Just like Nixon; he thinks he can avoid prosecution by firing all adversaries. The truth will prevail. But also like Nixon; it will take some time. It was the press who really brought him down. As well as Charles Manson.
Yep. This may slow things for a while. But not necessarily forever. (Though not NOT necessarily forever, either; we have to keep the pressure up on our Congresscritters to push for a full and independent investigation). One thing I've always read is that Comey inspires great loyalty from those who work for him. So there have to be quite a few people at the FBI who were finding out where the bodies were buried along with Comey. Are they all going to be fired too? I don't see how, considering that none of them did the things that are the ostensible reason Comey got fired. So if we see a (they hope) quiet purge of Comey loyalists in the days to come... Stay alert. What could derail things most, of course, is if Trump was able successfully to install a lackey who effectively shuts the investigation down (even while perhaps pretending to continue it). THAT we have to be very vigilant of. So if they nominate someone like that (Giuliani?) and try to ram him through the Senate, we'll know the coverup is on, if we didn't know already. And speaking of that ostensible reason for the firing... does anyone believe that was the real reason? If it were, a). they could have fired him months ago; b). they could have waited for the results of the Inspector General's report on these very matters which is currently ongoing (!); c). we'd have to believe that after months of praising Comey on his actions vis a vis Clinton, Trump is suddenly horrified by them. No, none of this comes close to passing the smell test. It took about a year between the Saturday Night Massacre and Nixon's resignation - firing Cox DID slow things down - but now it's remembered as the beginning of the end. And as they say, history doesn't always repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
I've seen a lot of Nixon comparisons, but what we had then, that we don't now is a Congress that took their oath of office seriously on some level. They did feel a "duty." This Congress has already signaled they aren't going to do a damn thing until they get their tax cuts for the rich. Party before Country. And it's not like the electorate has shown there will be any consequences. Purple areas, maybe, but there is still a lot of blood red who thinks all of this is some liberal-led witch hunt. Needless to say, I don't have faith that these events will lead to anything other than an even more divided country.
I think you're right, but that says to me that if Congress won't play the role they did in '73/'74, then it's up to us to fill that gap.
You are so right hopemax. And it scares the bejeezes out of me. I so agree that it is up to us to keep the pressure on. Write letters, send emails, make phone calls...RESIST!!!!!
Well, the Occupant and his mouthpieces stated that they along with the FB I rank and file had lost confidence in Comey. Only to be contradicted by the new acting director of the FBI who also pledged to keep the investigation into Russian meddling going. Spicer hid in the bushes to try to avoid the press corps. The Occupant stated in his firing letter that Comey assured him three times that he wasn't under investigation, but his mouthpieces couldn't give any details. My word! There is sooo much smoke that there has to be fire somewhere.
Trump's initial story fell apart almost instantly. Nobody bought it, and even he wasn't trying to sell it yesterday - essentially admitting to Lester Holt that he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation. I understand if Comey can't comment on an ongoing investigation. That's right and proper. But if he's called before Congress again, I hope somebody is smart enough to ask him about these alleged conversations where on "three separate occasions" (according to Trump in the firing letter, and later asserted by Trump verbally), he told Trump that he was not being investigated. Obviously, the Trump campaign IS being investigated, so I guess Trump is trying to say that Comey assured him that he personally was not being investigated. But what if that's just another lie from Trump, and Comey said no such thing to him? Couldn't some smart Congressman (or just some smart reporter somewhere down the road) ask Comey if he actually assured Trump of this? This wouldn't be commenting on the investigation per se, it would merely be Comey saying "this particular conversation between the President and I never took place." And in fact, I think it's likely that it never did and Trump is lying. Even if asked by Trump about it, Comey would likely neither have confirmed nor denied it. Wouldn't it be great to see Comey call out Trump for a bald-faced lie like that?
Oh, and this just in (from the WSJ via cnn.com): "Comey has yet to speak publicly about Trump's claims but his allies, without their names attached, have described the idea that he would have told the President that he wasn't under investigation as "literally farcical," according to a report in the Wall Street Journal."
