The Consensus Echo Chamber Take on Trump Firing Comey is All Wrong

The unanimous very smart person take on Trump’s firing of James Comey is that it’s a political disaster which will lead to total ruin and possibly his impeachment. I disagree.

The key factor that will determine how this ultimately turns out hinges largely on whether or not there was actual coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to sway the election through hacking or other nefarious means. Personally, I don’t think there was, which is why I don’t expect Donald Trump to be removed from office. The consensus view right now is that Trump’s firing of Comey offers further circumstantial evidence that he’s trying to cover up coordination with Russia in order to end the ongoing investigation. This is certainly a possibility to consider, but it’s definitely not the only possibility, nor is it the most likely explanation.

First, the optics. The timing of this move looks unquestionably bad, particularly if a story published in today’s New York Times is correct. It reports:

WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to three congressional officials who were briefed on his request.

Mr. Comey asked for the resources last week from Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who wrote the Justice Department’s memo that was used to justify the firing of Mr. Comey this week, the officials said. 

Mr. Comey then briefed members of Congress on the meeting in recent days, telling them about his meeting with Mr. Rosenstein, who is the most senior law enforcement official supervising the Russia investigation. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from that inquiry because of his close ties to the Trump campaign and his undisclosed meetings with the Russian ambassador.

The timing of Mr. Comey’s request is not clear-cut evidence that his firing was related to the Russia investigation. But it is certain to fuel bipartisan criticism that President Trump appeared to be meddling in an investigation that had the potential to damage his presidency.

If this is accurate, I think it’d be impossible for any honest person to determine that the above played no role in Trump’s firing of Comey. The next conclusion is that this means Trump is afraid of the ongoing Russia investigation — where there’s smoke there’s fire, right?

While that could be the case, there are other explanations. First, Trump simply may have been sick and tired of Comey, just as most Americans, including myself, are sick and tired of him. Comey isn’t the most popular guy out there. Indeed, high profile Democrats have been incessantly complaining about him, with Hillary Clinton once again publicly blaming him for her election loss as recently as last week. Trump may genuinely think Comey is incompetent (after all he didn’t even look at the hacked DNC servers but let discredited private company CrowdStrike do the work), and Comey’s recent request to expand the Russia investigation may have further called his judgment into question in the eyes of Trump.

This doesn’t mean Trump is guilty of coordination with Russia. For example, let’s assume for a moment that there was no coordination with Russia to sway the election. If that’s right, Trump and his team could quite legitimately view Comey’s insistence on more funding for the investigation look like incompetence or a personal vendetta. This would frustrate anyone, and it would especially irritate a person accustomed to firing whoever he wants, whenever he wants (after all, he had a show where he became famous for saying “You’re Fired”). As such, the overwhelming impulse for a guy like Trump is to fire Comey irrespective of whether or not there was any Russia conspiracy. This doesn’t make it the right thing to do, but it also doesn’t mean he’s in cahoots with Russia. It could simply be that an impulsive guy who’s accustomed to firing people at will decided to fire a guy who was increasingly getting on his nerves.

Given what we know about Trump’s personality, I think his choice to fire Comey is consistent with both the scenario where he is guilty of Russia coordination, and one where he isn’t. The consensus narrative which claims Trump firing Comey is proof of his guilt and merely an attempt to cover up a Russia conspiracy, is an emotionally driven and hastily determined conclusion.

To summarize, Trump’s dismissal of Comey looks bad, but it doesn’t mean he’s hiding anything. To me, it looks like a typical Trumpian move whether or not there’s any shadiness with Russia going on. Let’s now move on the the next part of the post: How does this play out politically in the near-term, and how will it affect his chances for reelection in 2020?

While Trump often doesn’t seem to understand this, his true power comes from his base. By base, I don’t mean the tens of millions of people who voted for him, rather, I’m referring his hardcore fans who voted for him largely to disrupt the status quo. I’m referring to the dedicated MAGA people who had never really participated in politics before, but became energized by Trump. These people are the key to winning reelection in 2020.

Despite all the noise made by D.C. “Never Trump” think tankers and pundits, they proved themselves to be irrelevant in 2016, as Trump won despite their vitriol. Trump’s base got him elected and Trump’s base will determine his prospects in 2020. Your average Republican doesn’t really matter. The average GOP voter would vote for a fire hydrant before Hillary Clinton, and these people aren’t going to vote Democratic or stay home in 2020 because Trump fired James Comey. In contrast, if Trump sufficiently pisses off the base, he’s finished.

Trump’s base is absolutely giddy about the firing of James Comey, and that’s a win for Trump in my opinion. Trump’s base accurately sees the entire Department of Justice (which includes the FBI) as a total joke. An institution that primarily exists to protect elitist criminals. Considering the inability of the DOJ/FBI to jail a single bank executive for the financial crimes committed last decade, this view is entirely appropriate.

James Comey has been a big part of this racket, so there’s no love lost for him. Comey’s termination is being cheered by Trump’s base, unlike his very unpopulist and oligarch-coddling moves up until this point, such as surrounding himself with Goldman Sachs bankers. If anything, this energizes a base that had become increasingly concerned about the neocon war mongers and financial crooks running rampant throughout his administration. This move plays perfectly into Trump’s base and will be seen as Trump taking it to the deep state.

Unfortunately, Trump’s not really taking on any deep state, as was fully demonstrated earlier today when he was seen in the Oval Office with one of the deep state’s most notorious war criminals.

While I find the above far more offensive than the dismissal of James Comey, the hyperventilation emanating from the corporate media, Democrats and Never Trumpers actually gives Trump more cover to be an even more egregious pawn of the deep state and Wall Street. That’s because the firing of Comey gives him unwarranted street cred amongst the base, and the more the corporate media parrots squawk, the more the base will love it.

Which brings me to the final and most important part of this piece. The entire Comey firing saga could go in several directions, but an increasingly likely outcome is the one I don’t see being discussed anywhere. First we need to ask ourselves, what’s likely to happen next? Calls for a special prosecutor and independent investigation into Trump-Russia collusion are likely to get louder and louder. Given the timing of the firing, I support this and I think there’s a good chance it’ll happen. I hope it does happen, as we really do need to put an end to all the speculation and hysteria one way or the other, once and for all. But here’s where it gets really interesting…

If Trump really did coordinate with the Russian government to affect the U.S. election and indisputable evidence emerges, it will be an enormous scandal and he will likely be removed from office. Personally, I don’t think such evidence exists because I don’t think such collusion happened, but I support an independent investigation. On the other hand, what might happen if Trump didn’t collude with Russia?

Here’s where Trump legitimately has a chance to destroy the Democratic Party once and for all. The Democrats have already been putting all their eggs in the Russia conspiracy theory basket, and this focus on Russia as opposed to jobs, healthcare, student loans, debt slavery etc., has made the American public think the Democratic Party is more out of touch than both Trump and the GOP. Given that’s where things stand today, imagine what’ll happen to the party and its leaders if they start spending 100% of their time pursuing this lead and then nothing comes up? What then?

I’ll tell you what happens. The Democratic Party, as useless as it is today, will completely evaporate as a serious political opposition force in America. This is because it appears all of its handful of 2020 hopefuls seem to be completely hyperventilating and losing their minds about Comey’s dismissal and asserting that it represents proof Trump colluded with Russia.

Imagine if Trump is cleared by an independent investigation? These Dems will look like complete imbeciles with horrible judgement who wasted the nation’s time while tens of millions of Americans struggled to make ends meet. This will destroy the party and lead to an easy Trump win in 2020. This is a potentially lethal trap for Democrats and they seem to be falling for it in unison.

And give me a break on all of this sudden placing of the FBI up on a pedestal. As I remarked to Eric Holder last night on Twitter:

To conclude, I think the “expert” pundit take on the Comey affair is completely wrong and missing the bigger picture. Most commentators are merely following their own biases and coming to conclusions based largely on emotions. I’m no fan of Trump and I think he’ll merely prove to be a useful tool of the deep state and Wall Street dressed in populist language. I don’t come to the conclusion in today’s post based on my desire for it to happen. In fact, what I’d really like to see is real and thoughtful opposition to his authoritarian nature and Wall Street ass-kissing, but we know we won’t be getting that from the Dems. Indeed, it’s becoming increasingly likely the entire party may end up falling on the sword that is the Russia conspiracy theory.

As always, time will tell.

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53 thoughts on “The Consensus Echo Chamber Take on Trump Firing Comey is All Wrong”

  1. What if Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia but the Deep State and MSM hangs/impeaches him for it anyway, by endlessly pumping that lie as they have been doing nonstop since the election?

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  2. That is not the consensus take at all and you are missing the big picture.
    This is not just about election collusion it is also about other Trump entanglements with Russia and that is what made Trump panicky.
    Like all bullies he is of course a coward.

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  3. A “special prosecutor and independent investigation?” Has there EVER been one in recent history? The gov. never does any “investigation” or “independent” anything unless their coverup people are in place running and controlling it. They leave nothing to chance. That’s how they covered up the real 911 facts, Kenneth Star, Warren Commission, etc.

    Trump didn’t even think he was going to win. It’s all just one big Democratic/fake news media offensive based on fabrications to paralyze or co-opt the Trump administration to remove him or make sure he gets nothing done. Who needs Al Qaeda or ISIS when the country has the DNC and the fake news criminal racketeering syndicate?

    If the gov. wanted to protect us against terrorists, they can start with the criminal politicians, DNC and fake news media that is a 24/7 criminal racketeering syndicate terrorist operation against everything the USA ever stood for.

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    • I liked your article, and I agree with most of your opinions, which I have found to be mostly reasonable and objective. However, I disagree with your predictions regarding the potential fallout of a Russia investigation that does not implicate Trump. In my view, the Democrats do not have much too to lose.

      First, it would be impossible for the Russia collusion investigation to actually “clear” Trump because the investigation will necessarily be based on incomplete evidence Collusion is based on communication, and there isn’t going to be a recording of every call and conversation that was made by people in the Trump campaign. Because people lie under oath, no amount of witness testimony will be enough to stop people from claiming that the evidence of collusion was covered up. Second, the independence of an independent investigation can always be challenged, especially after the investigation has concluded. Moreover, directly or indirectly, Trump and/or the GOP will be the ones to officially pick the independent investigator. If the Democrats acquiesce to the selection as opposed to endorsing the selection, they will reserve the right to cry foul later. Third, I believe that the Benghazi investigation is sufficiently analogous to illustrate that coming up empty does not necessarily lead to negative political consequences. The GOP didn’t seem to be hurt by the numerous investigations. Lastly, the Democrats do not operate in a vacuum. Thus, it would only be possible for the Democrats to focus 100% on Russia, if the GOP isn’t doing anything at all. Therefore, if the GOP claims that is focusing on “jobs, healthcare, student loans, debt slavery [(<-seriously ???)], etc.," the Democrats would be there to explain why the GOP is wrong. They have still found time to oppose TrumpCare, and it is unreasonable to think that this will change.

      I agree that the Democrats may not oppose Trump in the most effective way possible, but I don't think that it matters. You are misreading the significance of the "out of touch" statistics. Overall, the Democrats got more votes than the Republicans, which suggests that Democratic voters don't care about whether it is "out of touch". To the extent that being "out of touch" matters, this suggests that the Democrats will be less affected by a change in this metric.

  4. Thank you so much for what you wrote to Eric Holder. I really loved that!

    I don’t think Russia interfered with our election either. It’s always possible but even today, the NYTimes is still relying on anonymous sources for their claim that Comey asked for more money. Can’t they find anyone who will come forward with a document? They leak like sives when they want to, where are the documents? The MSM make assertions and innuendo which Democrats believe. Then they all get repetitive with the anonymous talking points and froth with glee.

    I am hanging back trying to figure out what is going on here. This looks like deep state cage fighting (possibly) or it could just be exactly as you describe. No more, no less. And yes, Comey is incompetent and Trump is an authoritarian. Those are the things we need to keep in mind as this plays out.

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    • Exactly. What we have is the NYT claiming the FBI requested additional “resources” vs Acting Director McCabe testifying before Congress that they didn’t.
      I’ll take McCabe’s testimony over the NYT’s anonymous sources any day.

  5. We all hate the main stream media; but most buy what they tell us. How about this for a change ignore what the main stream media is telling us. We know now they are all liars thanks to Wikileaks. They should be dismissed like the local news. Life is better without it.

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  6. I’m in for the total destruction of the demo party-that would be a gift to all Americans.
    What has bothered me from the start of this hysteria is the question of just what the Russians are accused if doing;
    Collusion, what does that mean? Wikileak data dumps-what about the content of the data-no one seems to care, just that it was done , allegedly sourced to the Russians-do not think that would have rolled the election to trump.
    Hacking of voting rolls, machines? that is absurd on its face.
    Financing-maybe, a big maybe, but nothing has come out at all on any funds sourced from Russia-maybe thru some of trump’s deals but again do not know of any evidence there.
    The bottom line is there is just no basis for this hysteria and group think, but what else is new-the American press, public, talk shows is just one big blob and money and power may be the motivation, indeed an extremely cynical and hypocritical exercise.

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  7. The Russia stuff smacks of the co-ordinated hysteria that was Iraq. There has yet to be a single bit of (good) evidence for it (as with Iraq, and Syrian gas)… more of the same. Anybody who believes it, frankly, hasn’t figured out the goons in the country (and around the world) yet. After documented lie, after documented lie, you’d think the people in the country would start to figure it out, from Iran-Contra, Mena, Iraq 1 & 2, Syria, and Libya, MK Ultra, Mockingbird… how gullible are people? Very, it seems.

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    • “The Russia stuff smacks of the co-ordinated hysteria that was Iraq. There has yet to be a single bit of (good) evidence for it”

      Keep telling yourself that. These investigations can take years and is just in its adolescence. Flynn asked for immunity because, as Trump said during the election, people don’t ask for immunity unless they did something wrong. Contrary to what a FOX propagandist recently said, Flynn didn’t get fired for talking to the Russians, but because he took money from the Russian and Turkish governments, even though he was warned not to do so by the Defense Intelligence Agency:

      http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-michael-flynn-russia-20170427-story.html

      Right there, that’s very likely a felony:

      https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/michael-flynn-security-clearance-failure-felony

      It was only after this became public that Flynn registered as a lobbyist.

      Then, from all accounts, Flynn lied about his conversations to the FBI–another felony. On January 26th and 27th of this year, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Trump’s White House Counsel that (per Wikipedia): She informed McGahn that Flynn was “compromised” and possibly open to blackmail by the Russians. As previously reported, she told McGahn that Flynn had misled Pence and other administration officials about the nature of his conversation with the Russian ambassador.[88] She added that Flynn’s “underlying conduct”, which she could not describe due to classification, “was problematic in and of itself,” saying “(i)t was a whole lot more than one White House official lying to another.”
      Incredibly, Trump kept Flynn on as NSA chief for another 18 days. Why would Trump–why would ANY president–do this? The FBI was certainly asking the same question and, contrary to the laughable White House claim that Comey was fired because of his actions re Hillary Clinton’s emails, it was certainly done because of Comey’s recent testimony before Congress that the counter-espionage probe of Russian involvement in the election, and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, would be followed no matter where it led. These investigations can take years as pressure is brought to hear on witnesses. Yesterday, a grand jury issued subpoenas as reported by CNN:

      http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/grand-jury-fbi-russia/

      “The subpoenas represent the first sign of a significant escalation of activity in the FBI’s broader investigation begun last July into possible ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia.” Flynn has much to be concerned about. Will he decide to cooperate with investigators to avoid a prison term? It is telling that, to now, he has been denied a deal for immunity. Trump should be very, very worried….and he is. This is why Comey was fired.
      Yesterday, Trump admitted he fired Comey because of the investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence. In and of itself, this is obstruction of justice, the charge that caused Nixon to resign, and is an impeachable offense that renders the question of collusion moot.

  8. Much as I would wish to see BOTH parties ‘destroyed’, I’d be surprised by anything more than a temporary dent in the Democrats’ fortunes. The notion that what transpires would be anything other than that is predicated on the assumption that perceptions of competence or probity explain any present strength, which is hardly the case. The Democrats will survive, because the system is set up that way. Parties weather temporary scandals because memories are short, the electorate are short on options and the parties have tremendous ability to change the conversation. It’s exactly the same all over the world, and as we know the two party system is even more entrenched in the US than elsewhere. Plus ca change….

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  9. Comey’s firing was inevitable because he had lost all respect within the Bureau when he tried to play both sides against the middle right before the election.

    But the timing of it coinciding with the visit from Kissinger is a deep state in your face move that clearly telegraphs that one side of the two opposing deep state factions now owns Trump. (Lest you forget Michael, Obama also embraced Kissinger).

    Likewise for the visit from the Russian Ambassador the same day. Both visits were staged and purposefully high profile and to make it even more blatant than just the Kissinger appearance.However the combination of both the visits from the Russians, Kissinger, and the Comey firing all within 24 hours is a crystal clear message.Truly a triple play triumvirate, reminiscent of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey.

    What I find amusing is that Donald now knows that despite his incredibly high opinion of himself he has entered waters that he never even dreamed existed and he has no way of navigating. So just as they expected, (and I expected) once he realized it, he put out the For Sale sign and cut a deal.

    What happened yesterday was just the official public closing.

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  10. I always appreciate this site’s perspective, but this time I think it is insufficiently broad. IMO, the ‘bigger picture’ here has nothing to do with Trump or with partisan squabbling, which is just a weapon of distraction, always. Actually, it’s a weapon whereby we fall to infighting and fail to recognize the real threats to our well-being. The Comey firing is just another scripted, stage-managed distraction.
    The curtain behind which we’re not supposed to be looking is probably the disastrous French (s)election results, along with the recent Russian decision to put its entire military on high alert against a nuclear attack by the US. (See Paul Craig Roberts’ recent article thereon, for starters.)
    Maybe the game of Dem v Rep is more interesting than the not-unlikely imminent demise of all life on the planet. Maybe more folks would prefer to hear about the trials and tribulations of members of the Jenner/Kardashian crowd. On the other hand, maybe we should fart in the general direction of these circus sideshows.
    As for Trump, he is playing along with the Deep State. Whether he’d rather not, or does so intentionally, is irrelevant in the big picture, because one guy alone is not going to save us. To quote Tina Turner, We Don’t Need Another Hero. Waiting for a hero has, in fact, been our downfall.

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  11. this can be flipped on its head. say you’re comey a few days ago and you are worried trump is gonna fire you. what do you do to protect yourself?

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  12. Acting Director McCabe has just testified before Congress that the FBI did not request additional resources, as claimed by the NYT.

    More fake news from the MSM.

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  13. Would vote for a fire hyrant over Clinton plus many Repugs. Makes me the base as described. But Comey was a bulwark against corruption and his firing is typical washington bullcrap, only more egregious and blatant. Even when the government tries to depoliticize justice, screws it up.

    Trump? Trump is a scummy worm with the intellect of a cucumber and the emotional restraint of a cucumber. “Mildly nauseous” and “Trump” in the same sentence is all it took to destroy the 10 year term and 40 years of precedent. Oh well, fire hydrant next time.

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  14. Personally you dont believe there was collusion but I can guarantee you that there was Stone Manafort Page Sessions Kushner Flynn Don Jr all had russian ties both personal and financial The object was to tilt the election away from Clinton The Russians acheived their goal

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  15. Glass half full kind of argument here but Russia’s campaign interference had to do with leaking what one of the candidates was actually doing and thinking it was still up to americans to decide albeit very lopsidedly since the other side didn’t face this kind of exposure. Solution more transparency in elections, maybe candidates might actually have to show what they think and take stands on issues instead of pander to ever group that could possibly vote for them. As to your point you’re right dem hysteria is setting such a low bar that offenses we should all be upset about will be brushed off as partisan dementia by almost half the country. Can’t say for sure but I’d guess if there was any evidence of collusion it would’ve been leaked by now.

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  16. Not a bad article but it still doesn’t address the one major point that this president is a very, very smart man, a man who factually inherited 10 million dollars and turned it into more than a billion..that is one thousand millions for those of you who slept through math class. A patriot who loves America and (all legal) Americans, he became president so that he, indeed the entire Trump family, could give something back and you as citizens are very lucky to have a person of such caliber to lead your country and make it great again. What the “Main Street Media” really can’t stand about him is that he outsmarts them all and makes them look like fools. Be glad that Trump is on your side and on your team.

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  17. Your prediction of the possible death of the Democratic Party ignores the obvious Benghazi parallel. That investigation turned up nada, and the Republicans were not embarassed at all. They spun it as propaganda gold. The dems may be able to poison Trump with Russia as surely as Hillary was poisoned with Benghazi regardless of his guilt.

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  18. that would all have to be predicated by Trump actually having done something illegal vis a vis the Russians. He knows he didn’t so he is just trolling them. they sound like hysterical fools. how many time is he going to make the media look foolish until they wise up. they seem to be insatiable

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  19. The author of this article is a dummy like 95% of those who call themselves journalists. McCabe, a pro-Clinton partisan Deputy Attorney General exposed and confirmed that the NYT article about Comey asking for more Russia probe funding is a lie. But go ahead — make this fake news a centerpiece of your article.

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    • Stop being a troll.

      First, you know it wasn’t the centerpiece of my article.
      Second, I specifically questioned whether it was true or not, because I had my doubts. No honest reader could claim otherwise, which you clearly are not.

  20. “Imagine if Trump is cleared by an independent investigation?”

    Never going to happen. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. It is possible to prove that something happened, impossible to prove that it didn’t.

    The best that Trump can hope for so the “independent” (there is no such thing) commission saying: “We can find no evidence of collusion”. Which is exactly where we are now. Which will leave the NeverTrumpers baying at his heels.

    Courage (also a mythical thing in DC) would be to say: “Until evidence is presented, we are not wasting taxpayer money on witch hunts. Despite the fervent desire of Schumer and fellow travelers.”

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  21. The author ignores the fact that the Trump/Russia collusion story had fallen away from media and public attention for at least a couple of months. It’s been all health care, immigration, and environment. It is hyperbolic to suggest that Democrats are focused on Russia, Russia, Russia to the exclusion of all else. One other thing to consider: Did Ken Starr’s years long fruitless pursuit of Whitewater “destroy” the Republican party?

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  22. My apologies for the intemperate remark. If I could have edited it I would have. Not a troll however. Just tired of the media trying to create legs where none exist. The NYT myth about a request for more Russia probe money was the focus of the first third of your article. There is so much fake news revolving around this non-event, and making mountains out of molehills, e.g., the “timing,” that any journalist who swims in the same waters is either naive or part of the canard-generation factory that the left wing media is churning out on a daily basis.

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  23. You pose the question “what if Trump is cleared by an independent counsel?”

    The thing is, he can’t be. The attitude of the Democrats is “we know he’s guilty, we just haven’t found the evidence yet”. The last thing they want is a decisive answer any time soon – just for the investigations to drag on, and and on, and on … If the evidence hasn’t been found, it just means we haven’t looked hard enough.

    And the reason they want the never ending investigations, is simply because most people are very lazy and assume that someone is guilty simply because he’s under investigation.

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  24. So, by this author’s reckoning Trump has unduly fired Comey for his aggressive pursuit the case and for requesting more resources. At a minimum that amounts to an unpardonable offence of the President medalling in an ongoing FBI investigation- all the worse one which he is intimately tied to. He has also admitted to asking Comey in private conversations on several occasions if he is under investigation. That also looks like an attempt to influence the investigation. Congress can’t just let that go and still keep their oaths. And we haven’t even gotten to collusion with Russia.

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    • EdBCN, where did Michael write that Trump had “unduly” fired Comey? Apparently you didn’t even read the article

      Also, there has been a host of Democrats calling for Comey’s head on a platter ever since they lost the election.Hillary started blaming Comey immediately after she lost.

      Hillary Clinton Blames F.B.I. Director for Election Loss| NY Times

      https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-james-comey.html?_r=0

      Here’s the point. The entire Russia-Trump-Putin-Wikileaks story is a canard created by the DNC in order to provide a smokescreen for why they really lost the election so badly across the board. Which had nothing to do with Comey, and everything to do with a crap candidate who made sure that the DNC did everything it could to screw over Bernie Sanders.

      That is why they lost the election, plain and simple. And the entire bullshit Russia narrative is an act of desperation that could further compound the Bernie Sanders mistake.

      But they have now invested so much political capital into the Russia fabrication that they have no choice but to see it through to the end. So you can make a good argument that Trump purposefully fired Comey in order to ensure that the Dems continue down that path. I personally think that the visit to the White House from the Russian Ambassador the day after he fired Comey confirms that stratagem.

      However, the really important story with far deeper and far reaching implications for this country was the appearance of Henry Kissinger the same day. The fact that Trump invited the White House press pool into the oval office with the “errand boy” for the Rothschild’s and Rockefeller’s named Kissinger sitting next to him knowing that they were going to immediately ask why he fired Comey, says everything.

  25. Comey, asking for money is silly, fake news. The acting FBI Director said that is not how additional funding would be requested. The FBI is funded under the DOJ the budget. If additional funds are ever needed the DOJ not their child the FBI would go to congress and ask for additional money. Hideous fake news.

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  26. Trump just ADMITTED to obstruction of justice, so now it doesn’t matter whether there was collusion between his campaign and Russian intelligence. Nixon faced impeachment for the same charge and only avoided it by resigning.
    Obstruction of justice has never been so blatant in a President. If Krieger and conservatives like him can defend this, they can defend anything.

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    • Since when am I conservative?

      For a minute, I thought you were an honest commenter, but now you have exposed yourself as a slimy liar.

      There’s really nothing conservative at all about my political philosophy.

    • This is all so fatuous. Governments, corporations, secret services and global institutions collude on a continual basis. Making a fuss about one particular instance is purely for political purposes. You are either a troll or severely deluded.

    • Norm, had Hillary been elected Comey also would have been fired. She would have wasted no time conjuring up an excuse to get rid of him.

      Had that occurred, partisan trolls like you would have been singing her praises while throwing Comey under every bus you could find.

      As to obstruction of justice, in the 90’s Hillary and her husband wrote the new revised book on how to obstruct justice. So your phony and contrived outrage about obstructing justice is laughable.

      Finally, trying to pigeonhole Mike Krieger as a “conservative” outs you completely as just another drive-by troller.

  27. Go ahead, libs, make our day! When a party’s focus is completely centered on cross-dressers using the ladies room then it too has an identity issue. Keep sipping the Merlot and telling everyone else you’re the smartest people in the room. Change nothing, please!

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  28. > I think it’d be impossible for any honest person to determine that the above played no role in Trump’s firing of Comey.

    But can be the other way around. Fight fire with fire.
    Burocracy might be slow. Imagine the paperwork to fire Comey would take 2-3 days from giving order to implementing.
    As long as Comey learns about the order in-process he may do any action that immediately prepends order completein, thus creating in “future in the past” his “prepending” reason of being fired, the one he prefers to have.
    So, his request to investigate Russian hackers could be done exactly to put the firing into the background of his choice.

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  29. Comey now sees that the abuse of Classified Technology, Intel’s more then just the FBI under his direction, Corporations are involved too, so there is going to be a lot of filtering, personal wise, basically- if you laugh when a baby gets raped to death, you are not fit to have a position, anywhere, and for some reason all those involved with Comey just don’t understand this fully, Now they Will !

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  30. Sir:

    Any investigation by any agency will necessarily not prove innocence, because one cannot prove a negative. There is no way to prove that Trump or any member of his campaign is innocent of “collusion”–it’s just a way to go on an endless fishing expedition hoping that something, anything that can be used to discredit Trump turns up…

    Hence the request for “more resources”.

    Trump was right to cut Comey’s fishing line. Nobody he puts in the Director spot would have the unmitigated gall to try that twice.

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  31. Most of the Democratic Party’s base is aging 1960’s baby boomers who are the most gullible people that I know. I come from the cynical generation of baby boomers that was born in the 1960s and has watched the hippie generation with disgust as they sold out and turned out to be the most selfish generation in American history.The baby boomers that were born in the 1960’s were taught in schools to question authority and ways the system uses the media to manipulates the masses. This is because my generation’s teachers and parents were active in the 1960’s social revolution so they took control of the schools. The leftist teachers in the 1970’s taught eighteenth century theories of enlightenment, and critical thinking skills.
    I was active in the party for years and I was often the youngest member at the meetings. All of the young people I registered to vote registered Independent, and are cynical of both parties. Lots of people like me quit the Democratic Party in disgust and the Independent vote is growing.
    Right now I am having fun working behind the scenes to bring down the crooks in the Democratic Party in my state. The first victory was the defeat of a soda tax. I have formed secret alliances and I am helping honest people get elected. It’s like the board game Diplomacy.

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    • More power to you! The first step in political progress has to be weakening the power of the party machines which keep people in line.

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