- Comey's prepared statements for tomorrow's testimony have been released. They contain just statements of fact, not opinion. Here is the document, along with a full analysis of the statements. While the statement doesn't particularly show any illegal behavior from Trump, it certainly displays that he has engaged in behavior completely unbefiting of his office. Yes, coercion from the President is not illegal, but...
- In addition to Comey's statement, Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence, was also asked by Trump to try to get Comey to back off.
- In an attempt to divert attention from Comey, Trump nominated Chris Wray to head the FBI (by Twitter, no less). I don't know much about Wray, but some people seem to think this was a reasonable choice. Others are somewhat more concerned, for what appear to be good reasons.
- There was a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today with a number of big actors in the national intelligence apparatus (McCabe, Coats, Rogers, Rosenstein). Insofar as I've read, most of the interviewees punted on their questions, saying that Comey would have the desired answers tomorrow. It appears that Democrats were furious at the evasion.
- Those who should know suggest that Comey's evidence is enough for an obstruction of justice charge.
- It appears that the Qatar diplomatic crisis was initiated by Russian hackers, who planted fake documents. This article has an excellent overview of what's going on, which appears to really be quite serious.
- Even Fox News has had a go at Trump over his Twitter tirades.
- North Korea has claimed the moral high ground over their participation in the Paris accords. Way to go, Trump.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Day 139: Preparing for Comey
Most of the buzz today comes from Comey's prepared statements for tomorrow's hearing, which were released in advance. Tomorrow may well get interesting. It's somewhat amazing that a lot of daytime TV is cancelling their regularly scheduled viewing to show what's happening in a senate hearing...
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I live-watched the testimonies at the Senate Intelligence Committee, and it was not just the democrats that were upset at their punting of the questions. Or as Admiral Rogers said "He did not feel like answering." It was a parade of non-answers and since the opposition to this came from the entire committee, I had hoped for more of that with the Comey hearing. Sadly, we got more of the same "protection for the boss" behavior we have come to expect from the Republican party.
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