Former FBI Director James Comey to testify in Senate June 8

[trailmonkee]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate intelligence committee June 8 about the investigation into possible coordination between the campaign of President Donald Trump and Russian officials.

A source told CNN Wednesday that Comey is also expected to address his private conversations with Trump, where Trump reportedly asked him to kill his investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Comey will testify in open session beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a closed session around 1 p.m., the committee announced


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/comey-testify/index.html?adkey=bn

[sandensea]

1. No small planes for you, Jimbo.

Republicans get murderous when they're desperate; just ask Michael Connell.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. CNN has a link up

[*** First on CNN: Senators asked Comey to investigate AG Jeff Sessions for possible perjury

Former FBI Director James Comey to testify in Senate June 8

By Tom LoBianco, CNN

Updated 12:17 PM ET, Thu June 1, 2017

Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate intelligence committee June 8 about the investigation into possible coordination between the campaign of President Donald Trump and Russian officials.

A source told CNN Wednesday that Comey is also expected to address his private conversations with Trump, where Trump reportedly asked him to kill his investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Comey will testify in open session beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a closed session around 1 p.m., the committee announced

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/sessions-russian-ambassador-letter/index.html ***]

[PearliePoo2]

3. Clearing calendar!!

Man, time is going to D R A G waiting an entire week...

[MiddleClass]

11. Are we there yet?

What about now?

[left-of-center2012]

4. And for those of us with no cable?

I've got too many medical bills to pay for cable.

Wonder if it'll be live on the internet?

[BumRushDaShow]

5. They usually run these live on the 'net

(multiple sources - often via youtube and also through the investigating Committee's web page as well).

I know CSPAN has done so in the past via their streaming.

[PearliePoo2]

7. I'm broke too so I watch MSNBC free on my laptop here:

http://www.livenewson.com/american/msnbc.html

and CNN here: http://www.livenewson.com/american/cnn-news-usa.html

I don't know if they (CNN and MSNBC) will air the entire hearing but something of this importance, I bet they will.

[FarPoint]

16. I too use that link...

I'm impressed and grateful for it being free and available.

[leftynyc]

6. I got an LBN alert from CNN

saying that senators had asked Comey to investigate if Sessions perjured himself. This could get very interesting, very fast.

[Miles Archer]

9. Patrick Leahy and Al Franken

Washington (CNN)A pair of Democratic senators asked then-FBI Director James Comey to investigate Attorney General Jeff Sessions, amid concerns that he may have had an additional meeting with the Russian ambassador the US, Sergey Kislyak, according to letters obtained by CNN Thursday.

Sens. Patrick Leahy and Al Franken -- Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee -- sent the requests to Comey and, later, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe in three letters dated March 20, April 28 and May 12.

"We are concerned about Attorney General Sessions' lack of candor to the committee and his failure thus far to accept responsibility for testimony that could be construed as perjury," Franken and Leahy wrote to Comey in their first request.

The Democrats have not received a response from the FBI to their three letters, a Senate source said.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/sessions-russian-ambassador-letter/index.html?sr=twpol060117sessions-russian-ambassador-letter0338PMVODtopLink&linkId=38249152

[leftynyc]

10. LOL - somebody leaked

about that other meeting they're looking at between sessions and kislyak - I hope Comey is asked about this and they should put Rothenstein (I think that's the name of the acting fbi director) under oath to make him prove he didn't drop this particular ball.

[MiddleClass]

8. The main attraction

I can't wait,

revenge, a dish best served cold.

Comey unplugged, no director of the FBI shackles, no overseeing the investigation restrictions, but what's reported no ongoing investigation clamp downs,

as said Comey unplugged.

Obstruction of justice? Drop investigation into my buddy Mike Flynn, not firing.
Perjury for sessions, third meeting lies about first two, now lies about another.
Son-in-law in a sulk, espionage

I wait with the abundance of anticipation

[Juliusseizure]

12. Testimony may help Trump

I expect he'll deny Trump ordered him to stop the investigation, because if that were the case, Comey should have resigned. Its in Comey's legal interests to minimize Trump's intervention.

He'll likely say "I don't know his state of mind at the time. It was inappropriate but I didn't feel under pressure to drop the investigation."

[MiddleClass]

13. I can understand that logic, but,

Why have we been told that the meeting at the request generated "document this." For the file memo.

"Sources close to James Comey recorded as saying Comey felt strong enough after the meeting to document what was bothering him."

You may be right, – ( I may be crazy, but it might be a lunatic you're looking for. Billy Joel)

[Juliusseizure]

17. I hope I'm wrong but

Unlike the memo an average person might write something like - "Orange prick just f**king pressured me AGAIN to close the investigation!! Is he retarded or a Mafia boss?! WTF!!"

I think Comey's documentation was like:

-President brought up subject matter of investigation. Again expressed vague concern.
-I said "I will do my best to comply with my role"
-President then repeated vague concern.
- I repeated what "I will do my best"

[Samantha]

20. Written statements by lawyers documenting for instance meetings are accepted as

evidence. Trump did ask Comey to drop the Flynn investigation, saying he was a good man. I think Trump used the words "let it go" -- something to that effect.

Trump also asked Comey for his loyalty (I believe this was in another meeting, one at the White House). All of this is starting to run together for me because I have been absorbing hours of the stuff. Trump cleared the room, including asking the VP to leave, and had the private conversation I mentioned. Comey responded by saying in effect he could not pledge loyalty but he could pledge integrity.

Comey sensed Trump would fire him as a result of his responses, so he was prepared to accept the consequences. He had experienced a sense of discomfort in some of his talks with Trump, and that is why he issued a memorandum after each incident, and he gave copies to his immediate staff. I do not think anyone can successfully challenge the authenticity of these memoranda.

Sam

[Juliusseizure]

21. I hope you can let this go, Trump said

That's what I read. Not "let it go." So if Trump qualified his requests as suggestions, by itself it may not rise to obstruction. All his statements and actions taken as a whole should. I also think Trump is swarmy enough not to be overtly forceful with someone who hasnt pledged loyalty.

[Wednesdays]

14. Clearing my schedule, and

making sure my popcorn is stocked!

[Txbluedog]

15. FAKE NEWS! There is no such person that served as FBI director

#AlternateFacts

[left-of-center2012]

18. CBS News will cover it live

Heard that this evening on their night time broadcast.

[JI7]

19. what do you think trump will do to distract ?

[modrepub]

22. Feel this will be a let down

I just feel nothing is going to be clear or convincing from this guy. And besides, the Trumpeters won't believe anything he says anyway. The Dems better take one side of Congress in 2018 or nothing is going to change until 2020. Depressing

[moonscape]

23. The fact that Comey is so eager to testify leads me

to believe we'll get something from it, if not as much as we wish.

Mueller and he have discussed parameters of his testimony, and we'll get nothing specific about the investigation, but I think will hear some juice on all the times 45 called him, sent others to him, etc. "Sources close" have said Comey felt he 'could handle' the inappropriate lean from the WH.

But I don't think he's chomping to testify in order to be a nuthin' burger. Comey doesn't seem to roll that way.

[Dorian Gray]

24. June 8th is my birthday

I'm hoping this will prove to be the best birthday present yet.

Road to impeachment!

[trailmonkee]

25. Too bad they don't have cable tv monitors at Chuck-ee-cheese :)

That would make it the best birthday ever

[4139]

26. Cool!!! I'm off work next Thursday !!!