. After 33 years he’s a Swamp man. Get his ass out of there.
6 posted on 02/08/2018 4:21:33 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: jazusamo

Thanks to Nunes.
They would be getting promoted not resigning if not for Nunes
and the GOP Intel committee members.

Sessions hasn’t done squat.
Nada. Zip.


7 posted on 02/08/2018 4:22:33 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Bump!


8 posted on 02/08/2018 4:23:47 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

Yes! More! More must go!


9 posted on 02/08/2018 4:25:05 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: jazusamo

Per sundance at CT...

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/02/08/mike-is-out-michael-p-kortan-quits-fbi/


10 posted on 02/08/2018 4:25:53 PM PST by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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12 posted on 02/08/2018 4:30:00 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: ghannonf18

The very election of Trump himself has and will drain many parts of the swamp automatically. Those trying to cover for Hillary and those trying to frame Trump before our very eyes. A lot of these and others like Uranium One scandal would have never seen the light of day under a Hillary presidency


13 posted on 02/08/2018 4:33:29 PM PST by Bigtigermike
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To: mewzilla; ghannonf18

Yep...Looks like he’s trying to salvage retirement but he may have more problems than that.


14 posted on 02/08/2018 4:35:00 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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G.T.F.O.


15 posted on 02/08/2018 4:35:11 PM PST by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Another Comey crony gettin out while the gettin is still good.


16 posted on 02/08/2018 4:36:13 PM PST by glorgau
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To: jazusamo

A lot of ‘RATs seem to be trying to escape the swamp before the indictments begin.


17 posted on 02/08/2018 4:36:56 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: mewzilla
From 2010, Kortan mentioned, and a little scandal I had forgotten about....

FBI Agents Fleeced by FBI-Sanctioned Scam Artists

Now I'm wondering about this.

18 posted on 02/08/2018 4:39:32 PM PST by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: glorgau

They’e dropping like fleas!


19 posted on 02/08/2018 4:43:51 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: jazusamo

Anyone who worked on Comey’s staff is suspect and tainted with the odor of corruption. Actually, if Wray had tackled his job as Director properly, he would have cleaned out the entire professional headquarters corps, no questions asked, just “turn in your resignations or be terminated.”

I would also suspect that few, if any, of the FBI agents in the many field offices around the nation knew what all was going on in Washington.


20 posted on 02/08/2018 4:46:46 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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