We had the problem that President Obama had twice publicly basically said, 'There’s no there, there.' In an interview with—on Fox, an interview on '60 Minutes,' I think. Both times he said that. So that’s his Justice Department.

James Comey

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I said to him, 'Sir that's up to you but you want to be careful about that because it might create a narrative that we're investigating you personally and, second, it's very difficult to prove something didn't happen,'.

No one, to my recollection, asked, 'So what's coming next from the Russians, how might we stop it, what's the future look like?'.

Had it become public, the unverified material would undoubtedly have been used by political opponents to cast serious doubt on the attorney general’s independence in connection with the Clinton investigation.

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Boy, were those words I needed to hear … I’m just trying to do th... by James Comey

Boy, were those words I needed to hear … I’m just trying to do the right thing.

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Now it was pretty clear to me what was happening. The setup of the dinner, both the physical layout of the private meal and Trump’s pretense that he had not already asked me to stay on multiple occasions, convinced me this was an effort to establish a patronage relationship.

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I said it was up to him. by James Comey

I said it was up to him.

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In what kind of marriage, to what kind of man, does a spouse conclude there is only a 99 percent chance her husband didn’t do that?

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Andy’s 19 years of experience, combined with his vision, judgment and ability to communicate, make him a perfect fit for this job.

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I’m getting crushed all over the place, and you won’t say publicly what you told me privately? we really can’t do anything about it.

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Late Night host are dealing with the Democrats for their very unfunny repetitive material, always anti-Trump ! Should we get Equal Time ? excellent point Mr. President ! You should quit that boring job - I'll let you have my show ALL to yourself #MAGA.

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Although there is evidence of potential violation of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case, prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing the charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent.

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Howard has a longstanding history of being a vibrant academic community and the perfect place to have a rich dialogue on many of the most pressing issues we face today.

That was one of the bricks in the load that I needed to step away from the department, that gave me a queasy feeling.

Lordy I hope there are tapes. by James Comey

Lordy I hope there are tapes.

We're talking about a foreign government that, using technical intrusion, lots of other methods, tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act. That is a big deal. And people need to recognize it.

I was just gon na quote that, in 1170, December 29, King Henry II said,' Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest ?' and the next day he( the priest) was killed, Thomas Becket. We're thinking along the same lines.

Would you, do you take that as a directive ? by James Comey

Would you, do you take that as a directive ?

It may well produce another United States vs. Nixon on a subpoena that went to United States Supreme Court, it may well produce impeachment proceedings, although we're very far from that possibility.

I think anyone who is serving officer in the government, and you're asked by the President for dinner, I think it is professional courtesy, you're in a difficult position if you refuse to go, but I do know he was uneasy with it.

From my vantage, the morale in the FBI was very high, and I can attest because of the high esteem and respect that people in the FBI had and still have for Jim Comey.