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2020-05-14 Home Front: Politix
Republicans plan to grill Comey, Clapper on possible perjury in Flynn case
[NYPOST] Senate Republicans are vowing to haul JamesThe spine of the FBI is the rule of law Comey
The disgraced, except in his own mind, former head of the FBI...
 and James Clapper back before Congress to ask which one committed perjury about briefing then-President Barack Obama
They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them...
on Michael Flynn’s calls with Russia’s ambassador.

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Comey, the fired former FBI director, said in newly released congressional testimony that Clapper, the former US intelligence chief, briefed Obama. Clapper testified, however, that he did not.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told The Post, "You don’t have to be a senior at city college to realize one of them is lying. I think we ought to call them both back in and ask them: Which one of you guys is lying to Congress?"

"If you or I lie to Congress, it’s supposed to be a felony," Kennedy said.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham
...soft-spoken senator from South Carolina, former best buddy of John Maverick McCain. Since McCain's demise, Graham has become more outspoken, more Republican and more of a supporter of President Trump. The speech he gave in support of Brett Kavanaugh was downright manly and really cheesed off the Dems...
 (R-SC) told The Post he plans to hold hearings about a Jan. 5, 2017, meeting in the Oval Office where Obama startled then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who ran day-to-day operations at the Justice Department, by informing her about two December 2016 calls between Flynn, a campaign adviser and transition aide to incoming President Trump, and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

"We’ll have hearings about the Jan. 5 meeting," Graham told The Post. Comey and Clapper "definitely" would be invited, he said.

Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SC) noted the Judiciary Committee’s role to The Post, saying that "these guys can’t seem to shoot straight. Clearly there were a lot of misstatements and everything else that need to be researched and further investigated."

Reps for Comey and Clapper — who are among the brass hats who tried to "unmask" Flynn’s identity during the Russia probe, according to a report by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell — did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The FBI under Comey routinely bypassed Justice Department leaders, including in announcing a decision not to criminally charge Crooked Hillary Clinton
...former first lady, former secretary of state, former presidential candidate, Conqueror of Benghazi, Heroine of Tuzla, formerly described by her supporters as the smartest woman in the world, usually described by the rest of us as The Thing That Wouldn't Go Away. Politix is not one of her talents, but it's something she keeps trying to do...
 for mishandling classified information.
Posted by Fred 2020-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ]  Top

#1 Bodies turning up soon, CV-19 suspected.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-14 01:40||   2020-05-14 01:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't exaggerate Besoeker: two bullets the back of the head is suicide, not CV19.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-14 02:51||   2020-05-14 02:51|| Front Page Top

#3 In Youngstown, OH, back in the day, hands duct taped behind the back, several bullets and then discovery in the trunk of a burned car was "suicide..."
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-14 07:40||   2020-05-14 07:40|| Front Page Top

#4 We're those the James Trafficant days, MM?
Posted by Clem 2020-05-14 07:41||   2020-05-14 07:41|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm getting sooooo tired of this kabuki.

Let me know when someone is indicted and maybe I'll pay a little more attention.
Posted by AlanC 2020-05-14 07:44||   2020-05-14 07:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Note the absurdity of the Senator from Louisiana's phrasing here: "If you or I lie to Congress, it’s supposed to be a felony."

This is how far we've fallen... even the pro-Trump Senator resorts to low-comedy, Professor Jennings-speak a la, "Hey! This is my job!"
Posted by Lex 2020-05-14 07:57||   2020-05-14 07:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Even the headline that the GOPers plan to "grill" those slime balls is a joke. They ain't grillin' nobody, especially with Lindsey Graham around. He is part of the problem.
Posted by Clem 2020-05-14 08:03||   2020-05-14 08:03|| Front Page Top

#8 More Profiles in Courage from our Senators yesterday:

The U.S. Senate narrowly blocked an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented law enforcement from collecting information on Americans’ internet habits without a warrant
Posted by Lex 2020-05-14 08:16||   2020-05-14 08:16|| Front Page Top

#9 /\ Here's a nifty idea; insist that everyone 'sign-on' or subscribe to on-line news sites, then sell the membership and access lists.

Oh, sorry. It's already being done ?
Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-14 08:20||   2020-05-14 08:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Is Lindsay Graham (McCain's pal) going to get off the dime and actually do something or just talk about it?
Posted by JohnQC 2020-05-14 09:08||   2020-05-14 09:08|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ #10. Lindy & Toothless Gaudy made sure there was no GOP investigation into Obamagate traitors in the first place. Blocking all Republican subpoenas.

This morning Lip service Liar Linders was on Fox fraudulently promising "investigation". But of course no mention of criminal charges, no mention of interviewing his pal traitor Obama so I'm calling complete full bull crap. Typical GOP deep state.

Until Trump fires Wray and implements a 1924 President Calvin Coolidge full house cleaning at the Department of Justice & FBI, like the President Warren G. Harding's Teapot Dome scandal. Nothing will happen. And with no Federal prison time it will continue.

With Barr's 9-11 Saudi coverup. No confidence in actual justice.
Posted by Woodrow 2020-05-14 10:22||   2020-05-14 10:22|| Front Page Top

#12 Don't exaggerate Besoeker: two bullets the back of the head is suicide, not CV19.

Hey, it worked for the CCP.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-05-14 11:49||   2020-05-14 11:49|| Front Page Top

#13 #10, Lindsey has to face us SC voters next month. No chance he'll be defeated in either the primary of the general election; but I will vote for anyone but him in the primary. In November I will pull the lever for him over the Democrat...unhappily, but I will do it.
Posted by Tom 2020-05-14 16:31||   2020-05-14 16:31|| Front Page Top

#14 Brennan, Yates, and others as well.
Posted by Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-05-14 18:50||   2020-05-14 18:50|| Front Page Top

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