Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation

[MelissaB]

He asked the newly sainted Rod Rosenstein to expand the investigation. St. Rod then wrote a memo justifying his firing. What a coincidence. -Joe Scarborough

Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation

WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to three officials with knowledge of his request.

Mr. Comey asked for the resources during a meeting last week with Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who wrote the Justice Department’s memo that was used to justify the firing of the F.B.I. director this week.

Mr. Comey then briefed members of Congress on the meeting in recent days.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

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[Mr. Ected]

1. Rosenstein was put between a rock and a hard place

Follow through on Comey's directions, be a patriot, and be fired by Trump, OR do Trump's bidding and live to see another day.

The question is whether "another day" includes dropping the hammer on Trump in the future.

Hard to tell if Rosenstein was motivated by contempt for Comey or by instincts of self-preservation, or some sort of allegiance to Trump.

Time will tell.

[Cosmocat]

3. Ah that is nonsense

it isn't even a choice ...

[Mr. Ected]

4. It wasn't nonsense according to Senator Whitehouse

Speaking to Rachel Maddow last night.

[asiliveandbreathe]

8. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what I can do

for myself....screw a rock and a hard place...nope..ain't goin' there....

[Mr. Ected]

12. I still disagree. He was put between a rock and a hard place.

He made the wrong choice.

That wrong choice will end up being his undoing.

He'll go down with Trumpco, and be a tiny footnote in the history books.

[geek tragedy]

10. Rosenstein's reputation for integrity seems to have been a con job nt

[MelissaB]

2. Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation

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Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation

WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to three officials with knowledge of his request.

Mr. Comey asked for the resources during a meeting last week with Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who wrote the Justice Department’s memo that was used to justify the firing of the F.B.I. director this week.

Mr. Comey then briefed members of Congress on the meeting in recent days.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

[Laf.La.Dem.]

5. If we had another election TODAY - Joe Scarborough would vote for Trump!!

[MelissaB]

7. I really don't think he would.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. ET TU BRUTE? - ......eom

[MelissaB]

9. Justice Dept spokeswoman flatly denies that Comey asked for more money and resources for Trump-Russi

Justice Dept spokeswoman flatly denies that Comey asked for more money and resources for Trump-Russia probe, contra reports

This is where credibility comes into play.

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[aquamarina]

11. So I guess the question is

Will Rosenstein still approve the funds? If, as all the Repukes are saying on the tevee that the FBI is bigger than just Comey then the funds should be approved.

I guess we shall see.