Ex-DOJ Spox Rips Comey for ‘Inappropriate Public Disclosure’ of New Emails
Source: Mediaite
A former DOJ spokesman went off on FBI Director James Comey today for what he considered to be a deviation from standard protocol where the new Hillary Clinton email revelations are concerned.
Matthew Miller, a Hillary Clinton supporter, said that what Comey did was an inappropriate public disclosure so close to the election:
Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 28, 2016
Comey refused to even tell Congress if FBI was investigating Trump camp for Russia hack, but regular updates on Clinton are apparently A-ok.
Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 28, 2016
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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/ex-doj-spox-rips-comey-for-inappropriate-public-disclosure-of-new-emails/
Click on the link above for the complete article with Mediaite's compilation of all 12 tweets from Miller, in chronological order.
And this is the link for his Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/matthewamiller
Miller tweeted again about half an hour ago, responding to a tweet from CNN's Jake Tapper:
https://twitter.com/matthewamiller/status/792127515171127300
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)The email to house members
Chaffertz lying about what was in there
Comey needs to be disciplined
This is getting into Hoover level meddling
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)I am livid - disgusted - appalled -
red dog 1
(27,889 posts)(K&R, thanks for posting, highplainsdem)
What can we do?....Plenty!
We can submit our comments & questions about this to Comey's boss, Loretta Lynch
http://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice
We can also submit our questions & comments about this to Attorney General Lynch's boss
President Obama @
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Call White House Comment Line:
202-456-1111
We can also use whatever resources we have, including our Facebook, Twitter, & any other social website accounts we have to spread the word about the fact that FBI Director Comey may well have broken the law regarding his "inappropriate public disclosure" so close to the election.
COMEY MUST GO!
Ligyron
(7,640 posts)Thanks for the easy link.
red dog 1
(27,889 posts)rockfordfile
(8,709 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)And then tell him "I'll take your resignation in longhand--no need to put it on letterhead, either."
jmowreader
(50,571 posts)On November 9, President Obama needs to fire Comey. Resignation is used to preserve the guy's honor, and Comey has lost the right to keep that.
After that, they need to find out how much collusion there was between James Comey and Donald Trump.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Be interesting to learn if anyone made a quick million or two out of that little stock market dip when people thought for a quick second, "OH SHIT--the orange crazy guy might have a shot!!!"
I'll tell you why I rather forcefully prefer resignation: if the guy is FIRED, then the right wing turns him into a hero. If he resigns on his own (or with a sturdy push/shove), he is acknowledging his own error.
That, in and of itself, does not mean he can escape charges. It ofen ensures they'll go easier on ya--forcing the boss to play the asshole is bad form. But he can still go through the investigatory process and be charged with HATCH ACT violations and other crimes, like conspiracy, as well.
As a rather recent example, Petraeus "resigned" even though he was, in fact, informally fired, and he did not escape charges, though his punishment was rather light.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)It wouldn't surprise me if they're ignored.
red dog 1
(27,889 posts)The FBI should also be investigating Trump's ties with Vladimir Putin
who he has done business with for decades, (mostly in secret) as well as Trump openly suggesting that Putin "hack into" the DNC''s computers, as well as HRC's e-mails.
Trump may well have violated federal laws by encouraging a foreign leader to meddle in the U.S.elections.
Also, there's the matter of Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort', whose name was found by governmental investigators,
"as well as companies he sought business with, as they try to untangle a corrupt network they say was used to loot Ukrainian assets and influence elections during the administration of Mr. Manafort's main client, former (Ukranian) President Viktor F. Yanukovych.
Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Manafort from Yanukovych's pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012."
("Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump's Campaign Chief"
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html
Did Manafort report these earnings to the IRS?
If he didn't, then he's in violation of U.S. law, and Comey's FBI should be spending their time.investigating him, as well as Trump secret business dealings with Putin since the 1990s.
Also, the "timing" of Comey's letter to GOP Congressional leaders is possibly a violation of U.S election law, coming only 11 days before the 2016 presidential election
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)Maybe they're doing such investigations and keeping it a secret? Given how Comey has spoken and written publicly, I doubt it.