Being more more concerned with how we learned the President was obstructing justice than with the fact that the president was obstructing justice involves wearing a pretty massive set of political blinders.
Or, as Lisa calls it, “Another day at the office.”
The FBI has always operated somewhat in the shadows and on the margin. That’s how they catch the bad guys and keep America safe. What Comey did was peanuts compared to what many of his predecessors have done, and investigating him was politically motivated and stupid. If they’d investigated J. Edgar Hoover and every other head of the FBI, there’d probably no longer be an FBI, and America would be much worse off. Similarly, the CIA.
Comey is fortunate that the DOJ is not prosecuting him for his misdeeds. I’m not sure why they aren’t, though. Maybe losing his job is considered punishment enough?
Didn’t complain about Comey publically announcing a renewed investigation into Clinton’s e-mails, just a week or two before the election, did you?
In the meantime, of course, there was zero mention of the investigation into the Trump campaign’s connections with various Russian operatives, such as Natalia Veselnitskaya.
In the 60s the FBI had agents provocateurs in the anti-war and civil rights movement that were of the responsible for much of the more violent behavior.
Famously, Mr. Comey began keeping records of unorthodox outreach to him by the president out of concern for Mr. Trump’s apparent efforts to gain Mr. Comey’s personal loyalty, along with what Mr. Comey described in a Senate hearing as “the nature of the person.” The inspector general’s inquiry concerned whether Mr. Comey acted improperly in passing the contents of one memo to the press through an intermediary, an act that Mr. Trump and his allies have lambasted as a disclosure of classified information. Reports earlier this summer indicated that the Justice Department would not be prosecuting Mr. Comey for any misconduct regarding the memos, so the only question in the intervening weeks has been what criticism the inspector general might unleash outside the realm of law.It turns out that, according to the inspector general, investigators “found no evidence that Comey or his attorneys released any of the classified information contained in any of the memos to members of the media.” And, contrary to some speculation in right-wing media, the document includes no finding that Mr. Comey was untruthful or incomplete in his answers to investigators
The DOJ’s inspector general buries the real news… That finding is buried in the Trump-Barr cloud of spin, which looks at whether Comey, in attempting to document gross misconduct by the president of the United States, did not follow department procedure. Former federal prosecutor Joyce White Vance tells me, “This debunks the myth from the right that Comey would be prosecuted for his actions. The conclusion of the report questions the ethics of his conduct, but not its legality.”
I think that the above comments are right. If the Justice Dept. prosecuted Comey, then all evidence that pertains to his case is admissible including evidence detrimental to Trump.
kballweg Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Being more more concerned with how we learned the President was obstructing justice than with the fact that the president was obstructing justice involves wearing a pretty massive set of political blinders.
Or, as Lisa calls it, “Another day at the office.”
Gypsy8 almost 5 years ago
The FBI has always operated somewhat in the shadows and on the margin. That’s how they catch the bad guys and keep America safe. What Comey did was peanuts compared to what many of his predecessors have done, and investigating him was politically motivated and stupid. If they’d investigated J. Edgar Hoover and every other head of the FBI, there’d probably no longer be an FBI, and America would be much worse off. Similarly, the CIA.
guyjen2004 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Comey is fortunate that the DOJ is not prosecuting him for his misdeeds. I’m not sure why they aren’t, though. Maybe losing his job is considered punishment enough?
Zebrastripes almost 5 years ago
This was a deflection of the real crimes trump and his boot lickers have committed. What a joke and waste of tax money!
mourdac Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yawn. Oh goody, Ms. Benson, the bad man who was mean to a president conducting illegal acts got spanked.
Stephen Runnels Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Shifting focus away from Trump again.
fusilier almost 5 years ago
Didn’t complain about Comey publically announcing a renewed investigation into Clinton’s e-mails, just a week or two before the election, did you?
In the meantime, of course, there was zero mention of the investigation into the Trump campaign’s connections with various Russian operatives, such as Natalia Veselnitskaya.
fusilier
James 2:24
Gen.Flashman almost 5 years ago
In the 60s the FBI had agents provocateurs in the anti-war and civil rights movement that were of the responsible for much of the more violent behavior.
walfishj almost 5 years ago
A POLICY violation is not the same thing as a violation of the LAW; you know, like TRUMP does…
StackableContainers almost 5 years ago
I disagree with Lisa’s politics and positions on most things, but I will give credit when it is due. This is a clever cartoon.
gcottay almost 5 years ago
Famously, Mr. Comey began keeping records of unorthodox outreach to him by the president out of concern for Mr. Trump’s apparent efforts to gain Mr. Comey’s personal loyalty, along with what Mr. Comey described in a Senate hearing as “the nature of the person.” The inspector general’s inquiry concerned whether Mr. Comey acted improperly in passing the contents of one memo to the press through an intermediary, an act that Mr. Trump and his allies have lambasted as a disclosure of classified information. Reports earlier this summer indicated that the Justice Department would not be prosecuting Mr. Comey for any misconduct regarding the memos, so the only question in the intervening weeks has been what criticism the inspector general might unleash outside the realm of law.It turns out that, according to the inspector general, investigators “found no evidence that Comey or his attorneys released any of the classified information contained in any of the memos to members of the media.” And, contrary to some speculation in right-wing media, the document includes no finding that Mr. Comey was untruthful or incomplete in his answers to investigators
martens almost 5 years ago
The DOJ’s inspector general buries the real news… That finding is buried in the Trump-Barr cloud of spin, which looks at whether Comey, in attempting to document gross misconduct by the president of the United States, did not follow department procedure. Former federal prosecutor Joyce White Vance tells me, “This debunks the myth from the right that Comey would be prosecuted for his actions. The conclusion of the report questions the ethics of his conduct, but not its legality.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/29/dojs-inspector-general-buries-lede/
Ukko wilko almost 5 years ago
Comey is part of the horse… the part that goes over the fence last.
All the dinosaurs feared the T-Rex almost 5 years ago
I think I view Lisa Benson as a cartoon character. Something outta Looney Toons perhaps?
Radish the wordsmith almost 5 years ago
Comey threw the election to Trump, he should be riding a white elephant.
DrDon1 almost 5 years ago
Is there anyone ( patient and persistent enough ) who could explain the IG’s report to Lisa Benson?
anansi9 almost 5 years ago
I think that the above comments are right. If the Justice Dept. prosecuted Comey, then all evidence that pertains to his case is admissible including evidence detrimental to Trump.
thomaspryan almost 5 years ago
Did he defeat the windmill?
officerjoe1966 almost 5 years ago
We will see equal justice the moment these corrupt people start going to jail.