So, who takes the kind of notes Comey did?

[Lee-Lee]

20. Everyone in law enforcement. I have notes from 20 years ago

I haven't done the job in 10 years and still have all my notebooks I used and a copy of every report I ever did that was for anything more than trivial matters. I also have digital copies of every recording I made.

Why? Because memories fade, and at any time still I could be called to court to testify about something or I could have someone contact me about an old case or how that case tied into a new case.

Even when cases were fresh in your mind notes can keep things clear, because when you worked 5 domestic abuse calls in 3 days cases can run together and you don't want to say something on the witness stand from the wrong case and damage your credibility.

And by keeping detailed notes on what can even seem mundane you can often break a case. I had one serial domestic abuser who was hiding because we had multiple arrest warrants for him and when I went back to look at my notes I had on him noted that one time he mentioned his cousin had a cabin that he had been camping at as an alibi. I looked up on the county property records where the cabin was and saw it was still in his name. Drove out there and there sat out guy fishing on the dock in the pond. The more info you have the more likely you are to have something useful in it.