‘Secret police in a banana republic’: Steve Schmidt shreds James Comey’s ‘massive act of ego’

[DonViejo]

Steve Schmidt, the Republican strategist who ran Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, blasted FBI Director James Comey on Monday for inserting himself in the presidential race.

“Let’s step back,” Schmidt told a panel on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “This is about ego. This is about someone who’s been in public life, who’s had a reputation as a man above politics, better than it. And this was a massive act of ego, the unprecedented steps he took earlier in the summer, which boxed him in over the last week.”

“And what he’s done is he’s injected the FBI into the middle of a presidential campaign nine days out,” he continued. “It’s the premiere law enforcement agency in the world. He’s brought profound discreditation to it. And add the FBI now to the list of institutions that have lost trust with the American people.”

Schmidt liken the FBI to “some sort of secret police organization in a banana republic” because agents had leaked information to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “It’s shameful,” he insisted. “This is not how we do politics in America!”

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/secret-police-in-a-banana-republic-steve-schmidt-shreds-james-comeys-massive-act-of-ego/

[patsimp]

1. kick

[kwolf68]

2. There should be repercussions

After this election is over, charges should be brought...Mr. Comey should be terminated from his position and tried in a court of law.

[Cosmocat]

7. GD straight

and I agree strongly with Schmidt, Comey isn't some poor victim. Things got to where they are today because of him.

[uponit7771]

3. +1

[Ilsa]

4. We need more people like Schmidt tearing Comey a new one and

Making sure that characterizations of his actions are typical for banana republics and republicans.

[Cha]

5. I like that a repub is saying this.. it really is so surreal that it

even happened.

Comey must have had a real change of heart somehow There was speculation before he came out yesterday that said we wouldn't hear from him until after the election.

Anyway, now drumpfucks hate the FBI.

[BSdetect]

6. K&R

[oasis]

8. "Banana Republicans". Remembering the Alan Dershowitz description

of the 2000 election theft.