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To: locogringo who wrote (1084151)	8/20/2018 7:29:39 PM
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Comey: 'Truth exists and truth matters' BY MEGAN KELLER - 08/19/18 03:01 PM EDT 798 thehill.com Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday said that truth "matters," apparently in response to Rudy Giuliani’s comments regarding President Trump getting caught in a potential perjury trap as part of the special counsel probe. “Truth exists and truth matters,” Comey wrote. “Truth has always been the touchstone of our country’s justice system and political life.” “If we are untethered to truth, our justice system cannot function and a society based on the rule of law dissolves,” Comey continued. Comey’s comments come after statements Giuliani made Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Giuliani expressed concerns about a potential perjury trap to anchor Chuck Todd, saying, “And when you tell me that he should testify because he’s going to tell the truth and he shouldn’t worry, well that’s so silly because that’s somebody’s version of the truth, not the truth.” “Truth is truth,” Todd said. “No it isn’t. Truth isn’t truth," Giuliani responded. Todd then warned Giuliani that his words were likely “to become a bad meme.” Comey was not the only one to fire back at Giuliani for his phrasing. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) tweeted out Sunday that Giuliani’s statement “is another step towards authoritarianism.” Comey has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration, as it has been of him. When the Trump administration revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance last Wednesday, Comey criticized the administration, saying Trump was going after those who disagree with him. The Trump administration said last week that it is considering pulling Comey’s security clearance among that of other former officials.

To: locogringo who wrote (1084151)	8/20/2018 7:33:46 PM
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Steve Bannon: Trump made 'big mistake' by firing Comey If left to run its course, FBI investigation would have 'wrapped up' by now By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times - Saturday, August 18, 2018 washingtontimes.com President Trump made a “big mistake” when he fired FBI boss James Comey, former White House chief strategist and senior counselor Steve Bannon said in an interview aired Friday. A top Trump administration official at the time of Mr. Comey’s termination, Mr. Bannon told MSNBC that he correctly predicted the president would prompt the appointment of a special counsel by firing the former FBI director in May 2017. “I thought it was a big mistake and I thought it would lead to a special counsel,” Mr. Bannon said in an interview. “I think if the Comey investigation had been allowed to continue, it would have taken another couple of months and wrapped up,” Mr. Bannon added. Appointed by former President Barack Obama to a 10-year term in 2013, Mr. Comey was conducting a federal investigation into the 2016 election, and particularly Russia’a alleged involvement in Mr. Trump’s victory, when he was abruptly terminated. The Department of Justice subsequently appointed Robert Mueller, Mr. Comey’s predecessor, to resume the bureau’s Russia probe, and that investigation has resulted already in criminal charges against more than 30 people, including more than a dozen Russian nationals and several former members of Mr. Trump’s 2016 election campaign. Explaining his reasoning for firing Mr. Comey, the president previously said his decision was spurred by “this Russia thing with Trump and Russia,” calling it a “made-up story” and “an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won.’” Mr. Mueller’s office has since widened the special counsel’s Russia probe to examine whether Mr. Trump may have obstructed justice by firing Mr. Comey, according to multiple news reports. Mr. Bannon, 64, left the White House last August and briefly assumed his former job as executive chairman of Breitbart News. He is a “witness of fact” for both the collusion and obstruction issues under investigation by the special counsel’s office, he told MSNBC.