Fox News legal expert sees “no viable case” against James Comey

[Conservative from Georgia]

This explains why my fellow conservatives here have no answer when I ask them what James Comey lied about. Even Fox News says there’s no proof James Comey lied.

"[The indictment] seems to be premised on something that's not true, which is that [former Deputy Director Andrew] McCabe said that Comey authorized him to leak to the Wall Street Journal. If you look closely at what McCabe said, what McCabe said was that he directed a leak to The Wall Street Journal and told Comey about it after the fact," McCarthy explained.

“"So it's true that Comey never authorized it in the sense of okaying it before it happened," the legal expert expanded. "So I don't see how they can make that case."

Legal expert sees no viable case against James Comey after Trump DOJ indictment

The indictment against former FBI Director James Comey "seems to be premised on something that's not true," Fox News contributor and legal analyst Andrew McCarthy cautions.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[wamose]

If Comey walks, our legal system isn't worth a ****.

 

[Meister]

It is interesting that a very liberal Grand Jury indicted
Comey on 2 of the 3 charges.
This wasn't Trump indicting Comey, but his peers that indicted him.

 

[Clipper]

If Comey walks, our legal system isn't worth a ****.

It's a sham prosecution because Trump has had a hard for Comey since he fired him in 2017 when he refused to let Flynn off the hook & when Comey refused to be another one of Trump's errand boys.

This is charade of a prosecution & Trump should be impeached for ordering it. But he won't because the GOP Congress is nothing but a bunch of craven spineless figure heads & Trump's ass licker's getting marching orders from him. His lapdogs like Mike Johnson & John Thune are two examples.

 

[Meister]

This explains why my fellow conservatives here have no answer when I ask them what James Comey lied about. Even Fox News says there’s no proof James Comey lied.

"[The indictment] seems to be premised on something that's not true, which is that [former Deputy Director Andrew] McCabe said that Comey authorized him to leak to the Wall Street Journal. If you look closely at what McCabe said, what McCabe said was that he directed a leak to The Wall Street Journal and told Comey about it after the fact," McCarthy explained.

“"So it's true that Comey never authorized it in the sense of okaying it before it happened," the legal expert expanded. "So I don't see how they can make that case."

Legal expert sees no viable case against James Comey after Trump DOJ indictment

The indictment against former FBI Director James Comey "seems to be premised on something that's not true," Fox News contributor and legal analyst Andrew McCarthy cautions.

www.foxbusiness.com

So one person affiliated with Fox stated his opinion without hearing all the evidence
on the two indictments, gave his opinion, and that is gospel to you. Got it.

Yet, you were all in on the lies presented in the indictments against Trump?
That same person affiliated with Fox stated the opposite of what you wanted to hear.
See where I'm going here, Comrade?

 

[odanny]

The insurance lawyer/beauty pageant contestant is the replacement for the guy Trump told to prosecute and who told Trump there is no case.

Trump replaced him with another completely unqualified toady.

 

[pknopp]

If Comey walks, our legal system isn't worth a ****.

If he didnt actually lie, he should be found guilty anyway?

 

[Crepitus]

If Comey walks, our legal system isn't worth a ****.

 

[rightwinger]

Even Comey is mocking the charges against him

Bring it on

 

[Lesh]

If Comey walks, our legal system isn't worth a ****.

Read the OP stupid.

This is based on a statement that was never made

 

[Seymour Flops]

This explains why my fellow conservatives here have no answer when I ask them what James Comey lied about. Even Fox News says there’s no proof James Comey lied.

"[The indictment] seems to be premised on something that's not true, which is that [former Deputy Director Andrew] McCabe said that Comey authorized him to leak to the Wall Street Journal. If you look closely at what McCabe said, what McCabe said was that he directed a leak to The Wall Street Journal and told Comey about it after the fact," McCarthy explained.

“"So it's true that Comey never authorized it in the sense of okaying it before it happened," the legal expert expanded. "So I don't see how they can make that case."

Legal expert sees no viable case against James Comey after Trump DOJ indictment

The indictment against former FBI Director James Comey "seems to be premised on something that's not true," Fox News contributor and legal analyst Andrew McCarthy cautions.

www.foxbusiness.com

I have posted the video of Comey answering the question about authorizing the leak, which is when he allegedly lied.

All of this is on video, as it happened at Congressional hearings. So, anyone who cares to can go through those clips can find out exactly what McCabe said and exactly what Comey said.

You are welcome to do so and post it.

I would take the time to find them myself, if my intent was to show that Comey is innocent or guilty. But, I don't feel the need to to do that. It is factual that the DOJ presented enough evidence that a grand jury in very blue Virginia decided that there was enough for a trial.

The trial will of course not be simply playing the two clips of Comey and McCabe. My guess is that McCabe will testify against Comey, who will or will not testify to rebut what McCabe says. Just a guess, though.

The trial will have extensive coverage. Whatever the outcome, I'll accept it, as I will for any other former pursuers of Trump who are indicted and tried.

Why is that the wrong approach?

 

[rightwinger]

The trial will of course not be simply playing the two clips of Comey and McCabe. My guess is that McCabe will testify against Comey, who will or will not testify to rebut what McCabe says. Just a guess, though.

McCabe says he informed Comey of the leak. Comey says he didn’t

He said/She said

Without proof of Comey being notified, Case fails

 

[rightwinger]

Is this the guy Trump is basing his charges on?

Former President Donald Trump called former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe a liar multiple times, primarily in 2019, following McCabe's media interviews and the release of his tell-all book,
The Threat.

 

[Seymour Flops]

McCabe says he informed Comey of the leak. Comey says he didn’t

He said/She said

Without proof of Comey being notified, Case fails

Maybe. Or maybe there is evidence that the Grand Jury saw that you have not seen.

Ya think?

 

[Lesh]

McCabe says he informed Comey of the leak. Comey says he didn’t

He said/She said

Without proof of Comey being notified, Case fails

Not even that. The claim is that he authorized the leak and then lied about having done that.

Nope

 

[Hellokitty]

This explains why my fellow conservatives here have no answer when I ask them what James Comey lied about. Even Fox News says there’s no proof James Comey lied.

"[The indictment] seems to be premised on something that's not true, which is that [former Deputy Director Andrew] McCabe said that Comey authorized him to leak to the Wall Street Journal. If you look closely at what McCabe said, what McCabe said was that he directed a leak to The Wall Street Journal and told Comey about it after the fact," McCarthy explained.

“"So it's true that Comey never authorized it in the sense of okaying it before it happened," the legal expert expanded. "So I don't see how they can make that case."

Legal expert sees no viable case against James Comey after Trump DOJ indictment

The indictment against former FBI Director James Comey "seems to be premised on something that's not true," Fox News contributor and legal analyst Andrew McCarthy cautions.

www.foxbusiness.com

McCarthy is just trying to run cover for his friend Comey.
There is other testimony showing Comey lied about directing leaks. Namely with his former professor friend who leaked to the NYT. But McCarthy knows this but has to pretend not to...

 

[Seymour Flops]

Not even that. The claim is that he authorized the leak and then lied about having done that.

Nope

How do you know that it didn't happen exactly that way?

I don't know that it did, how could you know that it did not?

What information are you privvy to that the Virginia Grand Jury did not have?

 

[rightwinger]

Maybe. Or maybe there is evidence that the Grand Jury saw that you have not seen.

Ya think?

Let’s see an email or tape

Trumps interference will work against the prosecution

 

[Lesh]

McCarthy is just trying to run cover for his friend Comey.
There is other testimony showing Comey lied about directing leaks. Namely with his former professor friend who leaked to the NYT. But McCarthy knows this but has to pretend not to...

That is an entirely different issue and that was not about classified material

 

[rightwinger]

How do you know that it didn't happen exactly that way?

I don't know that it did, how could you know that it did not?

What information are you privvy to that the Virginia Grand Jury did not have?

Comey is entitled to see all the evidence against him

Let s see it