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In reply to the discussion: So, who takes the kind of notes Comey did? [View all]WilmywoodNCparalegal
(2,654 posts)I always made contemporaneous notes. When you interview someone, you don't want to jot down too many notes. What I do is to jot down key words or dates or specifics; it also helps you keep concentrated on the interviewee (norming the interviewee, looking for unusual behaviors possibly indicating deception, etc.). Once I am done, I immediately write a fully fleshed report trying to describe as many details and phrases verbatim.
I also save the information in a couple of spots, using coded file names. This is pretty standard practice. I cannot blame Comey for not reporting his concerns. For one, if he thought the DOJ (Sessions) was part of the collusion, obviously that would have been pointless. Secondly, assuming that his memos are verified (and I think they will be), it lends me to believe that Trump himself is knee-deep into this and he was keeping this stuff as further evidence.