[DesertRhino]

That was him trying a final attempt to blackmail Trump into playing ball. Trump was supposed to agree that he could be “President” with the framework of control they wanted.

If he agreed to basically let them govern, they would have cleared him.

This was Comey trying to pull off the “show the incoming president a new angle JFK film” trick. Trump shoved it up his azz.

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent summary! You might consider putting this on top of your home page:

That was him (Comey) trying a final attempt to blackmail Trump into playing ball. Trump was supposed to agree that he could be “President” with the framework of control they wanted.

If he agreed to basically let them govern, they would have cleared him.

This was Comey trying to pull off the “show the incoming president a new angle JFK film” trick. Trump shoved it up his azz.

[Liz]

The $64 thousand dollar question: What Did Comey Tell Pres Trump About the Clinton-Steele Dossier?

This was Comey trying to pull off the “show the incoming president a new angle JFK film”
trick......a final attempt to blackmail Trump into playing ball. The plan was Trump was supposed to
agree that they'd let him be “President” within the framework of their control. IOW, business as usual.
If Trump agreed to let them govern, they would have cleared him. Trump shoved it up his azz.
(hat tip DesertRhino)

Quite a convincing insight........their reluctance to give up power was at the core of everything.