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Comey called his bluff, Trump folded.

So it was just witness intimidation? So how is that not abuse of power?

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Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not make and does not possess any tapes of his conversations with James Comey, after suggesting last month he might have recordings that could damage the former FBI director.

What a liar, wondering how can someone trust now and continue to support a president who does use "lie" and "fake claim" toward the general public

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Trump is an embarrassment, not fit to hold the office of US President. Americans voted him into office, no more to be said

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Trump lies again! It's more likely, though, that there were tapes and GOPers got on their knees, literally, walked up to him like dogs, kissed his ring one by one, and begged him to destroy the tapes for what they would actually have against Trump, and after being satisfied by their boot licking and butt kissing, he obliged. But no doubt today he'll Tweet he does/did have them and contradict himself as usual. His lawyer will then have to say "He did have them. He never had them. And he might have had them... I have no idea".

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Trump was having some fun at the expense of the major liberal news outlets. He let them work themselves into a lather and then just let it fall flat. The joke is on them and the funniest part is that they don't get it.

So how is that not abuse of power?

I think a more appropriate question would be. How is this an abuse of power?

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What an attention seeking drama queen.

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Kuya 808: you are right. He is just trolling. That said, this is not an acceptable behavior for a president in my opinion.

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So there are two possibilities here:

1) He lied about the tapes. If this is the case, he was trying to create an air that Comey was lying, by making it appear that he might have something that would vindicate him from anything Comey may say, as if Comey was lying.

If this is what happened, the problem for him is that Comey was speaking from a position of truth, and had kept detailed notes of their conversations, so Trump's claim ended up being called for the bluff it was.

2) He was telling the truth about the tapes, and is now lying about their existence. If this is the case, it means the tapes show something that he doesn't want to be heard - likely a verification of all that Comey said in the interviews.

Either one not only makes the president look bad, the first for lying to try to cover up his mistakes, or the second for lying to try to cover up his mistakes.

But there is another thing that's really bad here. This supposedly smart negotiator of a president made a horrible move strategically. Having to admit that the tapes don't exist makes him look really bad, and expose him for a liar either way, as an attempt to cover something up. The fact that he would think this was a good thing to tweet just shows his incompetence as a strategizer, a liar, and a twitterer. It's just one more failure at presidenting, to add to the extremely long and growing longer list of his failures.

Yet his worshippers continue to pray at the altar, doubling down on stupid because they have no gone to the point where to admit he's a failure exposes them for their lack of intelligence for backing him until this point. All we are going to see as he continues to fail is his devotees trying to defend him even more, for this exact reason.

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Trump was having some fun at the expense of the major liberal news outlets.

And I guess he took the right-leaning news outlets and the rest of America along for the ride, too. Must have been a hoot for him.

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When you bluff, be prepared for that bluff to be called.

Every President has lied to Americans. EVERY ONE OF THEM. President Trump is just worse at it than all the others. Is that a bad thing to have a terrible liar as a President?

Pres Trump appears to be trying to use business methods commonly used in non-regulated industries to be President. Doesn't work.

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Just another piece of evidence regarding Trump's propensity to be untruthful.

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How long until the usual apologists are here spouting off about how Trump "duped the MSM," etc.?

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Trump was having some fun at the expense of the major liberal news outlets. He let them work themselves into a lather and then just let it fall flat. The joke is on them and the funniest part is that they don't get it.

Oh. I don't remember the Trump supporters saying it was a wind-up at the time.

When did you come to the realization it was Trump's hardly noted sense of humour?

Are there any other lies we can put down to Trump's legendary wit?

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Jimizo:

Spot on!

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Every time he says "believe me', I assume he is lying.

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And I guess he took the right-leaning news outlets and the rest of America along for the ride, too. Must have been a hoot for him.

Maybe, but if the left can string him along, why he can't do the same, granted, may not be the smartest thing to do, but at least he's not letting the media drive the narrative and is willing to throw it back in their face, but somehow, these loons can dish it, but can't take it. Smh.

Are there any other lies we can put down to Trump's legendary wit?

I would call them more like exaggerations. A lie would be like saying, you can keep your doctor and you find, that's not the case. That would be a bold face intentional lie.

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President Trump never said he HAD had tapes, just that Comey should hope there arent any, which caused him to admit under oath that through a 3rd party he committed a crime by leaking a government document to the MSM. Liberals, RINO's and the the Democratic Party's propaganda wing all got Trumped on this one.

Bravo, Mr. President. Well played, sir. . . .

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He never said he had tapes. His statement was simply to remind Comey to tell the truth.

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How long until the usual apologists are here spouting off about how Trump "duped the MSM," etc.?

So we have a president who is proud that he can deceive the media. And this is what his peons are using to defend him. Facepalm.

President Trump never said he HAD had tapes, just that Comey should hope there arent any

Are you trying to say that he wasn't inferring that there were tapes? Please be clear about that.

which caused him to admit under oath that through a 3rd party he committed a crime by leaking a government document to the MSM

They were personal documents, and unclassified, and therefore no crime was committed.

Liberals, RINO's and the the Democratic Party's propaganda wing all got Trumped on this one.

The president is caught flat out trying to lie to cover his a$$, and his devotees are trying to spin it as a win somehow. Facepalm.

Question for the sane: Who do you think are more deluded, the president, or those who worship him?

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Oh look, Trump lied.

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Question for the sane: Who do you think are more deluded, the president, or those who worship him?

Liberals and the MSM that have nothing better to do with their time than to waste it on writing, bloviating and whining about this president.

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Liberals and the MSM that have nothing better to do with their time than to waste it on writing, bloviating and whining about this president.

Well we have one vote for the worshippers, even if he didn't realize his comment was a vote.

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Because you say so? Lol. The only thing I worship is my country and family.

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So we have a president who is proud that he can deceive the media. 

Sounds like a good foil to a media that has consistently deceived the American people.

But in reality, the American media is so wrapped up in it's own confirmation biases that if you dangle the right kind of bait in front of it, it's a guaranteed hook up. Some media outlets are so hungry for any dirt on Trump that they start believing their own spin and end up deceiving themselves.

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Sounds like a good foil to a media that has consistently deceived the American people.

Ahh, sorry, I hadn't realized that you were one of those that believed the president's fake news that the news is fake.

No reasoning with those who are so easily deceived.

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I would call them more like exaggerations. A lie would be like saying, you can keep your doctor and you find, that's not the case. That would be a bold face intentional lie.

So, asking his supporters to check out a fictional sex tape on Twitter and then deny tweeting it in the first place on live TV is an 'exaggeration'?

What dictionary are you using to define the word 'exaggeration'?

What is it with Trump and tapes? It's a disturbing habit of his. Tapes on the mind. I wonder why.....

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So Trump basically lied flat out in a crude attempt to silence a hostile witness?

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Bluffing is neither criminal nor illegal.

Do you think we would have ever heard Comey admit he told Trump three times he wasnt under investigation if he wasnt worried about tapes? Would we have ever heard what Loretta Lynch did? There was also a reason why Comey linked everything to how he felt, that way if tapes proved something different he would still be ok. So basically Trump's bluff allowed us to get the truth about some things. This is still about hearing the truth, isnt it?

Also now that there are no tapes, I am sure we will start hearing additional leaks about things that Comey forgot to bring up in his testimony.

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Bluffing is neither criminal nor illegal.

You're right, but his 'bluff' shows two things:

1) His ineptitude. A proper negotiator would never play a bluff that would get exposed. They'd have a backup cover.

2) The fact that he had something to hide. No one would play such a weak bluff if they didn't have something particularly bad to cover up.

And the fact that he had something to hide came out in Comey's testimony - the testimony that showed a clear intent to obstruct the investigation, the testimony that you people seem to think he wanted to force, even though it was really, really bad for trump.

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President Trump never said he HAD had tapes, just that Comey should hope there arent any

Exactly.

You anti Trumpers are going insane.

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It's funny how certain posters just cannot resist throwing in a Clinton, Lynch, or Obama reference.

We can easily see the talking point coming from the right: "He never said he had tapes" and "He said it to keep Comey honest." This matters because we all know that if you do not directly say something, you did not mean it. Nobody ever implies anything. For instance, when a poster says they have 30 plus years of experience working in the media; they are not saying they have knowledge of the actual workings of an editorial board because they could be a janitor, but they sure are implying that they do. Weak sauce.

Lies v exaggerations:

Regarding his healthcare plan:

"'It’s very much formulated down to the final strokes. We haven’t put it in quite yet but we’re going to be doing it soon,' Trump told the Post . . . "

Before the presidential campaign, "I didn't know Steve (Bannon)."

There was "serious voter fraud" in Virginia. 

Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."

"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."

"I finished" the controversy about where President Barack Obama was born.

"Inner-city crime is reaching record levels."

Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton."

In January 2016, Trump said he and his campaign were “working on” getting the returns out, but it was hard because it “is not, like a normal tax return.”

Hey, Trumpologist, which ones are lie and which are exaggerations? Of the lies, which are intentional?

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Answer: "Donald Trump"

Question: "What folds like a cheap orange tent?"

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Trump has lied again. And Trumpologists are defending him with glee, again.

Mayor Quimby would have more credibility than this disaster of a PotUS.

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Here is something Trump has actually gotten correct:

"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters."

It's sad that he didn't reveal why he wouldn't lose voters, but those of us that have critical thinking skills know why.

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Because you say so? Lol. The only thing I worship is my country and family.

Adorarable regarding the latter but how does the former work?

Does one adorn oneself with a flag? Make small animal sacrifices to Columbia? Sponsor a bald eagle?

The most honorable and patriotic thing you can do is question the motives and behaviour of those in power. It would appear there's a lack of patriots on the right. Trump is a traitor and so are those who make excuses for him.

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I cant make it any simpler than he never said he had tapes. Immediately my focus went to Comey and why that would matter. Was he not planning on telling the truth prior to that? Because all the leaks at that time said he was going to testify that he never told Trump he wasnt under investigation. Suddenly all the damning facts that were going to be in his testimony according to the leaks changed very quickly to how Comey felt about everything.

So I think the bluff was very effective in this regard, he didnt even try to lie about anything that could have been on a tape. Seems Trump had little to hide, Comey actually hurt himself and Lynch and proved Trump was telling the truth about being told he wasnt under investigation. All that is left now is if Trump criminally obstructed justice and if Comey illegally leaked those memos. Will have to wait and see what Mueller decides on those.

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There's the Lynch reference again. Lynch, Clinton, and Obama are to conservatives what crack is to addicts. Yikes.

It isn't as simple as Trump never directly saying he had tapes. You see, people don't always directly say things - which should not be a surprise for people living in Japan - they imply things. It is weak logic to use the excuse that he did not directly say he had the tapes when he heavily implied he did.

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It isn't as simple as Trump never directly saying he had tapes.

You or I don't know if he has or doesn't.

You see, people don't always directly say things - which should not be a surprise for people living in Japan - they imply things. It is weak logic to use the excuse that he did not directly say he had the tapes when he heavily implied he did.

So why do libs engage so much in this act?

Does one adorn oneself with a flag? Make small animal sacrifices to Columbia? Sponsor a bald eagle?

Talk bad about the president? Scream and whine constantly? Not allowing conservatives to speak out at universities, beat up people?

The most honorable and patriotic thing you can do is question the motives and behaviour of those in power.

Oh, I agree, but that's not what's going on here and you know it.

It would appear there's a lack of patriots on the right. Trump is a traitor and so are those who make excuses for him.

I'm sorry, come again?? LOL

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If Trump possibly committed obstruction of justice then it is possible that Lynch did as well. Both are part of the same investigation into the 2016 elections. As are the actions of Clinton and Obama, that is why Jeh Johnson was asked why Obama didnt take any action to stop the supposed Russia hacking and didnt make any strongly worded announcements. They are all involved in this investigation that you guys claim isnt over yet. So ok, criminal acts dont go away simply because you arent in office or because you lost the election.

Trump cant help it if you imply things from his words, and he is probably counting on that. But it is a straight fact that he never said he had tapes.

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Trump is a traitor and so are those who make excuses for him.

yeah, what happened to letting the investigation finish first? I am always told to not prejudge that Trump and his people did nothing wrong, even though there is no evidence of such, and that the investigation is still going on. But the other side is constantly name calling and not only assuming, but deciding already, that there is guilt somehow. So once again, what evidence has been presented that proves that Trump is a traitor?

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It's funny how certain posters just cannot resist throwing in a Clinton, Lynch, or Obama reference.

That's like trying to separate milk from cereal.

Regarding his healthcare plan:

"'It’s very much formulated down to the final strokes. We haven’t put it in quite yet but we’re going to be doing it soon,' Trump told the Post . . . "

When Obama said, if you like it, you can keep your doctor, that didn't raise a red flag in your mind?

There was "serious voter fraud" in Virginia. 

I think the Dems were so focused on that State that's why they forgot to visit Wisconsin. I get it though. smh.

Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll." 

Yeah, but she didn't win, if he lied about that or not, the main thing is, we dodged a bullet with her. Phew!

"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever." 

Very true.

"Inner-city crime is reaching record levels." 

Very, true, especially Black on Black crime.

Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton." 

Didn't she say, her envoy came under fire in Bosnia? LOL

Hey, Trumpologist, which ones are lie and which are exaggerations? Of the lies, which are intentional?

Look, show me a politician that doesn't lie and I will sell you a diamond bigger than the Titanic.

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Trumpologists...LOL

Is that the new lefty catch phrase these days? Already two different posters using it says everything. Some kind Borg thing I guess.

Just hours after President Trump admitted he did not record any of his conversations with James Comey, the former FBI Director was spotted entering The New York Times office in Times Square, NYC.

The New York Times office in Times Square must be Borg Central. I guess he has more "memos" to leak.

covfefe !

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Oh wow, what I said earlier today has actually already started. Let the leaking begin anew! I was wondering what would be the topic for the weekend, guess we will know soon. Too obvious in this case for NY Times to write the article, so I expect it to come from Washington Post this time.

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Trump lies and his fans cheer like sheep. Which is why Trump lies.

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Trump lies and his fans cheer like sheep. Which is why Trump lies.

I think Trump lies on purpose because he knows it drives the libs crazy, can't say I blame him. LOL

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Lol! The poster Trump Troll that commented on my list of Trump lies didn't even bother delineating which were lies and which were exaggerations. That poster also got facts about inner-city crime and African American communities. Not surprising at all.

Cereal and milk have to be intentionally mixed, like certain posters do with Lynch, Clinton, Obama, and Trump.

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When it comes to the multiple Russian investigations, Putin's Poster constantly claim they know there is nothing because no evidence has been leaked. In the same breath, these Trump Trolls claim that nobody knows whether Trump has tapes despite Trump directly saying he doesn't.

I know what Trump is going to tweet tomorrow. Now, I'm not directly saying I communicate with Trump . . .

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I know what Trump will more than likely tweet tomorrow. Why is James Comey visiting the failing NY Times immediately after he finds out there are no tapes?

I always suspected the tapes were a bluff, too bad Comey felt he had to change his testimony just in case there were. I would have hoped existence of tapes or not wouldnt matter because you would just tell the truth in the first place when you testify.

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How did Comey change his testimony? Did he run it past you before he testified?

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Stop the innuendo you are attempting to breath life into regarding Comey going to the NYTimes building. He went for a charity event, which you conveniently left out when spouting about it.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/339112-comey-visits-new-york-times-office

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I think Trump lies on purpose because he knows it drives the libs crazy, can't say I blame him. LOL

So you admit that Trump is a liar, but you like it because it bothers liberals.

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Now I know the issue, Breitbart was sourcing the DailyMail and the DailyMail didn't bother to mention Comey was going to a charity event. Sloppy reporting there. Sloppy follow up by certain readers.

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It didnt match anything that the leaks from all his buddies and all the media outlets said he would say. CNN was still running that he would say he never told Trump he wasnt under investigation even 30 mins after his prepared statement said he did.

Isnt the point of all this that it shouldnt matter if tapes existed or not? Why would the testimony change if there were? I would have simply announced to the public that it didnt matter if he had tapes or not because I was planning to tell the truth. Yet Comey didnt say that.

All the anonymous sources who knew him were insistent that his professionalism would NEVER have allowed him to tell Trump he wasnt under investigation. Especially not 3 times and especially without being threatened. Yet once the existence of tapes came out, there he was testifying that he in fact did tell Trump without even being asked. Who knows what else he said was said only because he thought a tape might exist of him saying it?

Oh and Trump might tweet about John Podesta testifying in private next week too. He and his brother actually got money from Russia, so that should be interesting.

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So, it's okay to intentionally lie if the purpose is to irritate a particular group? Does the substance be of the lie not matter?

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I think Trump lies on purpose because he knows it drives the libs crazy, can't say I blame him. LOL

We've moved from 'exaggeration' to an acceptance he does lie, but lies in the good cause of winding up liberals.

Lies, damned lies and lies that make the lunatic fringe ROFL.

Keep 'em coming, Donald. You're free to let rip with anything.

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I couldn't find any story about Comey testifying that he did not tell Trump that Trump was not under investigation. Links, please.

No retort regarding Comey going to the Times building for a charity event, not going to the Times offices?

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Trumpologists...LOL

Is that the new lefty catch phrase these days? Already two different posters using it says everything. Some kind Borg thing I guess.

"Lefty", "LOL". I hear a lot of right wits using those catchphrases. Neither of which mean anything except sheer laziness in debate.

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Toasted:

Surely you understand the need to get points wherever possible when your substantive arguments fail.

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Surely you understand the need to get points wherever possible when your substantive arguments fail.

Trump has lied again and it's being received with rapture by the rightists. I am reminded of the stock footage of DPRK party members furiously applauding one of the Kims.

The more he lies, the more the rightists step up like some demented Trumpist hasbara. Astounding.

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Toasted:

Fair point. It is dumbfound how Trumpologidg refuse to acknowledge any shortcomings of their dear leader. There are few things worse than blind allegiance.

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So, it's okay to intentionally lie if the purpose is to irritate a particular group? Does the substance be of the lie not matter?

Come to think of it; if his lies are so enthusiastically received... wouldn't his supporters employ such tactics themselves?

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*dumbfounding; Trumpologists

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*Question for the sane: Who do you think are more deluded, the president, or those who worship him?*

Liberals and the MSM that have nothing better to do with their time than to waste it on writing, bloviating and whining about this president.

(Emlhasis added.)

Lm@o! The respondent here was clearly excluded from the requested group of possible respondents.

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Toasted:

Your logic is sound. However, it will certainly be missed by the Trumpologists.

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Saying Trump lies is like saying he breathes air. He just voices whatever notion happens to be wafting around in that cavernous unoccupied space beneath his toupee at any particular moment. Tactics? Strategy? He don't got 'em. No wonder he creates so many problems for himself when he has to interact with thinking sentient beings.

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They were personal documents, and unclassified, and therefore no crime was committed.

Wrong. Comey took the notes when he was still FBI director, aka, a federal employee; hence, what he wrote was the property of the U.S. Government . What he leaked that eventually wound up being printed in the failing NYT and echoed throughout the radical alt-left media machine is a crime under Title 18 of the U.S. Code for the unauthorized dissemination of a government document.. . . .

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Every time being called on a bluff makes it more difficult for the Office of the President to be taken at their word the next time

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People in Texas are already preparing "Make America even Greater, 4 more years" caps and t-shirts.

I'd love to ask them what that statement actually means.

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The only question now:

Is he the worst president in the history of America? Or is he the worst president in the history of the Americas?

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Wrong. Comey took the notes when he was still FBI director, aka, a federal employee; hence, what he wrote was the property of the U.S. Government 

Poor amateur . . . Your logic would result in any writing of any federal employee being the property of the federal government, including every love letter from a buck private in the Army to his lady back home. I highly recommend you re-read Title 18 before commenting again, after you do, please cite a chapter of Totle 18. You are playing with adults now, not your cohort at Texas A&M.

Comey noted the contents of his conversations with Trump in Comey's capacity as a private citizen. This means his memos were personal and not property of the federal government. Additionally, Comey was trained as a lawyer. Every lawyer knows that if you take contemporaneous notes of a conversation, those notes are admissible as evidence regarding the substance of that conversation as an exception to the rule against hearsay. (FRE 803 (5)).

The people in Texas, aside from not understanding the contours of Tirle 18, also think Texas could stand alone as an independent country. This is to say that they can go ahead and make all the hats and t-shirts they want but they will still be incorrect.

The saying is, "As California goes, so goes the coumtry,"

not, "As Texas goes, so goes the country." (Before you bring up California going for Clinton, but Trump becoming president; I would remind you that the popular vote reflects the will of the people. And, that Clinton trounced Trump by 2.8 million in the popular vote.)

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Blacklabel:. too bad Comey felt he had to change his testimony just in case there were.

How the hell would you know that he changed his testimony? Did you see the first draft or something?

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Super:

Youre late to the show, I already asked. His reply was that leakers claimed Comey would testify X, but Comey testified Y. I'm still waiting on cites to support that claim.

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Crazy: "Comey called his bluff, Trump folded."

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

More like he called Comey's bluff with one tweet and Comey folded.

Oh my...

TRUMP TAPES OF JAMES COMEY MIGHT EXIST: Trump Has No Knowledge or Possession of Comey Tapes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7vSPGRSwF4

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Oh my, another link to a YouTube video of some random Trumpologist. Very credible. Very. Ask anyone.

Oh my, all motorized vehicles are radio controlled:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e60irE1YbO4

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Oh my . . . TRUMP REFUTING TRUMP

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ7_bo74VMA

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Wow, Trump blatantly lied. He lied, he didn't fib, he didn't exaggerate.  HE LIED.  He LIED to try to intimidate Comey who is already known for his honesty and is a lot more trustworthy than Trump has ever been his entire life.   TRUMP LIED, accept it.   Now you should be asking, WHY did he lie.   The truth is a lot easier to say than a lie.   But keep on the orange colored glasses, and continue with your idol worship of your false god with clay feet.

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Swift...   You didn't even watch the video, did you?  H A Goodman is no Trump apologist, he voted for Jill Stein.

Oh my...

Keeping Comey honest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShjABQbRYz0

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I try not to watch yt vids when they're posted online as evidence but thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. It's the same old thing, unfortunately. Like being Rick-rolled over and over...

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I know he was planning to say something else because every leak and media report told us what he was gonna say days in advance. Remember everyone waiting for Comey to say some bombshell that would get trump impeached? Didn't happen

plus Comey didn't call his bluff he folded and told mostly the truth. Calling his bluff would have been Comey announcing he didn't believe there were tapes and then straight lying like he probably planned. I know he planned to lie because all he testified about was his feelings.

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Donald Tramp is a tough player probably will not be able to convince us once more. He comes to Poland although there are doubts whether this will happen. The media, of course, has been speculating a lot. I have a plus for reacting to a chemical attack on Syria. His reaction was instantaneous. A nightmare weapon of the multitude of children killed, the sight of a lifetime is stuck in memory...tape from Comey? interesting news...

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Donald Tramp

@Katarzyna; best typo ever. Dziękuję!

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Trump is not the one to ask! Get the recordings from Kislyak and Lavrov!!

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Trump is a moral catastrophe.

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Bass:. I think Trump lies on purpose because he knows it drives the libs crazy

Why would you support a President you say lies on purpose? Did the liberals break you?

Zichi, Fox News is already laying the groundwork for that:. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/06/22/gregg-jarrett-will-mueller-comey-use-false-case-obstruction-to-trigger-impeachment.html

"So, is this what special counsel Robert Mueller and fired FBI Director James Comey have in mind? Are they now acting in concert to conjure a case of obstruction where none exists … for the sole purpose of precipitating possible impeachment proceedings? There is nothing to stop them from doing it.

Itis a legitimate question, given their cozy relationship. They also have a motive to harm President Trump – retaliation for the firing of Comey."

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My search of leaks regarding what Comey would testify to yielded nothing regarding anyone saying he was going to testify that he never told Trump that Trump was not under investigation. When I asked for links, I got more "every leak and media report told us." Simple links would support this assertion.

Since the evidence that Comey changed his testimony allegedly lies in the leaks about what he would testify to, without being able to read that information, it looks as if Comey did not change his testimony.

Now that Fox has released the takkkng points about collusion between Comey and Mueller, it's only a matter of time before Trumpologists/Trump's Trolls/Putin's Posters start spewing that nonsense.

What's to stop Mueller and Comey from colluding to get impeachment rolling? (This is not a legitimate question.) The law, for one. Integrity, for another. Unfortunately, Trump neither respects the law or has integrity, so his disciples prolly won't understand. Comey and Mueller have a long history of actual respect for the law, and it strains reasonability to speculate they would break the law to get impeachment started.

The right must be desperate considering the digging it is doing to try and stop this self-inflicted sheeit-show.

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Lies, damned lies and lies that make the lunatic fringe ROFL.

Maybe if the Democrats wouldn't lie as much, they could make some progress politically, but they just can't help themselves and sadly, it ain't funny.

"Lefty", "LOL". I hear a lot of right wits using those catchphrases. Neither of which mean anything except sheer laziness in debate.

No, it just means that the left engage in so much unnecessary attempts to break every single point down to a micro level, it becomes boring, but extremely funny.

My search of leaks regarding what Comey would testify to yielded nothing regarding anyone saying he was going to testify that he never told Trump that Trump was not under investigation. When I asked for links, I got more "every leak and media report told us." Simple links would support this assertion. 

Not really, because there's a lot of conjecture out there and as much as you think you can legitimate this online, it boils down possible alleged assertions.

Since the evidence that Comey changed his testimony allegedly lies in the leaks about what he would testify to, without being able to read that information, it looks as if Comey did not change his testimony.

Even if that is the case, problem for Comey is, as a government employee he leaked a memo which is technically government property of a conversation that he had with the POTUS to a civilian, that puts him in a very bad conundrum, he knows it and this is what Trump lawyers will bring before the courts and Comey knows he messed up big time and a lot of this investigation going forward hangs on this. That will be achilles heel of Mueller's investigation.

Now that Fox has released the takkkng points about collusion between Comey and Mueller, it's only a matter of time before Trumpologists/Trump's Trolls/Putin's Posters start spewing that nonsense.

No, I think it's more like the left are desperately (and who can blame them really) trying to oust the man and after so many failed attempts at trying to get Trump and trying every possible option they have and they keep failing, like in the old Road Runner cartoons Wile E. Coyote resorted to using ACME products for everything to catch that Road Runner and kept failing and I used to almost feel sorry for Wile E., almost.

What's to stop Mueller and Comey from colluding to get impeachment rolling? (This is not a legitimate question.)

Oh, yes it is!

The law, for one. Integrity, for another. Unfortunately, Trump neither respects the law or has integrity, so his disciples prolly won't understand. Comey and Mueller have a long history of actual respect for the law, and it strains reasonability to speculate they would break the law to get impeachment started.

The law??? Give me a break! If Comey cared about the law as the former FBI director he should have known revealing a government document while on the clock would raise eyebrows and get him in some hot water and Mueller should have known that being best of friends with the former FBI director that was investigating possible alleged ties or collusion of this admin. would compromise his position and as such should recuse himself in order to fair and impartial, but that hasn't happened so far.

The right must be desperate considering the digging it is doing to try and stop this self-inflicted sheeit-show.

How? Trump seems to be smiling from ear to ear and I see the left once again (sigh) running around like cockroaches when the light comes on and since 2010 watching them lose again and again and again and again....

One day, they just might get it.....one day.

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My 8:55 p.m. post of June 23 disposed of the Comey leaked a government document nonsense.

Instead of making up excuses why there is no information regarding Comey going to testify that he never told Trump that Trump was not under investigation, try providing evidence.

The investigations into Trump and his campaign team have not concluded, so I suggest you wait before celebrating. Remember how well celebrating that Trump

wasn't under investigation went? It lasted less than a week before we found out he is under investigation.

Desperation is dripping off your post. You must be trying to convince yourself of that nonsense given it isn't convincing anyone that doesn't live in the unicornverse.

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Instead of making up excuses why there is no information regarding Comey going to testify that he never told Trump that Trump was not under investigation, try providing evidence.

At this point, no one has evidence, just speculation and whatever Mueller has, you think he's going to share that with the public????

The investigations into Trump and his campaign team have not concluded, so I suggest you wait before celebrating. Remember how well celebrating that Trump wasn't under investigation went? It lasted less than a week before we found out he is under investigation.

I'm not celebrating, but if Mueller has to hire a gang of lawyers to look into this, it tells me as a person that has relatives in the police force, there is nothing and they need to go even deeper and scour the bottom more to find something, which leads me to believe that there really isn't nothing at least concerning the president that would amount to obstructionism. Now that doesn't mean they wouldn't TRY to find something or anything that could be pinned on Trump to get an obstructionism charge on him, this is also a huge "possibility." But one thing I do know for sure, if these guys really had something on Trump (they have been at it for over 8 months) we would have already known about it, these aren't dumb people, they know what they are doing and are at the top of their game and if they still have to keep this thing going, I have very serious doubts about this.

Desperation is dripping off your post. You must be trying to convince yourself of that nonsense given it isn't convincing anyone that doesn't live in the unicornverse.

No, chillin' eating Cheerios, I don't get desperate, especially when I look at the track record of the left since 2010 ROFL!

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why can't he stop hitting himself? It's like scoring a goal on yourself. Any Trump supporters left must be equally insane

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Why would Mueller not share his evidence with the public but the other investigatory bodies would?

A gang of lawyers is needed to investigate a complex issue. There being a gang of lawyers is not evidence that there is nothing to the issue, and it doesn't matter how many relatives you have in law enforcement or how many years you have worked in the media.

Yoinks! I'm not certain which is more disconcerting, the illogical, uncorroberated trash some people spew or that those people actually believe it.

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Why would Mueller not share his evidence with the public but the other investigatory bodies would?

You think a man that is on a mission who has deep ties contributing to Democratic donors and is investigating a president who fired his star protégée doesn't have an axe to grind, I definitely have a bridge to sell you. Mueller will share what he wants to share what he thinks can be shared with the public, but because there is nothing and nothing has been produced over the last 8 months, time is running out for the Democrats, the midterms are around the corner, they keep losing elections and Mueller and his team have nothing, because of they did, the gallows would have already been built.

A gang of lawyers is needed to investigate a complex issue. There being a gang of lawyers is not evidence that there is nothing to the issue, and it doesn't matter how many relatives you have in law enforcement or how many years you have worked in the media.

I get it, but that gang of lawyers also tells me that, desperation is sinking deeply on the left, so it's dire and do or die for them and still nothing, now could they find someone in the WH that was responsible for something, they might,, like with Flynn or Manafort, that I do believe but as far as the president is concern, nothing.

Yoinks! I'm not certain which is more disconcerting, the illogical, uncorroberated trash some people spew or that those people actually believe it.

Liberals believe everything that the MSM spouts that's why people are saying "bye bye" to their providers because as you so rightly and articulately put it, it's all illogical and uncorroborated trash.

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Mueller should have known that being best of friends with the former FBI director that was investigating possible alleged ties or collusion of this admin. would compromise his position and as such should recuse himself in order to fair and impartial, but that hasn't happened so far.

The drums to fire Mueller beat on. Nice.

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Google CNN retracts Comey story and you get all the links you need. Trump basically announced last night the same reason I said. Speaking of announced, Loretta Lynch is officially being investigated.

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One news outlet making a mistake about what Comey would testify to is hardly the smoking gun proving he changed his testimony that you claim it is. Ever think the single source was simply incorrect?

And, another ship full of conservative cupcakes has blasted off for the unicornverse.

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Trump supporters don't even bother offering any kind of argument in defense of Trump

They just don't care.

Make no mistake: no matter what happens from now, America has been permanently stained by this flim-flam man.

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CNN and the Hill and Huffington Post and NY Times and CNBC and and...I can google many more if I want.

All said anonymous sources close to Comey said he would testify that Trump lied about being told he was not under investigation. But suddenly when chance of tapes popped up the testimony changed to the truth.

anyway it's the weekend and I don't care. Just can't wait to hear lynch and podesta under oath. The wasserman Schultz lady already lied and said FBI never contacted her about the server. Get her under oath too and then getting somewhere with all this.

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One news outlet making a mistake about what Comey would testify to is hardly the smoking gun proving he changed his testimony that you claim it is. Ever think the single source was simply incorrect?

And, another ship full of conservative cupcakes has blasted off for the unicornverse.

Tisk, tisk, tisk, liberals grasping at straws once again. And so the meltdown continues.

Keep hope alive, the Feds could...maybe...one day in a few years find something...anything..lol

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So, someone else made the recordings, and holds them ?

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Keep hope alive . . . Trump could . . . maybe . . . one day before he fails to be re-elected . . . get something done/stop creating problems for himself.

Who an I kidding?! He'll just keep bumbling along and his supporters will keep defending the indefensible.

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Signed the VA reform bill yesterday, that's something. Nearly every day something is happening. So call it what it is, he is not doing anything......that you personally like.

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bass4funkJune 24  08:04 am JST

...boring, but extremely funny.

Quite an achievement. Some people can only manage to be one of those.

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It seems people are a little slow on this:

Almost every political (foreign and domestic) transaction in the White House is taped or recorded (audio, video, or text) and has been for many years.

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more fake news fabricated by the never to be resurrected democrat party

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Trump hints that NSA, CIA or one of the ridiculous number of "intelligence" agencies might have been spying on Comey and indirectly the president of the United States. Would anyone be surprised- your IQ would have under 60 to think otherwise.

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Obviously, Mr Trump just intimidated Mr Comey, as every one knows, the natural quality of Mr Trump just intimidate any ,,, that way he could have misled the American public too. But Mr Comey is a bold officer of FBI he could not be intimidated by any even by Mr Trump, as Mr Comey didn't yield to his threat 'would you like to keep the job? ' it is a powerful threat but it not cow down Mr Comey. so 'D' day will soon emerge for Mr T.

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Of course he recorded the conversation. He listened to it and knows he belongs in jail. So now the tape

does not exist. It is so simple but apparently not simple enough for his dwindling number of supporters.

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