[Paine in the Neck]

I suspect no such meeting took place and Rice is fabricating this. Why? To give cover - “by the book” - to all the dirty players.

[FirstFlaBn]

My first thought was that ‘by the book’ was referring to Saul Alinsky’s book.

Does it make sense now?

[DJ Frisat]

"To give cover - “by the book” - to all the dirty players."

I think primary the intent is to cover one skinny black ass, belonging to ol' Jugears, himself. 'Now, Barack TOLD THEM to play strictly by the book -- if they didn't, it's on them...'

Yeah, sure...

[Bob]

A fabricated CYA memo by Rice is my presumption as well. If they’re accurate, the WH visitors’ logs should be most informative.

[FreeReign]

I suspect no such meeting took place and Rice is fabricating this. Why? To give cover - “by the book” - to all the dirty players.

You mean they are making Comey the fall guy?

[DAC21]

“I suspect no such meeting took place and Rice is fabricating”

Ohhh my... the he said, she said will put one of them away.

[StAnDeliver]

"I suspect no such meeting took place and Rice is fabricating this. Why? To give cover - “by the book” - to all the dirty players."

No way. The unanswered questions raised by the meeting - as it stands right now - throws Biden under the bus just by virtue of participation and gives every chance to a 2020 primary challenger (particularly a non-Beltway progressive like Karamela) to use it as a wedge issue.

No, if it didn't happen, Rice would have excluded Biden, as he didn't need a cover story. Now, he does.