The hits keep coming. The case for an obstruction of justice investigation into Trump is building one story after another. The latest is the revelation of a Comey memo that states Trump asked the FBI to end any investigation involving former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Apparently, former FBI director Comey kept a paper trail to document Trump’s attempts to halt the probe.
"Mr. Comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after Mr. Flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo. The memo was part of a paper trail Mr. Comey created documenting what he perceived as the president’s improper efforts to influence a continuing investigation. An F.B.I. agent’s contemporaneous notes are widely held up in court as credible evidence of conversations."
Full story here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html
Hmm.. it is damning, but it would have been better if the memo was written by a third party. A lot more impartial and credible that way.
The meeting was just with the two of them, no? But anyway, notes written *at the time* are pretty reliable in my opinion.
I'm sure there's a standard way the FBI has for documenting that. As the Times article said, "An F.B.I. agent’s contemporaneous notes are widely held up in court as credible evidence of conversations."I guess the issue then would be how can we really know whether or not the notes were written 'at the time'.
I'm sure there's a standard way the FBI has for documenting that. As the Times article said, "An F.B.I. agent’s contemporaneous notes are widely held up in court as credible evidence of conversations."
Helluva post right thereCouple of things to keep in mind regarding Trumps conversation with Kislyak and Lavrov.
First it's been reported that Israel was the source of the Intel, and the "leak" has put an undercover mossad agent in danger. Iran is an ally with Russia. Iran and Israel are arch enemies. This is bad.
Second, the idea that the president had the authority to disclose intel in whatever manner he wishes misses the point entirely. He also has the legal authority to declassify the nuclear launch codes and post them on twitter. That doesn't mean his *** wouldn't be dragged out of office over it. Impeachment is a political tool, not a law enforcement one.
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