What is a "leak complaint?"

[MoonRiver]

Chump's personal lawyer says he will file this, but what does it exactly mean and where would he file it?

[FarPoint]

1. It's another Piviot!!!

Taking the focus off of tRump....we need to push it back to tRump the liar and how he never, ever voiced one concern about Russian Election hacking to FBI...why? Because he was in in the job... supported the hack and wanted to cover it up.

[MoonRiver]

3. That's what I thought. Sigh

[Historic NY]

4. Depends...

can't hold it all in.

[MoonRiver]

14. Hahaha!

Depends will pay, big time!

[jberryhill]

2. It could mean any of several things...

...none of which amount to a fart in tornado.

[MoonRiver]

5. Cornered rat syndrome.

[marylandblue]

6. Apparently he is going to inform the FBI

that the former head of the FBI wrote personal notes about something he witnessed and then told a friend about it. Apparently this former head of the FBI even discussed his personal recollections with a few Senators.

[MoonRiver]

9. ...

[jberryhill]

11. Yep

The man wrote unclassified personal notes and shared his personal notes with others.

The horror.

[onenote]

25. Let's be clear about one thing: Comey's notes are not "personal"

When a government official, in the course of his official duties, writes a memo discussing matters that fall within his official duties, it is not a "personal note." It is an official government document. To conclude otherwise would be to create a loophole that would completely disable FOIA laws (which have enough loopholes in them as it is).

That's not saying that Comey violated the law by disclosing the memo. The fact that it was not "classified" certainly takes one set of potential charges off the table; but whether it violated any internal DOJ rules or policies is something that I don't have enough information to address.

[YCHDT]

28. Right, it might have violated DOJ policies but Comey wasn't a DOJ employee at the time so he could..

... do what he wanted to within the law.

D2 Scoops rep seems to be another one of his grifter crew

[dchill]

31. "one of his grifter crew..."

Frivolous filer for many years.

[onenote]

35. Right. The question is whether Comey violated any rule or policy by retaining and disclosing

a government document, even if he did so after he left government service.

Think of it this way. Government investigative files are not "classified" in the sense one needs a security clearance to see them. But they are government files and their disclosure is regulated. For example, there are exemptions from FOIA disclosure for government investigative files.

A government employee with access to investigative materials, generally can't make copies of written materials he or she created and take them home when he or she leaves government service. If they do and then they release these materials (which would be protected from disclosure by the government under FOIA), it would be surprising if there were not potential consequences.

[kwassa]

41. Comey would get a note put in his file.

"The Justice Department, however, has limited jurisdiction over former employees. They can investigate but the remedy in the event of finding wrongdoing would be to make a note in Comey's file should he ever seek to be employed by the DOJ again.

Trump, through his lawyers, has long threatened legal action that never materialized. Trump threatened to sue Sen. Ted Cruz multiple times during the 2016 campaign, along with the Republican Party of Louisiana and The Washington Post. None of those lawsuits were ever filed."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/politics/james-comey-leak-complaint/

[bluecollar2]

40. so if I write a personal memorandum to myself

Such as a diary entry....

You are taking the position that those become subject to oversight?

I don't buy that.

[onenote]

42. It depends on the content of the "personal" memorandum

Let's say you are an employee of the DOJ and you attend a meeting at which a proposed merger under review by the Antitrust Division is discussed and you go back home and write the following "personal memorandum": "Dear Diary. Attended a meeting at work today at which we discussed the merger of ABC Company with DEF Company. I don't think we should approve it. But Tom, Dick and Harry all think we should approve it. They're such douche bags! Oh well, I don't always get my way."

That's not a "personal memorandum." That's a government document and you are not entitled to disclose it willy-nilly and you're not entitled to possess a copy of it after you leave government employ unless you have been given permission to do so.

[FSogol]

7. It is when the hooker misses the mattress.

[oswaldactedalone]

17. LOL

[dalton99a]

46. or the mistress

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Trump's slick but inept mouthpiece hasn't a clue.

He doesn't know what he's doing, just like his client.

[FM123]

10. perhaps

He didn't like the way the Russian hookers peed on him
(Sorry, gross I know)

[Joanie Baloney]

12. I dunno..

but I have one.

-JB

[rgbecker]

13. I think that is to be filed with the Housing Authority.

Very common when your roof leaks in public housing or a Trump apartment.


Alternatively, in Moscow, if you have trouble with your prostitute at the hotel, and you have a leak, you can file a complaint with the desk clerk...or just enjoy it, if that's your thing.

[duncang]

15. Stupid lawyer talk for

I don't know what I'm doing.

If someone talks to the prez. and it's not classified. Nothing is said when they go out and say we talked about "x". But some how Comey doing that same thing they call a "leak". If talking in public about a non-classified conversation with dipshit is against the law they need file the same complaint against a lot of r's.

[spanone]

16. cnn just said they would file it with the senate judiciary committee....

but it's meaningless.

[MoonRiver]

18. But of course. Just more attempted distraction.

Are the American people paying for Chump's PRIVATE attorney?

[marylandblue]

20. Yep. They will just throw in file 13.

[marylandblue]

19. No he or his campaign pays for the personal.attorney

[MoonRiver]

23. Good!

[Demsrule86]

21. Comey can leak his own memos if he wants...not classified.

So Trump can suck on lemons.

[onenote]

44. Not necessarily.

His "own memos" are actually government property if they are related to his official duties and created while he was an employee of the government.

[Demsrule86]

45. People write all sorts of books and use their private notes...they

will get nowhere with a complaint against Comey, and will look even worse than today ...if that is possible.

[ananda]

22. I hope Comey will countersue for abuse of process!

This is ridiculous!

[leftynyc]

26. He SHOULD sue

for defamation and libel - degenerate donnie accused him of being a criminal (perjury).

[Yonnie3]

24. It doesn't matter much but here is some information.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-lawyer-file-leak-complaint-after-comey-testimony-source-says-n770231

"Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz will file the complaint with the DOJ's Inspector General and the Senate Judiciary Committee"

I think it is nonsense. At worst, Comey might get disciplined, oh wait, he's not an employee.

This is pablum for that dwindling group that is tRump's hard core base. The ones who watch Duck Dynasty and Honey Boo Boo. The ones who would vote for him if he shot someone on the street.

[exboyfil]

33. Could his pension be in jeopardy?

It does beg the question of retention of documents after government service is over. There is an insane amount of precedence for it (every memoir by a former member of the government). So long as the material was not classified, I don't think a single person ever got in trouble for it. Can this material be legally retained? Technically it belongs to the government.

Releasing an official government document while still an employee?

[Yonnie3]

39. I don't think they can go far with this

These documents were not classified. Official Government Documents are released every day. They belong to us!

He did not release them when he was in government service. My understanding is the memos themselves weren't released, just summaries.

There may be some internal FBI rules, but Comey should be an expert on complying with them.

These documents talked of meetings that the President tweeted about and discussed in interviews, which means Comey's personal observations are not covered by executive privilege.

I'm sure there will be some good analysis on the web. I don't have time to look right now.

[GreenEyedLefty]

47. I would bet that Comey consulted with at least one attorney during that episode

Also, being an attorney himself and clearly a policy oriented person he was aware of what is and is not classified.

This whole thing also begs the question of whether or not a person's memory is a government document. The memoranda were records made from Comey's memory. I find it telling that he thought the conversations so unusual that he wanted to commit them to memory and subsequently to a record.

[JenniferJuniper]

27. Dunno. Does it involve Russian hookers?

[Adrahil]

29. Very important to the Predisent!

Trump always manages to find complete nut cases!

[MoonRiver]

32. Yep! Remember this guy...

[Adrahil]

34. He's who I was thinking of!

[GallopingGhost]

36. Depends on who you are.

For a plumber, it's just another day on the job. For Trump, it means the shower wasn't to his liking.

[Horse with no Name]

37. I expect Comey will be fired for this.

Oh wait....

[struggle4progress]

38. "My covfefe sprang a leak! I demand a refund!"

[bresue]

43. Weak complaint?

[JHB]

48. I'm sure his urologist is ready and waiting for him to make an appointment.