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Report: DOJ IG Referred James Comey For Criminal Prosecution For Leaking Classified Information
By Madeline Osburn, The Federalist, August 1, 2019:
The Department of Justice’s Inspector General Michael Horowitz is preparing a report recommending a criminal referral for FBI Director James Comey, concluding that he leaked classified memos and showed a lack of candor with investigators, according to a new report from The Hill.
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Attorney General William Barr and DOJ prosecutors have reportedly found the IG report compelling but declined to follow through with charges because of a lack certainty surrounding Comey’s intent to break the law.
Investigative journalist John Solomon reported that the DOJ did not want to “make its first case against the Russia investigators with such thin margins and look petty and vindictive.”
The report shows that Comey transmitted classified information via an insecure email account and gave memos, some of which were classified up to the “secret” level, to his private lawyers.
One memo in question includes classified information Comey leaked to a friend, with the intention that it would be leaked to the media. Indeed, the New York Times reported information from the “confidential” memo, which said President Trump asked Comey to drop an investigation into then-national security adviser Michael Flynn.
On Wednesday, the transparency group Judicial Watch published FBI records obtained via Freedom of Information Act request that showed special agents arrived at Comey’s house in June 2017 to retrieve his memos “as evidence.” The notes show Comey handed over four of them to the FBI agents, and he said two of them, which he wrote after having conversations with Trump, might be “missing.”
The IG report is expected to conclude that Comey acted with a lack of candor with FBI special agents when under investigation. Notably, for failing to tell them that he had forwarded memos to friends and private lawyers.
Barr and the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, John Durham, have opened an investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, which will likely include evaluations of Comey’s conduct as FBI director.
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23 Comments
4 years ago
that group of peeps is some bad bad peeps ????
4 years ago
Reply to
Praise Pepe ????????
Crooks and pro-jihadi criminals all around.
CNN and MSM canonises this pro-jihadi/pro-illegal immigration RINO while Egyptian media expose him for being Leading supporter of Muslim Brotherhood in America and Middle east https://tinyurl.com/y9hk3dpk
Its absurd and farcical how MSM Lies and brainwashes American citizens
4 years ago
Prediction; O’Blame-us will just give Comey $million for Comey to join him in Euro. permanently.
4 years ago
Attorney General William Barr and DOJ prosecutors have reportedly found the IG report compelling but declined to follow through with charges because of a lack certainty surrounding Comey’s intent to break the law.
I think mishandling classified information can lead to criminal prosecution even if there is no intent to break the law. The government may infrequently push the matter to that extent, but ….
4 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
Since when was breaking the law ever okay if you didn’t intend to break the law.. “Oh, Officer, I didn’t intend to go 70 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone. My foot just must have gotten heavy and I just wasn’t paying attention to the speedometer. I really intended to be going 55.” “I understand, sir, just as long as you intended to drive 55 mph it is okay. Have a nice day.” Yeah, right!. Intent is only a factor if you are a democrat/socialist/leftist. It doesn’t work for anyone else.
4 years ago
The army just took over control of the Pentagon and now the navy and air force are “finding reasons to stand down”, maybe to hinder the take down of the “pedo” Jesuits? Also, bear in mind, AOC just released a statement on a leftist-Jewish radio station that people have the right to riot; a “subliminal” message to the Marxist constituents to resist?
http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/August%202019/Air-Force-Temporarily-Stopping-Operations-to-Address-Growing-Suicide-Rate.aspx
4 years ago
When our government engages in wrongdoing, it severely hurts the country. Once it begins, it only escalates.
4 years ago
DRAIN THE SWAMP, DONALD TRUMP!
4 years ago
Reply to
DVader
Oh great. Someone at the asylum left their computer unattended and you decide to play “Keyboard Commando”.
4 years ago
Reply to
Drew the Infidel
Nope. Just one of the attendants at the asylum doing a sanity check.
4 years ago
Send Comey and all the other crooks to Gitmo
4 years ago
None of those Demoncraps are even in jail. But lot of Trumps friends and
associates have been put in prison for much lesser worthless charges.
WTF???
4 years ago
Reply to
Alleged-Comment
Exactly!…after 2-1/2 years……….only 1 referred and NO ONE arrested?
Only 2000 seditious traitors to go.
4 years ago
Reply to
Alleged-Comment
Exactly!…after 2-1/2 years……….only 1 referred and NO ONE arrested?
Only 2000 seditious traitors to go.
4 years ago
The DOJ is saving Comey up for something big in light of two other IG investigations underway. They are not going to risk a double jeopardy situation over this low-hanging fruit.
“For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.” — Luke 8:17
4 years ago
What I hope Barr really means is that they are building a case against Comey so that he will admit his orders came from the top, i.e., Barack Obama and Hillary. Those are the big fish they will hook just in time for the election.
4 years ago
What begins?
Correct me if I’m wrong: But no charges nor formal indictment or arrest of Comey occurred. So he’s still not being held accountable for clearly seditious and treasonous acts against the United States.
4 years ago
Intent..Isn’t that the same word Comey used to let HRC off? I hope there is a better reason than that Mr. Barr, or you are just as bad as the rest of the scum.
4 years ago
‘james comey’ a DemocRATic National Communist party member BROKE THE LAW! EXACTLY HOW MANY DID HE BRAKE? Americans do not know that YET! PROSECUTE him for EACH and EVERY LAW HE BROKE! PROVE to America that the “judicial system” is not a two tier system. Make the DOinJ into the DOJ by PROSECUTING EACH of these WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS who have been SUBVERTING and committing TREASON against the American government and thus EVERY American !!!!!!!!!
