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RUSH: I see where Senator Cruz is echoing things I said here in the first hour, folks. Do not get caught up in all this ’cause it isn’t gonna change anything. It’s fun to go through it, dissect it, and pick it apart. But don’t think any of this is gonna change anything. Comey’s out there giving red meat to all sides. In the process, though, this guy’s doing some amazing things. He’s admitting that he’s a coward. He admitted that he let Loretta Lynch shape the language used in describing the Hillary investigation. He has admitted that she pressured...

One of the most interesting new disclosures today in the Comey hearing was the admission by former FBI Director James Comey that he intentionally used a “friend” on the Columbia law faculty to leak his memos to the media.  Comey says that he did so to force the appointment of a Special Counsel. However, those memos could be viewed as a government record and potential evidence in a criminal investigation.

'Release all the tapes – I'm good with it!' Comey dares Trump to release recordings of their talks to corroborate his notes as he tells senators: 'Lordy, I hope there are tapes!' Donald Trump tweeted last month that Jim Comey had 'better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!' Comey said during his Thursday hearing: 'I've seen the tweet about tapes. Lordy, I hope there are tapes!' 'The president surely knows if he taped me. And if he did, my feelings aren't hurt: Release all the tapes. I'm good with it,'...

Ben Shapiro offered up some quality public advice today on Twitter to the President following the Comey hearing. He opens by saying that “getting into a direct credibility battle with Comey is foolish for Trump. Here’s his best defense”: Follow Ben Shapiro ✔ @benshapiro Getting into a direct credibility battle with Comey is foolish for Trump. Here's his best defense. (1) 2:31 PM - 8 Jun 2017 222 222 Retweets 703 703 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Shapiro opens by having Trump say something along the lines of “I didn’t collude with Russia. I am not under investigation, and...

Hollywood stars rushed to social media to fire off hot takes and commentary about former FBI director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. From memes of Netflix’s House of Cards’ corrupt President Frank Underwood to profanity-filled Twitter screeds from the likes of actor John Cusack and comedian Billy Eichner, celebrities were piling on President Donald Trump during the hearing. Below is a roundup of the most absurd ravings from left-wing Hollywood elites. 1. Actor John Cusack, who repeatedly ended his tweets with “impeach,” suggested in a tweet that Comey’s testimony made him look more presidential than...

During the Senate Intel hearing Thursday, former FBI director James Comey revealed that during the 2016 election, then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch ordered him to downplay the investigation into Hillary Clinton by calling it a "matter" instead of a criminal investigation and Comey obliged.Comey mislead the entire country to go along with the Clinton campaign talking points. He's a democrat shill that bowed down to political pressure to protect Hillary Clinton.Senator Lankford probed Comey saying," And then you made a comment earlier about the Attorney General, previous AG [Lynch] asking you about the investigation on the Clinton emails, saying that you...

James Comey’s public testimony exonerates President Trump of obstruction of justice. To put it simply, “hoping” that something happens is not a crime. The law demands much more than that. Felony obstruction requires that the person seeking to obstruct a law enforcement investigation act “corruptly.” The statute specifically defines what that includes: threats, lies, bribes, destruction of documents, and altering or concealing evidence. None of that is alleged by Comey. Instead, the fired FBI Director recounts how President Trump expressed compassion for the man he dismissed as his National Security Adviser, calling Michael Flynn “a good guy” who “has been...

Thursday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” immediately following a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing featuring testimony from former FBI Director James Comey, network senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin emphasized what he thought were the highlights of the hearing. However, at the end of rehashing those highlights, despite written testimony from Comey suggesting otherwise, Toobin declared that we now know Trump is under criminal investigation because of this hearing. {..snip..}

Washington (AFP) - Fired FBI director James Comey withheld judgment Thursday on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice in requesting that he drop an investigation into his former national security advisor. Instead he indicated before the Senate Intelligence Committee that it was up to a high-powered special prosecutor to determine whether the president's behavior constituted the potentially impeachable offense. But what does the charge mean, and how might it lead to possible impeachment? {..snip..}

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Started streaming 31 minutes ago James Comey, the former FBI director who was fired by President Trump last month, is expected to tell a Senate committee that the president asked him to back off the investigation into Mike Flynn, a source told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The report said Comey could testify as early as next week.

Reddit subscriber /u/AintGotNoTimeFoThis on The_Donald shows proof that Comey was lying about the reason he leaked his Trump memos. Comey lied and said Trump’s tweets caused him to leak to NYT through a Columbia law professor, but the Tweets came after the leaks Comey memo leaked to the New York Times on May 11 at the latest. Trump Tweets about tapes – May 12. Comey says that Trump’s tweet about tapes caused him to leak memos to Times – Mr. Comey said he decided to make the conversation public through an intermediary after Mr. Trump said on Twitter that the...

During fired FBI Director James Comey's testimony today

During the hearing, Senator Susan Collins asked Comey if he had shown copies of his memos to “anyone outside” of the Justice Department. Comey replied, “yes,” saying he made the decision to do so after President Trump tweeted about possible audio recordings the day after he was fired. However, that information seems to be inaccurate, because the memo was leaked to the New York Times May 11th and President Trump tweeted on the 12th. Comey said he hoped to benefit from that leak.

The Justice Department released a statement on James Comey's testimony on Thursday that attempts to set the record straight on some of the former FBI director's remarks. The statement focuses on a piece of Comey's testimony in which he claimed he was not aware of any memo saying that Attorney General Jeff Sessions would be recusing himself from any investigations into alleged links between the Trump campaign (of which he was a part) and Russian officials. .."In his testimony, Mr. Comey stated that he was 'not *** aware of' 'any kind of memorandum issued from the Attorney General or the...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's ties to the Trump campaign.... It's my judgment that I was fired because of the Russia investigation," Comey said toward the end of more than two hours of testimony before the Senate intelligence committee. "I was fired in some way to change, or the endeavor was to change, the way the Russia investigation was being conducted.... Asked whether that February Oval Office discussion amounted to obstruction of justice, Comey said he expected that to be a matter...

Liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Thursday the accusation that President Trump directly colluded with Russia to interfere in the U.S. election "came apart" following former FBI Director James Comey's testimony in front of Congress. In his written and spoken testimony on Thursday, Comey said that he never felt that Trump had tried to impede the FBI's investigation into Russia, even that the president had encouraged it and he suggested that former national security adviser Mike Flynn wasn't at the heart of the investigation.

Former FBI Director James Comey blasted fake news and leakers during his Thursday testimony in front of the Senate Intel committee, calling reports of collusion “nonsense.” Sen. James Risch (R-ID) asked Comey about a New York Times report that suggested the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia using electronic surveillance, and Comey shot down that there was any truth to the reports. In fact, Comey said the false report distressed him so much that he surveyed the intelligence community to see if he was missing something. When he discovered that the report was inaccurate, he convened with Republicans and Democrats...

Posted on June 8, 2017 by sundance President Trump’s attorney is scheduled to deliver a statement after James Comey’s testimony today in congress. The presser is scheduled to take place at the National Press Club. All networks carrying and two livestreams below: PBS Livestream link – Livestream Link #1 – Livestream Link #2

Arizona Senator John McCain appeared confused during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with former FBI Director James Comey. At one point, the 80-year-old McCain referred to President Donald Trump as “Mr. Comey” and even said “President Comey.” McCain was asking Comey about his handling of Trump compared to his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server for official Secretary of State business.