James Comey writes NYT 0p-ed: Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites

[UCmeNdc]

The big news today has been Attorney General William Barr’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. But a short while after the hearing’s first break of the day,The New York Times published an opinion piece written by former FBI Director James Comey. It is pretty damning stuff. In it, Comey wonders whether of these obviously criminal and corrupt officials will be punished. But one of the most sobering parts of the piece is Comey’s analysis of what power can do to people.

Amoral leaders have a way of revealing the character of those around them. Sometimes what they reveal is inspiring. For example, James Mattis, the former secretary of defense, resigned over principle, a concept so alien to Mr. Trump that it took days for the president to realize what had happened, before he could start lying about the man.

But more often, proximity to an amoral leader reveals something depressing. I think that’s at least part of what we’ve seen with Bill Barr and Rod Rosenstein. Accomplished people lacking inner strength can’t resist the compromises necessary to survive Mr. Trump and that adds up to something they will never recover from. It takes character like Mr. Mattis’s to avoid the damage, because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites.



https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/1/1854589/-James-Comey-drops-NYT-op-ed-Mr-Trump-eats-your-soul-in-small-bites

[Fullduplexxx]

1. He ought to know ... fkg traitor

[njhoneybadger]

2. Fuck you Comey, this God Damn nightmare is your fault!

[lunamagica]

3. The only thing I want to listen from comey is his apology to Hillary, her voters the children at the

border, America and the world.