Comey Indicted

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A new federal prosecutor handpicked by President Trump is reportedly moving quickly to secure an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress. Comey lied to Congress on Sept. 30, 2020 — the day he denied, under oath, that he was involved in leaking information from the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation. The five-year statute of limitations on that charge will lapse on Tuesday.

"Screw it!", exclaimed Trump. If you people can't do your jobs and indict him on lying to Congress, then at least indict him on being x xxxxx xxxxx xxx for walking around like he owns the place and writing cryptic messages in the sand with seashells to cap me". In fact, all he has to do is go before a judge and they can see for themselves what a xxxxx xxx he really is. Believe me, we won't even need any evidence to present!"

CNN is reportedly saying that Hitler also targeted others while in power.

Coincidence?

More to come.

OP cleaned of name calling.

 -TK

The blowhard's petty vendetta continues to collapse

Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central witness in their probe would prove "problematic" and likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury, sources familiar with their findings told ABC News.

Daniel Richman -- a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey authorized to leak information to the press -- told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him not to engage with the media on at least two occasions and unequivocally said Comey never authorized him to provide information to a reporter anonymously ahead of the 2016 election, the sources said.

MSN

 

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The blowhard's petty vendetta continues to collapse

Comey is on record saying if Trump was elected, people will go to jail.

Crystal Ball or guilty conscience?

 

[leftwinger]

Delay delay delay

 

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Update:

https://conservativebrief.com/comey-asks-court-95928/

Evidently, Comey believes that as a criminally-charged defendant, he has a right to choose who can be permissibly allowed to be his prosecutor.

This is going to be an entertaining side show.

 

[Zincwarrior]

This is going to be an entertaining side show.

That ones not a side and ties to their argument that this is effectively an illegal selectively targeted prosecution. Trump's Truth Social posts have practically written the motions for them. I am sure James will make a similar argument, both in motions and during the trial should they get to that point.

 

[Failzero]

That ones not a side and ties to their argument that this is effectively an illegal selectively targeted prosecution. Trump's Truth Social posts have practically written the motions for them. I am sure James will make a similar argument, both in motions and during the trial should they get to that point.

There were Thousands of posts fleshing out the targeted prosecution of Trump and none of them had any traction to help him

 

[Zincwarrior]

There were Thousands of posts fleshing out the targeted prosecution of Trump and none of them had any traction to help him

Different case.

 

[Failzero]

Different case.

Cases ,more than 4

 

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That ones not a side and ties to their argument that this is effectively an illegal selectively targeted prosecution. Trump's Truth Social posts have practically written the motions for them. I am sure James will make a similar argument, both in motions and during the trial should they get to that point.

Of course it’s a side show.

The main show will be the prosecution of defendant Comey on the indictment.

And, if your concern, now, is about “selectively targeted prosecutions,” you must have been appalled at what Jack Smith and Fani Willis and Letitia James all did to President Trump.

But simply claiming that such a prosecutions is “selective” doesn’t make it true. If the allegations themselves are factually true and provable, then it doesn’t matter any more than a tinker’s damn in hell that there is an element of satisfaction over the turning of the tables.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Letitia James all did to President Trump.

Leticia James - yes.

 

[Zincwarrior]

But simply claiming that such a prosecutions is “selective” doesn’t make it true.

This is true. I did not claim otherwise. I am not certain what false statements they have claimed he made to Congress as they were not in the affadavit.

 

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Leticia James - yes.

It is Letitia.

 

[BackAgain]

This is true. I did not claim otherwise. I am not certain what false statements they have claimed he made to Congress as they were not in the affadavit.

I keep reading that. But I’m not sure why it’s so unclear to you all. First of all, it is in the indictment. Secondly, there’s a perfectly good mechanism to clarify it if actually needed. Just ask for a Bill of Particulars.

It is almost a complete certainty that a judge will agree to direct the filing of a Bill of Particulars by the AUSA.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I keep reading that. But I’m not sure why it’s so unclear to you all. First of all, it is in the indictment. Secondly, there’s a perfectly good mechanism to clarify it if actually needed. Just ask for a Bill of Particulars.

That has not been done yet. When it is done it will be clearer, yes? I am just noting the affadavit did not detail it.

 

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That has not been done yet. When it is done it will be clearer, yes? I am just noting the affadavit did not detail it.

No. The defense has about 10 days after an arraignment, in federal practice (I vaguely recall although I never sought admission to do federal practice), to request a Bill of Particulars. Judges evidently grant such requests very regularly.

The indictment says (count 1)

COUNT ONE

False statements within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the United States Government
[18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2)]​

1. On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMESB. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the Government of the United Stales, by falsely stating to a U.S. Senator during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that he, JAMES B. COMEY JR., had not “authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports" regarding an FBI investigation concerning PERSON 1.

2. That statement was false, because, as JAMES B. COMEY JR. then and there knew, he in fact had authorized PERSON 3 to serve as an anonymous source in news reports regarding an FBI investigation concerning PERSON 1.

3. All in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).​

gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.1.0 2

www.documentcloud.org

(My bolding.)

It is widely understood already that Comey’s friend, a law school professor named Daniel Richman, was the person whom Comey had granted authority to to serve as the anonymous source. (Richman, I read today somewhere, is denying it, but that doesn’t make it false.)

If these things are accurate, and assuming the defense makes a timely request for a Bill of Particulars, I am confident that it will be granted by the judge.

But, first, there’s court will have to get the noticed pending motion from team Comey challenging the indictment on grounds of the appointment of the United States Attorney. I’m guessing they will also seek to preserve their other rights (like the one allowing them to ask for a Bill of Particulars) in the interim.

 

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Comey is on record saying if Trump was elected, people will go to jail.

Crystal Ball or guilty conscience?

Trump was elected.

People have gone to jail.

The star of that Access Hollywood tape's petty vendetta extravaganza is fizzling. It's the convicted felon's flatulence, not litigation.

 

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Trump was elected.

People have gone to jail.

The star of that Access Hollywood tape's petty vendetta extravaganza is fizzling. It's the convicted felon's flatulence, not litigation.

Now the people that unlawfully acted against Him will also have their day in court.

Kinda neat how that works isn't it?

Ratcliffe and Gabbard sure tossed a wrench into your daydream.

 

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Now the people that unlawfully acted against Him will also have their day in court.

Kinda neat how that works isn't it?

Ratcliffe and Gabbard sure tossed a wrench into pp daydream.

Our courts have determined the blowhard to be a sexual abuser, a business fraud, and a convicted felon on 37 counts.

Yep, that's how it works.

 

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Our courts have determined the blowhard to be a sexual abuser, a business fraud, and a convicted felon on 37 counts.

Yep, that's how it works.

Pretty sure your last two may die in appeal.