Warns ousted FBI chief against talking

[struggle4progress]

POLITICS | Fri May 12, 2017 | 12:39pm EDT
By David Alexander and Susan Heavey | WASHINGTON

... Trump warned ousted .. Comey on Friday against talking to the media, suggesting there might be tapes of conversations between the two men that could contradict his account.

"James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" Trump said in .. Twitter posts.

... the New York Times reported that the president asked Comey in January to pledge loyalty to him ...

On Twitter, Trump appeared to suggest that if Comey gave his version of contacts between them, the administration might produce tapes of conversations, although it was not clear if such tapes exist ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fbi-idUSKBN1881YJ

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. There probably are no recordings; Trump likes to threaten people.

On the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out he did record the conversation. Presidents have used recording devices in the White House since FDR; what was different about the Nixon tapes is that for the first time they were voice-activated and therefore automatically recorded everything that was said in the Oval Office. Other presidents have used recording devices but activated them manually when they wanted to record a particular conversation for the sake of accuracy. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/29/movies/oval-office-tapes-it-wasn-t-just-nixon.html If there is a functioning recording system it would have to have been installed by, and operated by, someone who is more tech-savvy than SCROTUS, unless it's just a cassette recorder in a desk drawer.

Trump is enough of a narcissist - and apparently is also becoming at least as paranoid as Nixon - that the idea of recording every golden word he speaks to preserve it for posterity might appeal to him. But, as Tricky Dick learned, such things can end up biting one on the butt.

[Me.]

2. For 1 Thing

Comey knows what he did or didn't say and I'm betting he's not concerned. The one who should be worried about tapes (if there are any) is 45 himself

[ATL Ebony]

4. And he's obviously worried sick about a "Comey" tape -- he's crumbling and making himself sicker.

[Me.]

5. Lips To God's Ears

[FSogol]

6. Comey probably came to the dinner carrying 2 microwaves!

One for filming and one for taping.

[GallopingGhost]

8. lol n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

7. Comey would automatically assume he was probably being recorded

He was the FBI Director, for gods sake; he knows all about recordings of supposedly private conversations.

And now at least two senators (Democrats, of course) are demanding the recordings, if they exist. Dump just dug that hole of his even deeper. "Tapes" were what brought Nixon down.

[CentralMass]

3. + He is delusional. He makes up his own reality and recollection of events.

I dou t that h ed is used people questioning the accuracy of his statements.