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Looks like someone in Congress ordered a word salad for lunch.

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A new thread in which we will get to read about how Trump isn't personally under investigation; about Lynch and Clinton; that since no details have been released from ongoing investigations, there must be nothing to the investigations; about leakers without any comment on what was leaked; etc.

This should be fun. Come on posters! We can push the comments here up over 200, which seems to be the upper limit. Let's crash through the ceiling!

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Comey didn't "vindicate" Trump in any way, shape or form. Anyone with even basic listening comprehension skills realizes that. Adding the deep state nonsense as part of a defense shows how divorced from reality Trump and his followers are.

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Comey didn't "vindicate" Trump in any way, shape or form. Anyone with even basic listening comprehension skills realizes that. Adding the deep state nonsense as part of a defense shows how divorced from reality Trump and his followers are.

But Lynch! But Clinton's emails and Benghazi! Trump isn't personally under investigation!

Just trying to help the usual suspects even though I know none of that is relevant to this discussion.

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Asked on Friday if he would be willing to go under oath to give his version of his interactions with Comey, Trump replied,"100 percent."

Oh, please, please, please let this happen. The guy will perjure himself in his opening sentence.

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This:

Fake news... All of it!

isn't this:

Watch as both sides hunker down and keep bickering at each other, to absolutely no avail whatsoever except furthering the division within American society.

?

I do agree that hunkering down and bickering only furthers the divisions. It's an issue of who takes the high road first. Taking the high road first is risky because the others will continue to sling mud, which appeals to people's base instincts.

An honest question: How is reporting Trump's quotes fake news?

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This is really desperate times for the desperate left. Dig more rabbit holes, shovels are at an all time low bargain price.

Comey didn't "vindicate" Trump in any way, shape or form. 

Oh, yes, he sure did. On this, can't blame Trump, if the president wasn't a part of ANY investigation as he claimed under oath, he could have announced that earlier to allow the president to pursue and allow him to get back to working on behalf of the American people and to get the country on track. The Dems keep doing this, they will have a nervous breakdown, I kinda worry about them. They all should take a break and pour a cool one. Life ain't that bad.

Anyone with even basic listening comprehension skills realizes that. Adding the deep state nonsense as part of a defense shows how divorced from reality Trump and his followers are.

If anyone is detached from reality, it's people like Pelosi and Maxine Waters that are really swimming up the creek without a paddle or lifelines. Dems are really stubborn when it comes to learning from their mistakes and they are doing it sadly once again.

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An oath to Trump is no different a forum than not under oath. He's

a habitual liar, who would disregard the meaning of being under oath, and

lie believing he's fine doing so.

Then declare, what is an oath, but a media driven lie.

The tapes will never come out. They would incriminate him as a liar, but sooner

or later, he'll be completely exposed, because he can't help it. His unhinged mentality

will implode, incapable of keeping his lies inside, and one day will twitter, 'you're damn right I

ordered a code red! you can't handle the truth!'

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Get him to testify under oath and let him bungle himself up with continuous contradictions and lies. We've been watching him do this since he started running, Watched him declare he was "vindicated"...????? He then tells us to forgetthis there are more important issues,,,NKorea, Mideast, economy, jobs...then he starts yakking about the election..AGAIN... Please get this man out of my face. He is unqualified for the job at best and outright crazy at worst. When is the Republican party going to accept that they should cut their losses?

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Yeah - well, Trump says a lot of things. Some of them happen to be true, just as a broken clock is right twice a day.But there are no tapes, and he will not testify.

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An oath to Trump is no different a forum than not under oath. He's

a habitual liar, who would disregard the meaning of being under oath, and

lie believing he's fine doing so.

I guess Comey felt it was equally ok for him to obstruct and leak information and then people wonder why Trump fired him. The man was all over the place, playing both sides and once again showed that he himself leaked information anonymously to his friend. Comey has no room to talk, let alone credibility.

The tapes will never come out. They would incriminate him as a liar, but sooner

or later, he'll be completely exposed, because he can't help it.

Oh, can you prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt?

His unhinged mentality

will implode, incapable of keeping his lies inside, and one day will twitter, 'you're damn right I 

ordered a code red! you can't handle the truth!'

I think the left are the ones that are unhinged, the MSM and the Democrats would rather bypass all other news, real news that is pertinent to our daily lives in order to pacify their insatiable lust to pounce on Trump and bleed him as much as they can, that's their priority, NOT the American people

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Lordy, wtg Donny!

Who am I going to believe, the former FBI director who testified under oath or blithering idiot who claimed Obama wasn't really American? Hmmm...close call.

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This should be fun. Come on posters! We can push the comments here up over 200, which seems to be the upper limit. Let's crash through the ceiling!

Fun? Sounds downright Sisyphean to me.

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"Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication ... and WOW, Comey is a leaker!" Trump tweeted.

Haha the nerve! Coming from the bloke who disclosed highly classified info to Lavrov a few weeks ago!

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This is where Trump's lack of credibility comes into play.

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Dunno, Sup....Comey is not the choirboy he has tried to portray himself to be, now that we really know what and how the man thinks, so his credibility is also very questionable.

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"The stuff he said that made me look good - all true! But the stuff he said that made me look good - all lies! And even if they weren't lies, what I did... I mean what he said I did, was ok! But it's still all lies! Except the stuff that made me look good!"

He's an abject failure.

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Here's the cupcake view of Comey's testimony:

Comey leaked info that was supposed to be secret. And it's all fake anyway. Except the part about Trump not having been under investigation.

"I hardly know the man. I'm not going to say I want you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that?" 

A non sequitur. So why did Trump invite Comey to a private dinner?

if the president wasn't a part of ANY investigation as he claimed under oath, he could have announced that earlier to allow the president to pursue and allow him to get back to working on behalf of the American people and to get the country on track.

Um, two things. First of all, there were and continue to be other people under investigation (e.g. Mike Flynn, Carter Page, Jared "Slumlord" Kushner). The case is about Russia's interference in the election and possible problematic dealings between Russian operatives and members of the Trump team. Despite what the president says to the contrary, the world doesn't revolve around Donald Trump. Second, Comey testified that as of the last day of his tenure as FBI director, Trump was not under investigation. Given what has transpired since that time, he may well be under investigation at this time or in the future.

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The GOP has made it clear that they are not interested in investigating Russia's meddling in the election. Because party before country.

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The GOP has made it clear that they are not interested in investigating Russia's meddling in the election. Because party before country.

The Democrats will investigate Russia's meddling for the next 8 years, then on to other issues.

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Hahaha... a Trump "oath".

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A Trump oath means nothing when the man lies through his teeth, including his oath to uphold hte Constitution, which he has not with his conflicts of interest and other such blatant lies. Now, I will concede that in his megalomania and senility I believe Trump in some cases honestly believes the lies he tells and might pass a lie detector test in about 10% of the 100% BS he spews, he's still the biggest liar ever to inhabit the WH -- and that's a fact you can easily fact check, regardless of what partisan right-wingers like those above would sand-box reply.

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and that's a fact you can easily fact check, regardless of what partisan right-wingers like those above would sand-box reply.

Well, there are many of us laughing at the desperate left as well for blurting out accusations of things they wish and feel and hope would come to fruition and once again it didn't and it shows that No matter how unhinged the lefts claims are about Trump, they just can't any results. ROFL

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A Trump oath means nothing when the man lies through his teeth

Getting him under oath is a good thing though. If he lies under oath and gets caught, it will be really bad for him.

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[The reporter then asked, "So he lied about that?"

"Well, I didn't say that. I mean, I will tell you, I didn't say that," Trump replied. "And there would be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I've read today, but I did not say that," he said.]

Huh!?

[Asked on Friday if he would be willing to go under oath to give his version of his interactions with Comey, Trump replied,"100 percent."]

"Oh, please, please, please let this happen. The guy will perjure himself in his opening sentence."

I almost choked on laughter. Thank you very much! He will also probably tweet during his trial.

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That was before I knew that you in many ways can't trust the FBI as well. 

 No the FBI itself has become a questionable organization.

It would help us if you could provide some concrete examples. If not, we are left to infer the reasons. 

Given you supported the FBI when Clinton was the target, but when Trump's campaign became the target, the FBI is suddenly a questionable organization. There have been numerous instance of FBI misconduct pre-2016, which logically would have called the FBI into question. Someone with 30 years experience in the media would undoubtedly know about these misdeeds.

All of this leads to the logical inference that your change of heart is because the FBI is now investigating your guy instead of the person you despise.

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This is easily solved - Release the tapes Mr Trump!

If he does go under oath we will have to decide which one was/is lying.  Hmmmm.....tough call (cough).

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Getting him under oath is a good thing though. If he lies under oath and gets caught, it will be really bad for him.

Yes, "if"

All of this leads to the logical inference that your change of heart is because the FBI is now investigating your guy instead of the person you despise.

Not at all, Trump was vindicated as far as any possible collusion that the left thought was a very likely scenario and because Comey is an upstanding guy, under oath, he said exactly what many of us thought. So now that's out of the way, I can my day at the beach.

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Oh my...

Jay Sekulow: James Comey's leak is a crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZM89drBnRM

-10 ( +0 / -10 )

Republicans: who cares who leaked Hillary's mails? It's the contents that matter!

Republicans: what Comey said doesn't matter, he's evil for leaking the into!

Does anyone else smell that putrid stench of hypocrisy they're giving off?

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Trump was vindicated as far as any possible collusion that the left thought was a very likely scenario and because Comey is an upstanding guy, under oath, he said exactly what many of us thought.

The controversy was Trump firing Comey to get rid of the investigation, and Comey's testimony didn't vindicate Trump whatsoever.

Claiming vindication is like when Trump tried to claim that Trump Tower was being bugged then said he was vindicated because some of his people were caught on wiretaps that weren't at Trump tower. What? It's an interesting tactic that the right is taking where they claim they were vindicated because something no one ever said came to light.

Truly delusional or delusions of truth?

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Trump was vindicated as far as any possible collusion that the left thought was a very likely scenario

This simply is not possible sine the numerous investigations into possible collusion have not been concluded. After Comey's testimony, the odds are higher that Trump will be personally investigated, which, up to this point has not been the case.

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Republicans: who cares who leaked Hillary's mails? It's the contents that matter!

During the presidential election, emails and servers, the lies, it mattered a great deal.

Republicans: what Comey said doesn't matter, he's evil for leaking the into!

Does anyone else smell that putrid stench of hypocrisy they're giving off?

Comey is not evil, just a self-centered, selfish, opportunistic man. If Trump was NOT the target of an investigation, he should have gotten it out of the way. He held a press conference about Hillary and his stupid decision NOT to indict her (which came back to bite him) that was the problem,vas a result, both lost.

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guess Comey felt it was equally ok for him to obstruct and leak information

Information that is considered "leaked" and thus illegal, is only information that is deemed classified. Comey did no such thing. But hey, I'm not surprised at all that Trump and his GOP monkeys thought it necessary to lie and twist the truth in their favor. He's been doing it from day one in office. And in any case, Comey was considered a private citizen at the time he passed the memo. A private citizen is not under the same laws as an employee of the Federal government.

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If Trump was NOT the target of an investigation, he should have gotten it out of the way. He held a press conference about Hillary and his stupid decision NOT to indict her

I think you meant Comey's decision not to recommend charges being filed against Clinton to Lynch, who would have decide whether to file the charges. Grand juries hand down indictments, not investigators or lawyers.

Comey held a press conference to announce his investigation into Clinton was concluded and that he was not recommending filing charges. Since the multiple investigations into Trump's campaign are still ongoing, Comey was being prudent in not announcing that Trump was not under investigation because, as Comey said, Trump could come under investigation.

Clinton investigation concluded = announcement.

Multiple investigations into Trump assimiciates that could lead to Trump being investigated not concluded = no announcement.

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HHahaha ....Trump under oath. Lol.

UUnder Oaf more like.

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Comey is not evil, just a self-centered, selfish, opportunistic man.

Sounds like the description of Trump, who doesn't care about anyone but himself. Trump has proven time and time again that he will milk his opportunity in office for all its worth as long as it benefits him and his family. Oh, and Trump has proven to be an idiot as well. An idiot and power is a bad combination IMHO.

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I'm still waiting for an explanation of how someone that claims to have worked in the media for 30 years only discovered that the FBI couldn't be trusted after it opened an investigation into the Trump campaign. It seems that someone working in the media would have discovered this after one of the pre-2016 instances of FBI misconduct had been brought to light.

Then again, it is easier to simply ignore questions that you cannot answer in an intellectually honest way.

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I'd also like to add:

Are Trump's tape claims intimidating a witness?

Also, is filing a complaint, as Trump's privately council apparently intends to do, not intimidating a witness?

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Trump under oath in a Congressional hearing would be a sight to see

In the meantime, wanna prove Comey wrong? Release the unedited tapes! Everybody wants to hear it

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"I hardly know the man. I'm not going to say I want you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that?"

Apparently, you Mr. Drump. LOL!

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/03/08/81478026/

Not at all, Trump was vindicated as far as any possible collusion that the left thought was a very likely scenario and because Comey is an upstanding guy, under oath, he said exactly what many of us thought. So now that's out of the way, I can my day at the beach.

You do know how investigations work. Watergate didn't start out as an investigation into President Nixon either. Just like the wiretapping of the Russian mafia at Trump's place of business. It doesn't mean it won't lead back to him. Especially, when they start digging into Kushner's shady dealings. The Drump boys already admitted on public record that got Russian funding from government owned russian banks. In addition, one of those boys will probably be investigated for smuggling funds out of children's (I believe cancer ) charity. Somebody is bound to crack. Once Sessions steps down as AG because he lied about other meetings with Russian spies, more rats jump ship. Finally, no one has forgotten their "Ace in the hole" Flynn.

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bass4funk: "Well, there are many of us laughing at the desperate left as well for blurting out accusations..."

Like I said, and predictable as pie, sand-box retorts from the extreme partisan right-wing.

Madverts: "UUnder Oaf more like."

Nope. He is the oaf.

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Also, is filing a complaint, as Trump's privately council apparently intends to do, not intimidating a witness?

Yeah, those tactics only work with a slimey lawyer on your side against someone without enough funds for a long legal battle. That is how he strong armed my companies into dropping their lawsuits when he refused to pay them for their services.

It won't work in a US government investigation!

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Silvafan:

Many of us have repeatedly explained the dynamics of investigations to that poster with no avail. Willful ignorance springs to mind to describe the situation.

It was a children's cancer fund that Donny forced Eric to bilk for about $1.2 million.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/06/report-trump-used-kids-cancer-charity-funds-business/102565070/

The article details the Trumps inside dealings to enrich themselves whilst spouting off publicly about donating. Just a little more dishonesty to stack upon the extremely tall pile of steaming BS that constantly flies out of the various Trumps. How does that saying go? The apple doesn't fall far from the orangutang.

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Trump won't testify before anything or anyone; he's bluffing....to buy time....to distract from his corruption.

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Tapes or Tax returns... which will be provided first ?

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"Tapes or Tax returns... which will be provided first ?"

He's still waiting on Hillary's 33,000 emails.

Oh my...

Trump goes on the offensive

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

John McCain Tries to Question Comey but Leaves Everyone Questioning His Mental State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQD45sxkuNI&t=176s

Comey Admits He Leaked Info to Media About Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5bCbKyWsB4

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He's still waiting on Hillary's 33,000 emails.

Why? What do her mails matter now? Unlike her, he's the president. Seems like a pretty (in)convenient excuse to not provide something that is of relevance to the American public.

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"hilary is gone long gone there buddy,"

Nah, she keeps poppi'n up, what, ye haven't  noticed?

"Thanks for providing more awesome links to freakshow fellow trumpers"

Heh, the freakshow is right here, northern.  I'm trying to inject some common sense into it. Do you even bother watching any of my awesome links?  You might learn somehing.  And H A Goodman isn't exactly a "trumper."

"and oh my things arnt looking good for your master."

He's not my master, he's my president.

Oh my... 

JAMES COMEY BROKE LAW USING FBI COMPUTER TO LEAK MEMO ON TRUMP MEETING          

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgM2O9frtiM

CLINTON INDICTMENTS INEVITABLE BECAUSE MCCAIN, CORNYN, GRAHAM AND GOP WANT CLINTON INDICTED  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MDfYl_I2pk

Yep. Hillary keeps poppin' up, get the popcorn ready, hehheh

-8 ( +0 / -8 )

"Trump testimony under oath hes a compulsive liar he will only incrimidate himself"

Incrimidate!  Har!

Oh my...

Trump States Willingness to Testify and Contravene Comey, Hints at Taped Conversations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHNSst-uvQg

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The U.S. Constitution does not directly address whether the president can be criminally prosecuted, and the area is the subject of legal debate.

Grant was arrested for speeding.

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Black:

In the US, police can arrest someone for any crime, but that does not mean prosecution will occur. Speeding is a violation, which means the government does not have to prove mens rea. The rationale is the punishment for violations are light so don't rise to the level of requiring full-blown prosecution.

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"I hardly know the man. I'm not going to say I want you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that?" Trump said at joint news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

Who, indeed?

Release the tapes, Joffrey.

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In the US, police can arrest someone for any crime, but that does not mean prosecution will occur. Speeding is a violation, which means the government does not have to prove mens rea. The rationale is the punishment for violations are light so don't rise to the level of requiring full-blown prosecution.

I think at this point it's safe to say that any hopes of the president being caught or kicked out of office have greatly diminished since Comey admitted what a lot of us were wondering. Now if the liberals can get over this and the GOP start hitting the floor, this president can get things done, if the libs and Dems still want to go at it, then it shows that the party is the most important priority for them and if they want to start winning elections, they need to quit, stop whining and work with this president.

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if they want to start winning elections, they need to quit, stop whining and work with this president.

Yes, because that clearly is the strategy that worked for the repub-es.

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if they want to start winning elections, they need to quit, stop whining and work with this president.

And if the GOP really wanted anything done when Obama was in power, then they would've worked with him instead of against him too. Trump has all the power now; he controls the House, the Senate, and the WH. Yet, he all he can do is blame the Democrats for his failings to get anything done.

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Northern's Daily Kos link: "Donald Trump lies about everything"

So he WAS under FBI investigation!?  Checking...  No, he wasn't.

Oh my...  watch this, liberals, you might learn something:

Jeanine: James Comey's great political hoax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D_zSi8hdnE

-8 ( +0 / -8 )

Trump is mostly a joke now . I think most Trump fans were hoping he was going to be an outsider who cuts through the red tape and creates big things, but in the end he is an outsider who embarrasses the country and doesn't get much of anything done.

We need to keep the investigations going to make him a lame duck. I want at least half of his press conferences to be about these problems.

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Yes, because that clearly is the strategy that worked for the repub-es.

Well, they are the party in power.

Trump is mostly a joke now . I think most Trump fans were hoping he was going to be an outsider who cuts through the red tape and creates big things, but in the end he is an outsider who embarrasses the country and doesn't get much of anything done.

Not really, if the Democrats wouldn't be the selfish party that they have become to be, they would try and work with this president on many issues, doesn't mean they have to give in to their core beliefs, but at least the could put the country first, so if anyone is inept at this point and time, it's the DNP.

We need to keep the investigations going to make him a lame duck. I want at least half of his press conferences to be about these problems.

Great to know! I'm always happy to hear people more concerned about partisan politics over the well-being of the country. Now it's so evident why the people keep losing elections. Smh.

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Super:  "Trump is mostly a joke now ."

Har!

"We need to keep the investigations going to make him a lame duck."

Yeah, heaven forbid work with the president to get things done for the citizens.   By all means waste more taxpayer money on endless investigations of collusion with the Russians which never happened.

Oh my...

Gutfeld: The Comey testimony was a pile of baloney

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

-8 ( +0 / -8 )

Great to know! I'm always happy to hear people more concerned about partisan politics over the well-being of the country.

I'm sure you do - it's a validation of the tactics your people used over the past 8 years. It means that the trend you started will continue.

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I'm sure you do - it's a validation of the tactics your people used over the past 8 years. It means that the trend you started will continue.

How? When Comey himself vindicated Trump. Hallelujah!

All the benghazimailing must be frustrating to you.

Ahhh, let it go, she's not and will never be president. Let her continue to go around and give funny speeches. ROFL

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Tough week for the marxists out there.

Tories still in power in the UK and Trump comes out of the Comey hearings even stronger.

He just keeps winning!

-8 ( +0 / -8 )

Comey not only admitted Trump was innocent of the charges

Trumpsters not only like to make the excuse, that any news that casts Trump in a bad light, is fake news, but they also like to create fake news themselves.

is now under investigation himself for admitted leaking of his own memos to the New York Times.

Gotta read news other than Fox News. He isn't under investigation because there is nothing to investigate. Even though he did pass memos, there was no classified info on it, and thus totally legal.

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Ok, at very least an official complaint has been filed with the Dept of Justice's Inspector General concerning this grossly unethical act.

The end result is the same; Comey has unwittedly exposed himself as a leaker in cahoots with the MSM who sought to undermine the President, and made Trump even stronger.

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Ok, at very least an official complaint has been filed with the Dept of Justice's Inspector General concerning this grossly unethical act.

Oh please, for what? Lol Talking to the media, just like Donny?

The end result is the same; Comey has unwittedly exposed himself as a leaker in cahoots with the MSM who sought to undermine the President, and made Trump even stronger.

Riighhtt, which is why Donny's approval rating continues to drop. I am sure Comey said nothing that Mueller would object to.

But hey, Jeffy the elf is testifying Tuesday, so it looks like yet another dumpsterfire week for the Trumpsters. So much winning!

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Comey has unwittedly exposed himself as a leaker in cahoots with the MSM who sought to undermine the President

No, he did not unwittingly expose himself as the leaker, he intentionally admitted to it.

unwittingly

ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/

adverb

without being aware; unintentionally.

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Trumpsters not only like to make the excuse, that any news that casts Trump in a bad light, is fake news, but they also like to create fake news themselves.

Thats the problem, many of us these days stay away from the news and just go by what Comey said in a sworn testimony, of you believe him, so either Comey was truthful in his admission that Trump isn't under any investigation OR Comey lied and again perjured himself, so which is it?

No, he did not unwittingly expose himself as the leaker, he intentionally admitted to it.

Exactly, which under minded his credibility and made him look like a complete political hack and gave credibility to what Trump was saying all along about the leaks and now we have on record the former FBI director admitting it.

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so either Comey was truthful in his admission that Trump isn't under any investigation OR Comey lied and again perjured himself, so which is it?

No one ever claimed Trump was under investigation. So this whole 'vindication' thing is a strawman. He's claiming he was vindicated for something no one ever claimed.

More Trumpain delusions.

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It must have been something from the right wing media. It was kind of odd the way blacklabel came here after Comey testified and told us that we all said Trump was under investigation when in fact none of us had said that. Looks like we have a couple of others here giving the same made up position which is usually a sign that the right wing media is pushing it.

Another angle is "vindication", but it's a bit forced. You can usually tell when a right winger is pushing something he just doesn't know anything about (ignorance) vs pushing something he knows is wrong but doesn't have any other response to give. This one is obviously the latter. It's produced this really weird alternate reality where Comey accuses Trump of obstruction and they high five each other because "Trump's been vindicated."

The final piece is to ignore the fact that Trump fired Comey. If they can do that, then they will have a reality that they can live with. If things get messier, look for them to escape into their alt-reality more and more, which is going to be dangerous for the country.

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I have to actually pinch myself now, but...whatever, now that it's over, the Dems can sleep well at night and don't have to worry that the president is not under investigation as former FBI director said.

What's over? Yur talking with both cheeks again there bass. Were just warming up. Jeff the Elf has his turn in the hot seat Tuesday. How long till hes canned or resigns?

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I do love how the Trumpsters take Comey at his word though. I thought Trump was shifty and untrustworthy? I guess it doesnt matter as long as he "vindicates" the Trumpster.

Donny loves the poorly educated.

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Have you noticed they are all parroting the talking point about Comey needing to clear Trump's name? Despite Comey saying it would bring up a potential need to correct, which we all know they heard? They are trying to will that explanation out of existence, like if they close their eyes hard enough and really, really wish for it then the explanation isn't there anymore and they are free to insert their own.

As more murky details come out, the more they will slip into this psychosis as a coping mechanism, and the more the right-wing media and politicians will abuse them.

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What's over? Yur talking with both cheeks again there bass. Were just warming up. Jeff the Elf has his turn in the hot seat Tuesday. How long till hes canned or resigns?

I can already see you guys salivating at the mouth. 2 years and nothing, but hey, waste your time and I sincerely hope the Dems keep up their obstructionism ways and I hope they don't get elected in a very long time, suits me just fine. You guys go for it. ROFL

By the way, Trump is too stubborn of a person to ever resign, his giant ego wouldn't let him, but if for some strange reason something would befall his presidency, we would have Pence and NO Democrat, let me repeat, NO Democrat wants that, because they know what would happen and then, it's pretty much good night for the Democrats.

Nope. I'm sure there were one or two, but pretty much no Democrat claimed so. That's just fake news that Trump tried to put forward to take away attention from how bad Comey's testimony looked for Trump.

1 or 2 Democrats you say. ROFL! Wow, you guys are amazing and Michael Jackson and Elvis are having lunch at the Hollywood diner. Hilarious!

The problem with your comment here, is that you obviously read too much fake news, since no one ever 'held it over his head'.

No, I stick to the facts that is why I go straight to the source, Strafor. There I know I won't get any garbage.

Hardly over - Trump is almost definitely under investigation now, after Comey's testimony showing he tried to obstruct the investigation.

Wait, I'm trying to write, but my sides hurt, too funny. Sorry, being investigated for what? What other foolish scheme can the Democrats find to TRY to get Trump out of office and Pence in?

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1 or 2 Democrats you say.

If that!

But I know that they tell you otherwise in the fake news bubble.

No, I stick to the facts

Fake news is not facts.

Sorry, being investigated for what?

Obstruction of course. Pressuring the head of the FBI to drop an investigation is what got Nixon impeached. And then he fired him to get rid of the investigation.

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Sure, stranger, but besides the obstruction of justice, taking down Manafort, taking down Flynn, taking down Sessions, and a special council, what do investigators have to show?

Anything at all?

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If that!

But I know that they tell you otherwise in the fake news bubble.

Uh-huh, ROFL

Fake news is not facts.

As I said, I don't wallow in the MSM

Obstruction of course.

Yeah, (yawn) they've been trying so desperately to prove that. Comey, Panetta, Brennen, Yates and so many others said, there was nothing. So Trump has enough reason to smile like that cat in Alice in Wonderland. Ahh, the smell of vindication!

Pressuring the head of the FBI to drop an investigation is what got Nixon impeached. And then he fired him to get rid of the investigation.

Comey never said he was pressured. He was asked and asking is not a crime or an impeachable defense, if it were, he would have been under the bus a long time ago. This is fun, what next, Strange?

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people with common sense know he lies all the time. can you imagine a person

has to live his life thru out lies to hold himself up? what a pity.

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Trump says Comey "vindicated" him, but at the same time, he says Comey is a liar. This seems contradictory. It must be a cultural difference.

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You guys really need to relax on the weekends.

blacklabel came here after Comey testified and told us that we all said Trump was under investigation 

No one ever really SAID it, but you all acted like it was a given fact that he was. Just like the media did. If he was NEVER under investigation, then why would you all be talking about impeachment and jail? Those were things you all wanted to happen to Trump personally so if he wasnt under personal investigation, what would be the reason for personal jail and impeachment?

You guys really backing off now that the whole Trump personally colluded with Russia to get elected thing has collapsed.

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Did you guys even hear that Comey said MANY, MANY of the stories that were in the media about this are incorrect. Especially the main one from 14 Feb NY Times that was used as the 100% proof that the Trump campaign colluded? The one where NY Times cant even find the anonymous sources they used now? Comey said that story was FAKE.

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Have you noticed they are all parroting the talking point about Comey needing to clear Trump's name? Despite Comey saying it would bring up a potential need to correct, which we all know they heard?

When he said that, it was just another piece of proof that he is incompetent. I am not being investigated by the FBI at the moment. But when others are asked if I am, Comey says he cant say if I am or not, because I might be in the future someday? We arent talking about the future, we are talking about the point in time that he was testifying.

Mr. Comey, is Ivana Trump the president? Well, I cant say that she is or isnt. Because if I say she is not, then I might have to correct that someday if she ever becomes the President..? what??? I am asking the guy questions about NOW and REALITY, not to tell the damn future. Not under investigation is not under investigation, its that simple.

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Oh man, Trump has to testify. That would be the show of the century

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Voting for President Trump doesn't make you a "Trump follower." It just means we preferred him to the other option or just wanted to shake up politics as usual where the politicians cherry-pick 80%-truths, but never tell the whole truth.

At this point, I think everything President Trump says needs to be assumed as a lie and fact checked. Anything said by his team similarly needs to be fact checked. His lawyer appears to be slimy with a similar idea about "truth" as Pres. Trump.

I have zero belief that President Trump's testimony would provide any truth. If analog recording devices aren't used, cannot trust the recordings.

My trust in President Trump's words is around 10%.

My trust in Mr. Comey's words is around 75%.

Neither of those estimates are based on any real facts. I am not a Trump follower, so don't keep up with the latest spew from his mouth or people.

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Under oath Comey said Trump called him and asked him to come and have dinner.

UNDER OATH:

The first question:

Mr President, in a TV interview you said that the FBI Director called you and requested to have dinner with you. True or false?

I'd love to hear Trumpy explain this discrepancy. Too bad we'll never get an explanation with or without an oath.

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