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2017-06-08 Home Front: Politix

Comey compares himself to Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-08 14:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 More like Jack the Rat.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-06-08 15:02|| 2017-06-08 15:02|| Front Page Top

#2 This falls far far below 'obstruction'.

However, sadly, Trump still does not understand the way the govt is supposed to work (i.e, with independent agencies, independent judiciary, etc.

The Trump Organization being privately held, doesn't have a board of directors that reviews the Chairman and CEO's work, doesn't have public stockholders and operates almost completely top down. Obama also had problems in this but not because he didn't understand, but because he worked to bypass the checks and balances.

Posted by lord garth 2017-06-08 15:26|| 2017-06-08 15:26|| Front Page Top

#3 checks and balances?

That died with an independent aristocracy ~~judiciary~~ that sits for life and is unaccountable to the people.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-08 15:45|| 2017-06-08 15:45|| Front Page Top

#4 FBI isn't an "independent" agency. It's part of the executive.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2017-06-08 15:54|| 2017-06-08 15:54|| Front Page Top

#5 True RC. All the members of the executive branch work at the pleasure of the President. None of them are independent other than as specifically created that way by congress.

Posted by AlanC 2017-06-08 16:43|| 2017-06-08 16:43|| Front Page Top

#6 POTUS doesn't need a reason to let anyone go. He doesn't have to explain anything.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-08 16:47|| 2017-06-08 16:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Okay, is he saying Trump said "I hope" or "I suggest" to him? That would make him one of Becket's murders, not Becket.

If Trump said those comments publicly, is Comey suggesting the President was inciting someone to get drunk and murder him with a sword?

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-08 17:44|| 2017-06-08 17:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Nah, shoot him in the back and make it look like a bungled robbery.

Posted by Bobby 2017-06-08 18:46|| 2017-06-08 18:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Let me get this straight: with no evidence of a crime Comey just assumes Trump intended to obstruct justice. But with evidence against Hillary of committing a crime by having classified materials on a server outside of the secure network he assumes she had no intention of committing a crime

Posted by Airandee 2017-06-08 20:05|| 2017-06-08 20:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Airandee, exactly right. Just as he knew Trump was a liar and thus made his memos but never created any memos after meeting with Hillary.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-08 21:21|| 2017-06-08 21:21|| Front Page Top

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