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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJames Comey writes NYT 0p-ed: Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites
The big news today has been Attorney General William Barrs testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. But a short while after the hearings first break of the day,The New York Times published an opinion piece written by former FBI Director James Comey. It is pretty damning stuff. In it, Comey wonders whether of these obviously criminal and corrupt officials will be punished. But one of the most sobering parts of the piece is Comeys analysis of what power can do to people.
Amoral leaders have a way of revealing the character of those around them. Sometimes what they reveal is inspiring. For example, James Mattis, the former secretary of defense, resigned over principle, a concept so alien to Mr. Trump that it took days for the president to realize what had happened, before he could start lying about the man.
But more often, proximity to an amoral leader reveals something depressing. I think thats at least part of what weve seen with Bill Barr and Rod Rosenstein. Accomplished people lacking inner strength cant resist the compromises necessary to survive Mr. Trump and that adds up to something they will never recover from. It takes character like Mr. Mattiss to avoid the damage, because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/1/1854589/-James-Comey-drops-NYT-op-ed-Mr-Trump-eats-your-soul-in-small-bites
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James Comey writes NYT 0p-ed: Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites (Original Post)
UCmeNdc
May 2019
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Fullduplexxx
(7,839 posts)1. He ought to know ... fkg traitor
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)2. Fuck you Comey, this God Damn nightmare is your fault!
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)3. The only thing I want to listen from comey is his apology to Hillary, her voters the children at the
border, America and the world.