Epstein Secrets

dence, believing that he had). And so it was with Director Comey. In their several meetings since he took office—

ni. He believed they would both perform kamikaze acts for him—yjust as everyone else knew they would almost certainly never be confirmed. OOK Ok As James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee approached—it would take place on June 8, twelve days after the presidential traveling party retur

ng investigation and is classified I cannot say more about what we are doing and whose conduct we are examining. He had, however, said quite enough. Comey converted rumor, leaks, theory, innuendo, and pundit hot air—and until this moment that was all there was, at best the hope of a scandal—into a forma

ired right off the bat.) Also that week, there was a meeting that included the president, Jared and Ivanka, Bannon, Priebus, and White House counsel Don McGahn. It was a closed-door meeting— widely noted because it was unusual for the Oval Office door ever to be closed. All the Democrats hate Comey, said th

orical question. He insisted on an answer, and affirmative one: “Mr. President, you're not a target.” Early in his tenu Trump had pushed FBI director James Comey to provide precisely tl reassurance. In one of the signature moves of his presidency, he had fir Comey in May 2017 in part because he wasn't satisfie

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ical question. He insisted on an answer, and affirmative one: "Mr. President, you're not a target?' Early in his tenu Trump had pushed FBI director James Comey to provide precisely tl reassurance. In one of the signature moves of his presidency, he had fir Comey in May 2017 in part because he wasn't satisf

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Mueller Hearings Drew Smaller TV Audiences Than Comey And Cohen. The AP (7/25, Bauder) reports, "Nearl

to Nielsen data. The hearings drew smaller audiences than did "well- publicized hearings involving three other Trump-era figures: former FBI director James Comey (19.5 million), Trump attorney Michael Cohen (15.8 million) and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (20.4 million)." The Daily Caller (7/25, 716K

cted justice on 12 different occasions. Even if you were to be of the opinion that he actually didn't get to go all the way through with it because Don McGahn didn't follow through, the intent to obstruct justice is a crime as well." But the Daily Caller (7/25, Conklin, 716K) reports that House Intelligenc

had lost confidence in the bureau's director, B. Comey, was a 'slip of the tongue' that was not based o

liani], have declined to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. A federal judge is expected to rule [today] on whether [former White House counsel Don McGahn] must testify under subpoena. ... "Schiff said Sunday that time is of the essence and that Democrats will continue to investigate even after they

to the word of former FBI Director James Comey against the word of Donald Trump. Rosenstein, at the President's behest, drafted a memo justifying the Comey firing for how the former FBI Director handled the Hillary Clinton email investigation. But that justification, in an embarrassment for Rosenstein, w

tigation. In June 2017, the indictment alleges, the President ordered Robert Mueller to be fired, reversing course only when the White House counsel, Don McGahn, refused to implement the order. On July 8, after reports of a meeting between the President's son, Donald Trump, Jr., and a Russian agent, Natalia V

dent. According to the indictment, by June 7, 2017, news outlets were reporting that the Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, could corroborate James Comey's allegation that the President had asked for Comey's loyalty before firing him. As part of the cover-up, the indictment alleges, on July 26, 2017, the