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Home Front: Politix
Comey compares himself to Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury
2017-06-08
[USA Today] James Comey likened himself to a priest who was assassinated in the 12th century as he described how he believed President Trump felt about him.

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, asked whether Comey interpreted certain phrases from the president of the United States, such as "I hope" or "I suggest," as directives.

"Yes. It kind of rings in my ears as, 'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?'" Comey replied.

Comey was quoting a well-known saying from Henry II. Back in 1170, the king of England was years into a quarrel with Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, over the rights of the church. Henry II is often quoted as saying, "Will no one rid of me of this turbulent priest?" His men interpreted this as the king wanting Becket dead. Soon after, Becket was assassinated.

Becket was later venerated as a saint.
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  Airandee, exactly right. Just as he knew Trump was a liar and thus made his memos but never created any memos after meeting with Hillary.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-06-08 21:21  

#9  Let me get this straight: with no evidence of a crime Comey just assumes Trump intended to obstruct justice. But with evidence against Hillary of committing a crime by having classified materials on a server outside of the secure network he assumes she had no intention of committing a crime
Posted by: Airandee    2017-06-08 20:05  

#8  Nah, shoot him in the back and make it look like a bungled robbery.
Posted by: Bobby   2017-06-08 18:46  

#7  Okay, is he saying Trump said "I hope" or "I suggest" to him? That would make him one of Becket's murders, not Becket.

If Trump said those comments publicly, is Comey suggesting the President was inciting someone to get drunk and murder him with a sword?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-06-08 17:44  

#6  POTUS doesn't need a reason to let anyone go. He doesn't have to explain anything.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-06-08 16:47  

#5  True RC. All the members of the executive branch work at the pleasure of the President. None of them are independent other than as specifically created that way by congress.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-06-08 16:43  

#4  FBI isn't an "independent" agency. It's part of the executive.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2017-06-08 15:54  

#3  checks and balances?

That died with an independent aristocracy judiciary that sits for life and is unaccountable to the people.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-06-08 15:45  

#2  This falls far far below 'obstruction'.

However, sadly, Trump still does not understand the way the govt is supposed to work (i.e, with independent agencies, independent judiciary, etc.

The Trump Organization being privately held, doesn't have a board of directors that reviews the Chairman and CEO's work, doesn't have public stockholders and operates almost completely top down. Obama also had problems in this but not because he didn't understand, but because he worked to bypass the checks and balances.
Posted by: lord garth   2017-06-08 15:26  

#1  More like Jack the Rat.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-06-08 15:02  

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