Comey Under Oath: ‘Have Not Experienced Any Requests to Stop FBI Investigations’Perjury? McCabe too?

[healthmyths]

Wrong! The DOJ operates under Trump. The head of the DOJ works at the pleasure of the POTUS - they are in contact regularly and work together often.

Comey's last line as I hear him say it clearly is fundamentally a game changer...... "in my experience" - meaning "in ALL my experiences" there has never been pressure to end an investigation.

That would have to include Trump

Where is pathological liar Tramp cited in the question???
HIRONO: So if the Attorney General or senior officials at the Department of Justice opposes a specific investigation, can they halt that FBI investigation?

DoJ answers to the POTUS, the pertinent part is the following where he states unequivocally that he has never been asked to halt an investigation without a legitimate reason or for political purposes:

Asked by the ATTORNEY GENERAL or the DOJ, you left that part out!

Irrelevant. They operate under Trump.

Trump committed no Obstruction of Justice.

It is the most relevant, especially when Tramp himself asked Comey to end the Flynn investigation , sending Sessions and Pence out of the room first!!!

Were you there?

 

[edthecynic]

That STILL does not make either POTUS.

Your spin is so blatantly overt it's laughable keep running with your theory that a question regarding the DOJ attempting to obstruct justice doesn't extend to the POTUS, see how that works out for you.

So why wasn't St Ronnie punished for what Traitor North did???? North served out of the NSC office in the White House at the pleasure of the POTUS. In his book, Traitor North writes that "Ronald Reagan knew of and approved a great deal of what went on with both the Iranian initiative and private efforts on behalf of the contras and he received regular, detailed briefings on both."

North had immunity you dumb fuck.

Did St Ronnie?

There is no evidence that Reagan did anything illegal.

But North serves at the pleasure of the POTUS and the stupid argument of the Right has been that that makes them equally guilty or innocent.
Get it?

 

[edthecynic]

Those lines indicate that the DOJ is a department of the Executive branch of government, the AG works at the pleasure and discretion of the POTUS you stupid fuck.

And North worked at the NSC, also part of the executive branch and also at the pleasure of POTUS.

 

[edthecynic]

There is no evidence that Reagan did anything illegal.

Actually, according to North in his book, there is!

In his book, Traitor North writes that "Ronald Reagan knew of and approved a great deal of what went on with both the Iranian initiative and private efforts on behalf of the contras and he received regular, detailed briefings on both. I have no doubt that he was told about the use of residuals for the contras, and that he approved it. Enthusiastically." Videotaped Deposition

 

[edthecynic]

Your assertion that a question regarding the AG attempting to obstruct justice not extending to his boss is full on retarded.

Then it is just as retarded as your claim North's actions did NOT extend to his boss.

 

[edthecynic]

Trump doesn't work at the DOJ the DOJ works for him you dumb fuck

Reagan doesn't work at the NSC, the NSC works for him . That knife cuts both ways.

 

[OKTexas]

How about we post the complete quote:

Comey: “Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It’s not happened in my experience.”

How about you post the quote with the question that puts the answer in context.

HIRONO: Yes. And so speaking of the independence of not just the judiciary but I'd like you to clarify the FBI's independence from the DOJ apparatus. Can the FBI conduct an investigation independent from the department of Justice. Or does the FBI have to disclose all it's investigations to the DOJ? And does it have to get the Attorney General's consent?

COMEY: Well we work with the Department of Justice, whether that's main justice or U.S. attorney's offices on all of our investigations.

And so we work with them and so in a legal sense we're not independent of the department of justice. We are spiritually, culturally pretty independent group and that's the way you would want tit. But yes, we work with the Department of Justice on all of our investigations.

HIRONO: So if the Attorney General or senior officials at the Department of Justice opposes a specific investigation, can they halt that FBI investigation?

COMEY: In theory yes.

HIRONO: Has it happened?

COMEY: Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that -- without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don't see a case there and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I'm talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It's not happened in my experience.

Because I wasn't the one that ended the answer after the first sentence and check out post 177 hypocrite.

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[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Both denied under oath that there had been any influence to stop the investigation into the Russian collusion investigation.

Comey:

“Not in my experience,” Comey responded. “Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose.”

“I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it,” Comey said.

“But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal.

“It’s not happened in my experience,” Comey said."

And McCabe...

If the Times’s report is true, including the implication that the President obstructed justice, then the President’s critics are in a double bind: Either

1. McCabe committed perjury when he said “there has been no effort to impede” the investigation; OR
2. McCabe did not consider the statements of the President to constitute an “effort to impeded” the investigation, which would mean no senior FBI officials viewed the President’s statements as an attempt to obstruct justice."

Oh this is getting better by the minute. Thanks the NYT. You just screwed them over.



NYT’s Comey Memo Story Doesn’t Pass The Smell Test

Comey Under Oath: 'Have Not Experienced Any Requests to Stop FBI Investigations' - Breitbart

Glad to see that you are supporting the designation of a Special Counsel.

Nice to see you have the name right in this thread.

 

[edthecynic]

Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

Except Sessions answered a question he asked himself! Franken asked Sessions a hypothetical: What would he do if he learned that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government during the campaign?

"I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians."
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions

 

[OKTexas]

Aww that's a cute graphic, I have my own:

That chart works for me too..... Notice ... Trump is in the Red box, not the blue one...

The AG serves at the pleasure of the President, the Department of Justice is a "department" of the Executive branch which is headed by the POTUS you ignorant fuckwit.

LOLOL

You're such a dumbfuck conservative. The Department of Justice says the Attorney General, not the president, is the head of the Department of Justice....

By 1870, after the end of the Civil War, the increase in the amount of litigation involving the United States had required the very expensive retention of a large number of private attorneys to handle the workload. A concerned Congress passed the Act to Establish the Department of Justice (ch. 150, 16 Stat. 162), creating "an executive department of the government of the United States" with the Attorney General as its head.​

But again keep running with the theory that a question regarding the DOJ attempting to obstruct justice doesn't extend to the POTUS, see how that works out for you.

Well if you're right, then Comey will be charged with perjury and we both know that ain't gonna happen.

Comey stated flatly in the hearings that he was never asked to drop an investigation for an inappropriate or political purpose and stated what he thought would be an appropriate reason as well. Are you telling me with a straight face that former Assistant Attorney General, former FBI director, and career lawyer James Comey doesn't know what obstruction of justice is when he sees it? Ya let's see if he goes with that argument with Mueller.

He said he was never told that by anyone at the Department of Justice.

*** POOF ***

Your whole bizarre theory goes up in smoke.

How about we post the complete quote:

Comey: “Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It’s not happened in my experience.”

So? He was still talking about the Department of Justice.

So he wasn't under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

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I said nothing about Sessions' purported lying so your attempts to divert fail for me. And again, you have no proof Comey lied. He was asked a question regarding the Department of Justice and he answered the question about the Department of Justice.

Actually I think you're lying, but here's the exchange.

Franken: Okay. CNN has just published a story, and I’m telling you this about a news story that’s just been published. I’m not expecting you to know whether or not it’s true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that, quote, “Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” These documents also allegedly say, quote, “There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” Now, again, I’m telling you this as it’s coming out, so you know. But if it’s true, it’s obviously extremely serious, and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

Sessions: Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.

Read more at: The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless

Another link: Al Franken accuses Jeff Sessions of committing perjury

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[edthecynic]

That chart works for me too..... Notice ... Trump is in the Red box, not the blue one...

LOLOL

You're such a dumbfuck conservative. The Department of Justice says the Attorney General, not the president, is the head of the Department of Justice....

By 1870, after the end of the Civil War, the increase in the amount of litigation involving the United States had required the very expensive retention of a large number of private attorneys to handle the workload. A concerned Congress passed the Act to Establish the Department of Justice (ch. 150, 16 Stat. 162), creating "an executive department of the government of the United States" with the Attorney General as its head.​

Well if you're right, then Comey will be charged with perjury and we both know that ain't gonna happen.

He said he was never told that by anyone at the Department of Justice.

*** POOF ***

Your whole bizarre theory goes up in smoke.

How about we post the complete quote:

Comey: “Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It’s not happened in my experience.”

So? He was still talking about the Department of Justice.

So he wasn't under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

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I said nothing about Sessions' purported lying so your attempts to divert fail for me. And again, you have no proof Comey lied. He was asked a question regarding the Department of Justice and he answered the question about the Department of Justice.

Actually I think you're lying, but here's the exchange.

Franken: Okay. CNN has just published a story, and I’m telling you this about a news story that’s just been published. I’m not expecting you to know whether or not it’s true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that, quote, “Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” These documents also allegedly say, quote, “There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” Now, again, I’m telling you this as it’s coming out, so you know. But if it’s true, it’s obviously extremely serious, and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

Sessions: Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.

Read more at: The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless

Another link: Al Franken accuses Jeff Sessions of committing perjury

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Franken asked Sessions what he would DO if someone affiliated with the Tramp campaign communicated with the Russians, and Sessions said He didn't, not what he would do, so Sessions did NOT answer the question in the context it was asked.

 

[Bush92]

Both denied under oath that there had been any influence to stop the investigation into the Russian collusion investigation.

Comey:

“Not in my experience,” Comey responded. “Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose.”

“I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it,” Comey said.

“But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal.

“It’s not happened in my experience,” Comey said."

And McCabe...

If the Times’s report is true, including the implication that the President obstructed justice, then the President’s critics are in a double bind: Either

1. McCabe committed perjury when he said “there has been no effort to impede” the investigation; OR
2. McCabe did not consider the statements of the President to constitute an “effort to impeded” the investigation, which would mean no senior FBI officials viewed the President’s statements as an attempt to obstruct justice."

Oh this is getting better by the minute. Thanks the NYT. You just screwed them over.



NYT’s Comey Memo Story Doesn’t Pass The Smell Test

Comey Under Oath: 'Have Not Experienced Any Requests to Stop FBI Investigations' - Breitbart

Comey is a piece of shit. Liberal media has went insane.

 

[OKTexas]

Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

Except Sessions answered a question he asked himself! Franken asked Sessions a hypothetical: What would he do if he learned that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government during the campaign?

"I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians."
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions

Wow, you just did what your accused me of, except you didn't post the full response or the question. See post 210

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[ColonelAngus]

What is the evidence that Trump is a Russian spy?

 

[Faun]

That chart works for me too..... Notice ... Trump is in the Red box, not the blue one...

LOLOL

You're such a dumbfuck conservative. The Department of Justice says the Attorney General, not the president, is the head of the Department of Justice....

By 1870, after the end of the Civil War, the increase in the amount of litigation involving the United States had required the very expensive retention of a large number of private attorneys to handle the workload. A concerned Congress passed the Act to Establish the Department of Justice (ch. 150, 16 Stat. 162), creating "an executive department of the government of the United States" with the Attorney General as its head.​

Well if you're right, then Comey will be charged with perjury and we both know that ain't gonna happen.

He said he was never told that by anyone at the Department of Justice.

*** POOF ***

Your whole bizarre theory goes up in smoke.

How about we post the complete quote:

Comey: “Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It’s not happened in my experience.”

So? He was still talking about the Department of Justice.

So he wasn't under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

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I said nothing about Sessions' purported lying so your attempts to divert fail for me. And again, you have no proof Comey lied. He was asked a question regarding the Department of Justice and he answered the question about the Department of Justice.

Actually I think you're lying, but here's the exchange.

Franken: Okay. CNN has just published a story, and I’m telling you this about a news story that’s just been published. I’m not expecting you to know whether or not it’s true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that, quote, “Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” These documents also allegedly say, quote, “There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” Now, again, I’m telling you this as it’s coming out, so you know. But if it’s true, it’s obviously extremely serious, and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

Sessions: Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.

Read more at: The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless

Another link: Al Franken accuses Jeff Sessions of committing perjury

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Well then you're a cretin. Rather than call me a liar, you could have searched the forum for 'sessions perjury' with my name and you could easily have seen I spoke the truth. Takes about 10 seconds.

Search Results for Query: Sessions perjury | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

Oh, and your second attempt to deflect fails as bad as your first. This thread is still about the idiocy that Comey perjured himself because rightards are simply too stupid to comprehend English; to understand the question to Comey was framed around folks who work at the Department of Justice -- which Trump doesn't.

 

[OKTexas]

How about we post the complete quote:

Comey: “Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there, and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It’s not happened in my experience.”

So? He was still talking about the Department of Justice.

So he wasn't under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

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I said nothing about Sessions' purported lying so your attempts to divert fail for me. And again, you have no proof Comey lied. He was asked a question regarding the Department of Justice and he answered the question about the Department of Justice.

Actually I think you're lying, but here's the exchange.

Franken: Okay. CNN has just published a story, and I’m telling you this about a news story that’s just been published. I’m not expecting you to know whether or not it’s true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that, quote, “Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” These documents also allegedly say, quote, “There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” Now, again, I’m telling you this as it’s coming out, so you know. But if it’s true, it’s obviously extremely serious, and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

Sessions: Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.

Read more at: The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless

Another link: Al Franken accuses Jeff Sessions of committing perjury

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Well then you're a cretin. Rather than call me a liar, you could have searched the forum for 'sessions perjury' with my name and you could easily have seen I spoke the truth. Takes about 10 seconds.

Search Results for Query: Sessions perjury | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

Oh, and your second attempt to deflect fails as bad as your first. This thread is still about the idiocy that Comey perjured himself because rightards are simply too stupid to comprehend English; to understand the question to Comey was framed around folks who work at the Department of Justice -- which Trump doesn't.

If you didn't join the regressive pile on on Sessions, you're the exception and have my apologies. That would not negate Comey's obligation to report an obstruction attempt.

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[edthecynic]

Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

Except Sessions answered a question he asked himself! Franken asked Sessions a hypothetical: What would he do if he learned that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government during the campaign?
"I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians."
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions

Wow, you just did what your accused me of, except you didn't post the full response or the question. See post 210.

Bullshit!
I posted exactly what was needed to show Sessions did NOT answer the question IN CONTEXT, but he didn't even answer the question at all when he perjured himself.

 

[Faun]

So? He was still talking about the Department of Justice.

So he wasn't under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Aren't you regressives claiming Sessions committed perjury because he answered a question in the context in which it was asked? Hypocrite much?

.

I said nothing about Sessions' purported lying so your attempts to divert fail for me. And again, you have no proof Comey lied. He was asked a question regarding the Department of Justice and he answered the question about the Department of Justice.

Actually I think you're lying, but here's the exchange.

Franken: Okay. CNN has just published a story, and I’m telling you this about a news story that’s just been published. I’m not expecting you to know whether or not it’s true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that, quote, “Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” These documents also allegedly say, quote, “There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” Now, again, I’m telling you this as it’s coming out, so you know. But if it’s true, it’s obviously extremely serious, and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

Sessions: Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.

Read more at: The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless

Another link: Al Franken accuses Jeff Sessions of committing perjury

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Well then you're a cretin. Rather than call me a liar, you could have searched the forum for 'sessions perjury' with my name and you could easily have seen I spoke the truth. Takes about 10 seconds.

Search Results for Query: Sessions perjury | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

Oh, and your second attempt to deflect fails as bad as your first. This thread is still about the idiocy that Comey perjured himself because rightards are simply too stupid to comprehend English; to understand the question to Comey was framed around folks who work at the Department of Justice -- which Trump doesn't.

If you didn't join the regressive pile on on Sessions, you're the exception and have my apologies. That would not negate Comey's obligation to report an obstruction attempt.

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Apology accepted, thanks, that's appreciated.

As far as Comey, it's only required if he thought Trump's request was obstruction.

 

[LaDexter]

What is the evidence that Trump is a Russian spy?

As Hillary flipped out on election night, the "Trump is a Russian Spy" BS was the best the Left could change the subject to...

 

[Manonthestreet]

Comey is more and more sounding like an unhinged lib who acted on his delusions exposing himself as not able to perform his job