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| FBI Denies Secret Comey-Obama Meeting Raises Integrity and Public Trust Issues |
| 2018-03-02 |
| [Daily Caller] The FBI states it will not expedite the release of documents about secret meetings between FBI Director James Comey and former President Barack Obama, according to a letter the bureau sent to The Daily Caller News Foundation. Such information is not "a matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exists possible questions about the government’s integrity which affects public confidence," David Hardy, the Section Chief for the bureau’s Record/Information Dissemination Section, told TheDCNF in a Feb. 26 letter. TheDCNF, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), requested records of all meetings between Comey and Obama and sought an "expedited process" as provided under the act when issues are of great interest to the media and the records address issues pertaining to government integrity. TheDCNF FOIA request was filed Feb. 16, 2018. The issue prompting the FOIA request was the disclosure Comey held a secret Oval Office meeting with Obama on Jan. 5, 2017. Comey never divulged the meeting to Congress. The FBI states it will not expedite the release of documents about secret meetings between FBI Director James Comey and former President Barack Obama, according to a letter the bureau sent to The Daily Caller News Foundation. Such information is not "a matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exists possible questions about the government’s integrity which affects public confidence," David Hardy, the Section Chief for the bureau’s Record/Information Dissemination Section, told TheDCNF in a Feb. 26 letter. TheDCNF, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), requested records of all meetings between Comey and Obama and sought an "expedited process" as provided under the act when issues are of great interest to the media and the records address issues pertaining to government integrity. TheDCNF FOIA request was filed Feb. 16, 2018. The issue prompting the FOIA request was the disclosure Comey held a secret Oval Office meeting with Obama on Jan. 5, 2017. Comey never divulged the meeting to Congress. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Such information is not "a matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exists possible questions about the government’s integrity which affects public confidence," David Hardy, the Section Chief for the bureau’s Record/Information Dissemination Section, told TheDCNF in a Feb. 26 letter. The spokesperson managed to say that with a straight face? Impressive. I am with #8. Fire them all now as a warning to those that follow. |
| Posted by: Ebbolurt Glaique8276 2018-03-02 14:55 |
| #11 But it was OK for Comey to leak documents about his meeting with Trump? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-03-02 11:43 |
| #10 Police state? That's what those SWAT teams at BLM, the IRS, and Health and Human Services were all about. The second Zero started hiring snipers for BLM and other agencies, someone should have hit the panic button. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-03-02 11:43 |
| #9 "It would appear that a 'Deep State' also requires a 'Police State.'" Hitting the metaphorical Like button on that one. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2018-03-02 10:18 |
| #8 Just send in the Marines. Clear out the top 3 levels of management. They're SES anyway for the most part. If they squabble, reassign them to Grand Forks and an empty office. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-03-02 08:14 |
| #7 AG Sessions |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-03-02 06:16 |
| #6 It would appear that a 'Deep State' also requires a 'Police State.' Or am I missing something ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-02 01:34 |
| #5 "FBI Denies Secret Comey-Obama Meeting Raises Integrity and Public Trust Issues" If we long ago lost trust in the FBI, We are not the ones with issues. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-03-02 01:30 |
| #4 My guess (and only a guess) is that Soetoro and Comey had things wired with the FISA court. The Bureau's reluctance is little more than a lame attempt at damage control. MarkLevin: It’s time for FISA court judges to face scrutiny (Video) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-02 01:05 |
| #3 Why deny access if they are of no interest to the press? The only obvious reason to deny access is that they are of great interest to the press but interest of a kind that makes David Hardy unhappy. Government officials are generally unwilling to respond to FOIA when the information involved makes them look bad. |
| Posted by: Daniel 2018-03-02 00:56 |
| #2 What sort of drugs are they addicted to in the FBI? This response is just plain from another planet. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-03-02 00:47 |
| #1 Probably just discussions regarding golf and the grandchildren. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-02 00:32 |