Maher's panel last night on Comey [View all]

[Jonny Appleseed]

Tbh I have a better impression of Comey now. I had forgotten about the leaks from the FBI's New York "Trumplandia" bureau. I didn't know there was an investigation into people communicating with Flynn and Giuliani (hopefully not the bullshit "investigations" that PDs do on their corrupt officers, but at least it's something). I distinctly remember Giuliani on live television bragging about being cued to the emails and communicating that with Trump. Could the investigation be a reason that he's fallen into the shadows alongside Christie (ironically also under investigation)?

To play devil's advocate: at the time his reasoning was unsound, but perhaps not his intentions, as he weighed the public receiving the news through leaks against sending a letter to congress (who aren't supposed to be chucklefuck blabbermouths about it). I don't think he believed that the media would go batshit over the letters either, because they shouldn't have, just like with the emails. Disproportionate coverage. The entire media machine during that election was fucked up.

Although I don't know how to justify how sending the letter to only the republican members of congress? I remember hearing something about that.