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the report says comey crossed the line with these actions was on twitter comey claims vindication because the ig found no classified information was shared with the media. and one of his appearances on capitol hill fox news pressed him on whether he mishandled classified information. >> when you shared those memos? >> talk about whether classified information -- >> whether it is or not i'm not talking about one way or the other. >> reporter: this is the second time or with found comey went beyond his authority with his handling of the clinton email case. a legal analyst said his prior behavior should be considered in the decision to prosecute but the justice department declined. comey is a central player in two pending investigations into alleged surveillance abuse in the 2016 election. shannon: tonight claiming vindication as donald trump called him thoroughly disgraced. republican lawmakers think this report is the tip of the iceberg. trace gallagher has the latest reaction across the spectrum. >> reporter: out of the gate the white house and the president went after comey, calling the
the report says comey crossed the line with these actions was on twitter comey claims vindication because the ig found no classified information was shared with the media. and one of his appearances on capitol hill fox news pressed him on whether he mishandled classified information. >> when you shared those memos? >> talk about whether classified information -- >> whether it is or not i'm not talking about one way or the other. >> reporter: this is the second time or...
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comey really blew a lot of smoke. and never suggested that one of the top intelligence chiefs probably leaked this to the press and, remember, it was the leak to the press that there was a meeting that allowed buzzfeed to then publish the entire dossier. brian: byron, by the way, he doesn't feel his memos were classified. maybe that is consistent in the comey world. the ig report is out. they are not going to prosecute because the department of justice doesn't want. to say he is not out of the woods. what can we expect next when it comes to the fisa applications? >> well, this report from -- about comey is a small part of a much bigger ig report that's supposed to come some time in late september. and it will talk about the entire origins of the trump russia affair wiretapping carter page. we heard a lot about that and using the dossier in that so we should learn a lot more about james comey's efforts in that investigation. brian: byron, do you a great job breaking down complicated convoluted situations. we appreciate
comey really blew a lot of smoke. and never suggested that one of the top intelligence chiefs probably leaked this to the press and, remember, it was the leak to the press that there was a meeting that allowed buzzfeed to then publish the entire dossier. brian: byron, by the way, he doesn't feel his memos were classified. maybe that is consistent in the comey world. the ig report is out. they are not going to prosecute because the department of justice doesn't want. to say he is not out of the...
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comey is a meathead, he heard the fbi badly. >> the president's criticism of comey diverged from the inspector general's report on the issue of whether he leaked classified information to the media. in july 2017, he tweeted james comey leaked classified information, and how can he give up classified information? michael horowitz found comey didn't give any of the classified information in the memos to the media, prompting this in your face response from comey on twitter. "to all those who have spent two years talking about me going to jail and being a liar and a leaguer, ask yourselves why you trust people who have given you bad info for so long including the president?" horwitz said the memos were fbi property and thank him for writing them. >> these are conversations related to obstruction of justice by the president that may end up being part of criminal proceedings after the president leaves office. >> the ig report command of the spotlight work still committed to a trade talks with china. they are ongoing. >> they are talking, the fake news tried to say we weren't talking last w
comey is a meathead, he heard the fbi badly. >> the president's criticism of comey diverged from the inspector general's report on the issue of whether he leaked classified information to the media. in july 2017, he tweeted james comey leaked classified information, and how can he give up classified information? michael horowitz found comey didn't give any of the classified information in the memos to the media, prompting this in your face response from comey on twitter. "to all...
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on the part of james comey. how similar the crimes he committed worth to the crimes he was supposedly investigating committed by luke went in and we all know that at the end of that and he decided that despite the fact that she had broken all of the rules, that he decided that he would file no charges. and i really have a hard time seeing how you can make any argument other than that he believes there are certain people who are above the law and those people are people like jim comey and hillary clinton, but you bet that if a lower level fbi -- and by the time this thing is over with, we will probably see this come to fruition, lower level fbi agent or a regular american citizen or another government employee committed this level of crimes, they would go to jail. >> tucker: that's exactly right and some are facing jail now as i often stand the show because it's the starkest example of the double standard. roger stone is facing life for less than this right now. you've lived in washington, covered washington for
on the part of james comey. how similar the crimes he committed worth to the crimes he was supposedly investigating committed by luke went in and we all know that at the end of that and he decided that despite the fact that she had broken all of the rules, that he decided that he would file no charges. and i really have a hard time seeing how you can make any argument other than that he believes there are certain people who are above the law and those people are people like jim comey and...
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determine comey did wrong here? >> reporter: violated policy. that is, you don't circumvent the process, you don't go around the department of justice. you don't go around the fbi, and then on your own, unilaterally decide, okay, i'm going to release information because i want to see something done in this investigation. and that is that -- we know that comey wanted a special counsel appointed in this case, and so he has said so himself, that he put this out there, he leaked some of this information out there through his lawyer to try and get a special counsel appointed. and the two key things here, as you said, john, was that for comey, look, he did violate policy. i think he is fully aware that he did that. the thing, though, most important for him is that the inspector general here found he did not leak classified information. he didn't give any information to the media that is classified. so he did get something out of this, obviously violated policy is a big issue. the inspector general saying that he put, basically, people in danger. by do
determine comey did wrong here? >> reporter: violated policy. that is, you don't circumvent the process, you don't go around the department of justice. you don't go around the fbi, and then on your own, unilaterally decide, okay, i'm going to release information because i want to see something done in this investigation. and that is that -- we know that comey wanted a special counsel appointed in this case, and so he has said so himself, that he put this out there, he leaked some of this...
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comey called her handling of the e-mails extremely reckless and irresponsible. >> comey seems to be claiming vindication. it's not surprising that republicans have had a different reaction to the news today. lindsey graham tweeting the inspector general's report is a rebuke of a former director of the fbi. jim jordan, house of representatives, now we know why comey didn't want to prosecute clinton. he didn't see a problem mishandling sensitive information. after clearing here, he did it too. whether or not james comey is culpable depends to be dependent on where you stand politically. >> for the last couple of years now, anytime you mention the name james comey it's a political football. each party has a distinct view of this man and whether he has conducted himself in the proper way as a public official. the report documents a lot of criticisms of comey even though it doesn't document anything that could be criminal or that rises to the level of the way trump has characterized it. it's not exactly a flattering report in terms of his behavior. one thing that's important to point out is that
comey called her handling of the e-mails extremely reckless and irresponsible. >> comey seems to be claiming vindication. it's not surprising that republicans have had a different reaction to the news today. lindsey graham tweeting the inspector general's report is a rebuke of a former director of the fbi. jim jordan, house of representatives, now we know why comey didn't want to prosecute clinton. he didn't see a problem mishandling sensitive information. after clearing here, he did it...
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comey. it exposed him as a liar, a leaker, and a disgrace over his handling of sensitive and in some cases classified memos about conversations with donald trump. but don't take my word for it. just look at how comey was described by inspector general horowitz who wrote that comey set a dangerous example for the 35,000 current fbi employees. he added that comey's handling of memos was part of an effort to create public pressure for a quote, "personally desired outcome," ultimately concluding that comey failed to live up to his responsibilities as director and it gets even worse because comey's own closest advisors described their reaction to his conduct as surprised, stunned and shocked after learning about the leaks. now, of course, james comey thinks the rules don't apply to him and is even demanding an apology prompting his series of responses including from former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who tweeted "many employees dislike supervisors but most keep faith with government in
comey. it exposed him as a liar, a leaker, and a disgrace over his handling of sensitive and in some cases classified memos about conversations with donald trump. but don't take my word for it. just look at how comey was described by inspector general horowitz who wrote that comey set a dangerous example for the 35,000 current fbi employees. he added that comey's handling of memos was part of an effort to create public pressure for a quote, "personally desired outcome," ultimately...
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. >> sarah, james comey is an out of the woods yet. there still is this ig report that more and probably, you have durham who is pursuing things and couldn't bring up a number of charges along the way, >> absolutely. it's not just frustrating to horwitz. if we want to go back to this decision, not to prosecute comey for leaking his classified memos. it's frustrating to the american people and i see that on twitter. i see people responding like, is there a chewed here just a system? what's going on here? i think we'll just need to take a deep breath. i'm being very vigilant and cautious. i think attorney general william barr is going to do the right thing. but i'm being mindful and i think it's very important for the american people to do the same because john durham is the man in charge here and he is putting together his case and he is working diligently, according to sources. but it's a very tight ship. nothing is leaking. we know that he's looking at all aspects of how comey was involved in the beginning of the investigation into pr
. >> sarah, james comey is an out of the woods yet. there still is this ig report that more and probably, you have durham who is pursuing things and couldn't bring up a number of charges along the way, >> absolutely. it's not just frustrating to horwitz. if we want to go back to this decision, not to prosecute comey for leaking his classified memos. it's frustrating to the american people and i see that on twitter. i see people responding like, is there a chewed here just a system?...
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comey. i think as you can hear from contributors here, i can go over what's in the report more than they can but it was mention of this report so far. >> and chuck, you mentioned earlier, chuck rosenberg is still with us on the phone here. chuck, you mentioned being somewhat i think you used the word torn about this. >> conflicted, yes. >> what did you need to see or hear or learn to help you process this more? i'm curious. >> well, i need to read the entire report and i need to think about it, but i'm not sure i won't be conflicted after i read it either. sometimes we seek a yes or no or black or white answer and we live in a world of gray. julia's point is important as was matt's. when jim comey said in congressional testimony that the fbi closely safeguards sensitive investigative information, that was true, that is true, that will be true tomorrow. it's true in almost every single thing that they do. he didn't do it here. i think you have to look at the context and the context here sthat
comey. i think as you can hear from contributors here, i can go over what's in the report more than they can but it was mention of this report so far. >> and chuck, you mentioned earlier, chuck rosenberg is still with us on the phone here. chuck, you mentioned being somewhat i think you used the word torn about this. >> conflicted, yes. >> what did you need to see or hear or learn to help you process this more? i'm curious. >> well, i need to read the entire report and i...
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comey? >> first of all what james comey is tweeting, is he right to talk about this classified distinction, separate from what tom laid out from the secret classifications. classified would have landed him in legal trouble. he's right to focus on that, but we do still see james comey's brand shining through, which is often different from the fbi brand. people who want to be withdrawn, behind the curtain, doing their work, and a big part of this report says that comey's intentions were not to save his country or the fbi but actually to preserve his own public image. you can see how that played into today. we see reactions from some republicans like congressman jim jordan, people critical of comey's decisions from the beginning, but i think we've also heard just on our air from former employees, people who worked with james comey who said they're conflicted because on one hand they think that he really did step out to make a lot of these matters very public maybe more public than they would ha
comey? >> first of all what james comey is tweeting, is he right to talk about this classified distinction, separate from what tom laid out from the secret classifications. classified would have landed him in legal trouble. he's right to focus on that, but we do still see james comey's brand shining through, which is often different from the fbi brand. people who want to be withdrawn, behind the curtain, doing their work, and a big part of this report says that comey's intentions were not...
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paul: he's lucky he didn't have jim comey as his prosecutor, jim comey. what are we going to do next here? what are we looking for next? from the ig. >> this is definitely a sign that the ig is wrapping things up. i think it was really notable that he took the time to actually issue a report as long as this on just one aspect of comey's behavior. i think that suggests to us that when he does release his report, which i'm hearing is going to be in the next couple of weeks, his bigger reports looking at the fbi's broader counter intelligence investigation and the fisa process, that it is going to be very comprehensive and that we can expect that nobody just because they have a title or held an important rank or position is going to be spared from a lot of scrutiny. paul: this will involve looking into the fisa court, the warrants against the trump campaign ad vicar, ca carter pa. tensions in the middle east escalate as the israel, iran shadow war breaks out into the open. we'll get a report from jerusalem, next. -i'm not calling him "dad." -oh, n-no. -look,
paul: he's lucky he didn't have jim comey as his prosecutor, jim comey. what are we going to do next here? what are we looking for next? from the ig. >> this is definitely a sign that the ig is wrapping things up. i think it was really notable that he took the time to actually issue a report as long as this on just one aspect of comey's behavior. i think that suggests to us that when he does release his report, which i'm hearing is going to be in the next couple of weeks, his bigger...
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here's what comey tweets, it's unbelievable. doj i.g. found no evidence that comey or his attorneys released any of the classified information contained in any of the memos to members of the media. now, byron, he's focusing on the media. that's a clever misdirection because the i.g. found that he leaked classified, at least one classified document to his attorneys. which can be a violation of the espionage act. >> you know, the idea -- a leak is not just to a member of the press. gregg: right. >> it's leaking classified information to someone who is not authorized to receive it. and his attorneys were not authorized to receive it. now, i think the reason that the justice department declined prosecution here is that there were some fuzzy areas or there were questions about how much was classified in this whole, in these documents, not a whole lot. some of it was classified after the fact. comey did not link it directly to the press, and i think that this was a case that the justice department just didn't really want to make, especially in
here's what comey tweets, it's unbelievable. doj i.g. found no evidence that comey or his attorneys released any of the classified information contained in any of the memos to members of the media. now, byron, he's focusing on the media. that's a clever misdirection because the i.g. found that he leaked classified, at least one classified document to his attorneys. which can be a violation of the espionage act. >> you know, the idea -- a leak is not just to a member of the press. gregg:...
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comey is a meathead he's a political hack. he hurt the fbi badid what he at an extraordinary political moment >> we are better off as a nation for james comey having kept these memos and i think they will be important well after this administration wraps up >> reporter: the white house tonight is accusing comey of disgracing himself and his office as comey says he would like to hear sorry we lied about you from his attackers. kristen? >> hallie jackson at the white house, hallie, thank you. >>> the trump administration moved today to roll back federal rules on a greenhouse gas that scientists say is a major contributor to climate change the epa proposed revoking obama era regulations requiring oil and gas sites to monitor and plug methane leaks. environmentalists are threatening to challenge the proposal in court >>> next to the 2020 race democratic front-runner joe biden again on defense tonight after a report he had been repeatedly and inaccurately telling a war story on the campaign trail we get more from nbc's peter alexan
comey is a meathead he's a political hack. he hurt the fbi badid what he at an extraordinary political moment >> we are better off as a nation for james comey having kept these memos and i think they will be important well after this administration wraps up >> reporter: the white house tonight is accusing comey of disgracing himself and his office as comey says he would like to hear sorry we lied about you from his attackers. kristen? >> hallie jackson at the white house,...
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while comey says he's owed an apology. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, in a blistering report, the justice department's inspector general says former fbi director james comey violated fbi policy by disclosing details of a controversial memo to the media, laying out concerns about president trump. >> he asked specifically of loyalty. >> reporter: those misgivings led comey to write a series of secret memos, including one alleging that president trump wanted him to go easy on former national security adviser michael flynn for lying about contacts with russia. >> i was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting. >> reporter: comey was so worried about the president, he provided the details of one of the memos to the press. >> i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter. i asked him to, because i thought that might prompt the proiment of a special counsel. >> reporter: the inspector general bluntly says comey was wrong to secr
while comey says he's owed an apology. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, in a blistering report, the justice department's inspector general says former fbi director james comey violated fbi policy by disclosing details of a controversial memo to the media, laying out concerns about president trump. >> he asked specifically of loyalty. >> reporter: those misgivings led comey to write a series of secret memos, including one alleging...
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the american public is finally getting an honest account of the real james comey. an fbi director so in awe of his own righteousness that he believed none of the rules apply to him. he's not going to face in a criminal prosecution but that seems like a common theme and one of the reasons people get so frustrated with the government -- we go through this whole thing, we hear the litany of all the things they have done wrong but yet there's no punishment. >> there was no criminal liability for leaking or otherwise providing unclassified information. that was always the thing here, people kept typing this up. james comey is going to have a big reckoning -- it was never going to happen because it never happens in this situation and that was made clear in the ig report. he didn't provide classified information or any classified memos to the media and the one memo who had something come he gave it to the lawyers, there were six words he originally deemed it unclassified and was unoriginal authority. that would be a horribly weak case, it would never fly. i'm sure people
the american public is finally getting an honest account of the real james comey. an fbi director so in awe of his own righteousness that he believed none of the rules apply to him. he's not going to face in a criminal prosecution but that seems like a common theme and one of the reasons people get so frustrated with the government -- we go through this whole thing, we hear the litany of all the things they have done wrong but yet there's no punishment. >> there was no criminal liability...
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the fbi has determined that comey's leaked memos did contained classifieded informatn that comey failed to react. keep in mind, this was the head of the fbi. this is a guy who knew what the rules were and ignored them. he committed a crime. comey admits that he committed that crime entirely for political reasons. >> and the president said he was eager to find leakers and would like to nail one to the doors as a message, i said that. >> shouldn't you be nailed to the door, then? are you a weaker? >> plenty of people leak nonclassified information to reporters, and the white house and the fbi gets upset about it. speak of the fbi gets upset when people make unauthorized disclosures of classified information. i intentionally gave thisis information to a friend, intending it be gave to the media. i wanted it to get into the media. >> tucker: "i wanted it to get out in the media." a memo with classified material in it. what you just saw is a confession. comey admitted everything, on camera. if you are o prosecuting this case, it would be open and shut. but it won't be prosecuted. apparently,
the fbi has determined that comey's leaked memos did contained classifieded informatn that comey failed to react. keep in mind, this was the head of the fbi. this is a guy who knew what the rules were and ignored them. he committed a crime. comey admits that he committed that crime entirely for political reasons. >> and the president said he was eager to find leakers and would like to nail one to the doors as a message, i said that. >> shouldn't you be nailed to the door, then? are...
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number one, that director comey violated d.o.j. policy and these guidelines with respect to information and how to safeguard them, but also that we're in remarkable times and the president of the united states, senior law enforcement officials did not trust him to the point that a number of them around him needed to write memoranda, writing down every word he said because they didn't know he wouldn't lie. even the white house counsel don mcgahn -- and this is in the mueller report, there is an entire section on it. mcgahn whenever he was face to face with the president would write memoranda afterward because he was president certain the president wouldn't lie afterward. so those two things can be true. yes, comey might have behaved in a manner that wasn't entirely appropriate, but also the conduct of the president was so problematic that people behaved in a remarkable way. >> well, that's basically the argument that comey's been making all along. extraordinary times or alarming times, as he would say, calls for extraordinary measur
number one, that director comey violated d.o.j. policy and these guidelines with respect to information and how to safeguard them, but also that we're in remarkable times and the president of the united states, senior law enforcement officials did not trust him to the point that a number of them around him needed to write memoranda, writing down every word he said because they didn't know he wouldn't lie. even the white house counsel don mcgahn -- and this is in the mueller report, there is an...
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comey. former u.s. attorney worked alongside comey and says his actions reveal shocking levels of arrogance and hubris. he will elaborate in moments. meanwhile, 10 million people are currently in the crosshairs of a powerful category 3 hurricane called dorian. coming up, we will have a live report from the ground in florida as well as the very latest on the track of this slow-moving and possibly catastrophic storm. and remember the latest biden gaffe? >> this guy climbed down a ravine, carried this guy up on his back, under fire. and the general wanted me to pin the silver star on him. i got up there, this is god's truth, he stood at attention, he said sir, i don't want it. do not put it on me, please, sir, do not do that. david: he was wrong in just about every detail in the story and yet somehow he's trying to defend it and now doubling down. we will tell you how he is spinning it. "trish regan prime-time" begins right now. good evening everybody. i'm david asman in for trish. our top stor
comey. former u.s. attorney worked alongside comey and says his actions reveal shocking levels of arrogance and hubris. he will elaborate in moments. meanwhile, 10 million people are currently in the crosshairs of a powerful category 3 hurricane called dorian. coming up, we will have a live report from the ground in florida as well as the very latest on the track of this slow-moving and possibly catastrophic storm. and remember the latest biden gaffe? >> this guy climbed down a ravine,...
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he should be ashamed of himself but comey says he is owed an apology, no evidence that comey or his attorneys released classified information contained in those 2 members of the media. i don't need a public apology from those who defend me but a quick message, sorry we light about you wouldn't be advised, the report drawing swift action from republican lawmakers. >> a bad day for james comey. only in washington dc can you have 70 pages of bad news and expect an apology. >> we are waiting another ig report from horowitz expected soon in origins of the russia investigation. jillian: we will have that. rob: a couple wanted for murder escaped from a prison van by faking a medical emergency. listen to the details, susie made guards pull over as she and her husband were be extradited from new york to face murder charges in arizona. charged the guards as they opened the door and used shoelaces. it is like a movie, driving a red gmc pickup truck. a $20,000 reward for their capture. >> the dnc will scrap the idea to hold virtual caucuses. democrats consider the plan which, phone in absentee votes. and
he should be ashamed of himself but comey says he is owed an apology, no evidence that comey or his attorneys released classified information contained in those 2 members of the media. i don't need a public apology from those who defend me but a quick message, sorry we light about you wouldn't be advised, the report drawing swift action from republican lawmakers. >> a bad day for james comey. only in washington dc can you have 70 pages of bad news and expect an apology. >> we are...
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no comey tweets, no softball interviews. let's be tougher when you get questions by a department of justice inspector department general. the truth is coming. his actions will come to light and the verdict won't be pretty." unsurprisingly, the b always indignant james comey responded writing, "i love transparency. i just wait for the facts before i talk aboutal them. i'm confident the results of all ig reports will show honest, public servants work hard to protect this country from a threat this president and his enablers won't acknowledge. and, @ me next time, bro." james comey may want to get off of his high horse on this one because as the ranking member of the house intel committee pointed out, comey could be in serious trouble. watch this. >> look, i haven't disclosed who we have referred, criminally,y but i think one could guess that it's highly likely that we would name people who leaked classified information. they are not going to act on any of our referrals. those have all been given to the u.s. attorney in connect
no comey tweets, no softball interviews. let's be tougher when you get questions by a department of justice inspector department general. the truth is coming. his actions will come to light and the verdict won't be pretty." unsurprisingly, the b always indignant james comey responded writing, "i love transparency. i just wait for the facts before i talk aboutal them. i'm confident the results of all ig reports will show honest, public servants work hard to protect this country from a...
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right now, the comey report. the department of justice inspector general finding that former fbi director james comey violated policy of his handling of private memos about president trump, but says he should not be prosecuted. >> the inspector general is saying the release of sensitive information was not in his best conduct as director, but the justice department ultimately decided because it was not classified that was not prosecutable offense. >>> tracking dorian. the storm sweeps by puerto rico, and turning towards florida. it's expected to make landfall over the holiday weekend as a category 4 hurricane. >> we're talking about four to eight inches of rain along the eastern florida coast, but we could see upwards of 12 inches of rain. this is going to be a very dangerous situation. >>> unbearable. could the national zoo's beloved pandas on loan from china get tangled in the president's trade and tariff war with beijing? >> the giant pandas are our most popular animal. >> i really like the color and how they'
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in comey's mind, and this is comey, he has a history of doing this. he felt he couldn't trust anybody. he couldn't go to anyone in the administration about this, at the department of justice. jeff sessions was the attorney general who he didn't trust. he didn't trust rod rosenstein who was the deputy attorney general at the time. he couldn't raise these concerns to anyone internally. his ultimate goal was to get a special counsel appointed. so he does this, he gets this out there, he gets this information out into the public sphere. and then what does rod rosenstein do? immediately turns around and appoints a special counsel. so i think looking back, i think people internally at the fbi certainly are not happy this is how this played out. the other thing, i think there's going to be some changes as a result of all of this in the end. remember, there's another inspector general report coming out that has to deal more with the russia investigation. likely some changes after that at the fbi. >> to your pointiuyour point, c graham tweeted out this is the
in comey's mind, and this is comey, he has a history of doing this. he felt he couldn't trust anybody. he couldn't go to anyone in the administration about this, at the department of justice. jeff sessions was the attorney general who he didn't trust. he didn't trust rod rosenstein who was the deputy attorney general at the time. he couldn't raise these concerns to anyone internally. his ultimate goal was to get a special counsel appointed. so he does this, he gets this out there, he gets this...
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democrats are defending comey. they are hailing him as a patriot and say if it were not for james comey, then the memos would never have been released to the public, to the press and it never would have led to the appointment of a special prosecutor and the public would never have had the investigation and ultimately the mueller report, the 450-page mueller report that pointed to numerous instances of obstruction or possible obstruction by the president of the united states. >> so take the developments of yesterday especial li with the comey report coming out, put it in context how and where does the house democrats and their push for impeachment go from here? >> that's a good question. you know, i think from here, you know, nadler is -- you know, it is not clear. jerry nadler is trying to rile up his forces. there still is this internal debate happening within the democratic party and democratic caucus. we have seen a number of democrats over this congressional recess start to move in the direction of impeachment
democrats are defending comey. they are hailing him as a patriot and say if it were not for james comey, then the memos would never have been released to the public, to the press and it never would have led to the appointment of a special prosecutor and the public would never have had the investigation and ultimately the mueller report, the 450-page mueller report that pointed to numerous instances of obstruction or possible obstruction by the president of the united states. >> so take...
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rosenstein are aiming at comey, taking a look at comey and firing at him when there was corrupt activity he was responding to. and mr. rosensteinen is the calling that out in anyway. >> mr. rosenstein read your tweet because he wrote in response, notice how this pundit misses the point and illustrates it. >> your response to that? >> well, i think what he's trying to convey, he's being kind of mysterious here. what he's trying to convey, the belief that if you just follow the rules it's going to work out, trust our system, trust the processes, and following orders and following policies, sometimes when there is an evil corruption that is being done in front of your eyes. is not the right course. mr. rosenstein stood silently when attorney general barmaid a number of misleading statements. i think it's -- i think that everyone has to examine their own conscience, but mr. comey should not be the target of rosenstein's ire in my view. >> renato mar iot ti always good to see you. >>> 21 million residents in the path of a monster storm. we're tracking dorian as a state of emergency is issued
rosenstein are aiming at comey, taking a look at comey and firing at him when there was corrupt activity he was responding to. and mr. rosensteinen is the calling that out in anyway. >> mr. rosenstein read your tweet because he wrote in response, notice how this pundit misses the point and illustrates it. >> your response to that? >> well, i think what he's trying to convey, he's being kind of mysterious here. what he's trying to convey, the belief that if you just follow the...
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they could not find that comey broke the law." in other words, the pattern, if you don't like the supreme court, change the supreme court. if you don't like the election, get rid of the electoral college. there doesn't seem to be any wrongdoing. >> this decision to decline a prosecution -- should be said that as far as a specific issue of leaking classified information, some of this information was deemed classified after the fact. comey gave it to his lawyers, but he didn't give it to the press or perhaps the justice department decided they didn't have a good case. everything we have been talking about tonight is absolutely incontestable. the ig said that he set a dangerous example and that he violated all of these procedures and a leak does not have to be a leak of classified information to be damaging. certainly the leak of the dossier and the information which you correctly point out has never been verified was terribly damaging. >> trace: even those in the fbi said they were just really amazed when they heard that comey relea
they could not find that comey broke the law." in other words, the pattern, if you don't like the supreme court, change the supreme court. if you don't like the election, get rid of the electoral college. there doesn't seem to be any wrongdoing. >> this decision to decline a prosecution -- should be said that as far as a specific issue of leaking classified information, some of this information was deemed classified after the fact. comey gave it to his lawyers, but he didn't give it...
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and a new report about an investigation into former fbi director james comey finds comey violated department policy in his handling of memos about his meetings with president trump. what that means next. you are watching "velshi and ruhle" live on msnbc. $9.95 at my age? $9.95? no way. $9.95? that's impossible. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, to tell you it is possible. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get life insurance with options starting at just $9.95 a month. okay, jonathan, i'm listening. tell me more. just $9.95 a month for colonial penn's number one most popular whole life insurance plan. there are no health questions to answer and there are no medical exams to take. your acceptance is guaranteed. guaranteed acceptance? i like guarantees. keep going. and with this plan, your rate is locked in for your lifetime, so it will never go up. sounds good to me, but at my age, i need the security of knowing it won't get cancelled as i get older. this is lifetime coverage as long as you pay your premiums. it can never be cancelled, call now for free in
and a new report about an investigation into former fbi director james comey finds comey violated department policy in his handling of memos about his meetings with president trump. what that means next. you are watching "velshi and ruhle" live on msnbc. $9.95 at my age? $9.95? no way. $9.95? that's impossible. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, to tell you it is possible. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get life insurance with options starting...
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cheryl: james comey escaping charges for leaking memos. but the inspector general did slam comey for setting a, quote, dangerous example by violating multiple fbi policies. comey is claiming vindication they found no classified information was shared with the media. but the report makes clear that comey did cross several lines. let's bring in attorney david bruno. the ig report showed he made big missteps and violated his employment agreement with the fbi. >> yeah, right. that was taking the memos, which is considered government property. he made the argument that it was not government property, it was his personal property but the ig report slams that right now. it's not supported by the law and the statutes. he had no right to take that property. why didn't he get prosecuted? cheryl: that was recommended a while ago. >> the memo he disseminated to his friend to leak to the new york times didn't have classified information in it. if it did, he would have been prosecuted. cheryl: i thought it was interesting in the report, they talked abou
cheryl: james comey escaping charges for leaking memos. but the inspector general did slam comey for setting a, quote, dangerous example by violating multiple fbi policies. comey is claiming vindication they found no classified information was shared with the media. but the report makes clear that comey did cross several lines. let's bring in attorney david bruno. the ig report showed he made big missteps and violated his employment agreement with the fbi. >> yeah, right. that was taking...
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greg, you worked directly with james comey. in the tweets over the last hour the president also said what this report shows is that a.g. barr is fair and reasonable. it also shows that he did some stuff wrong. how do you read it? >> i read the report as documenting the fact that this fbi director found himself in an unprecedented situation. he thought he had been a witness to potentially a criminal conduct on the part of the president. he created memos to memorialize those conversations with the president. as it turns out the i.g. report finds that director comey didn't handle those memos in exactly the right way under d.o.j. and fbi policies. the i.g. in so finding was simply doing its job but also found director comey did not intentionally violate policies, did not break the law, and did not lie about any of this. not much of that is surprising frankly to most people. i think that the focus really should be back on the substance of the memos and not the process foul that the oig found. >> the other side of this, glenn, clearl
greg, you worked directly with james comey. in the tweets over the last hour the president also said what this report shows is that a.g. barr is fair and reasonable. it also shows that he did some stuff wrong. how do you read it? >> i read the report as documenting the fact that this fbi director found himself in an unprecedented situation. he thought he had been a witness to potentially a criminal conduct on the part of the president. he created memos to memorialize those conversations...
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on twitter, comey claimed vindication because no classified information was shared with the media. the justice department declined to prosecute and today the ig also released a report about a senior justice department official who viewed pornography on government computers and lied about it, no prosecution there either. >> tucker: no surprise. you'll know it for two years since donald trump fired him, he has maintained he did absolutely nothing wrong at any level, he said donald trump is a deranged mat band likely a foreign agent and that he jim comey is the embodiment of moral rectitude, the last honest man in washington. if you are paying attention to twitter, you saw him making the case even today. with the release, we can say definitively it is a lie, the report proves that. it is a devastating. at the report shows from the very beginning of his administration, he is showing a partisan political agenda and he did it in the most sleazy and feline possible way. publicly he claimed he met with a newly elected president in january of 2017 in order to give him as much information as
on twitter, comey claimed vindication because no classified information was shared with the media. the justice department declined to prosecute and today the ig also released a report about a senior justice department official who viewed pornography on government computers and lied about it, no prosecution there either. >> tucker: no surprise. you'll know it for two years since donald trump fired him, he has maintained he did absolutely nothing wrong at any level, he said donald trump is...
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>> comey's reputation is in threads. vig report confirmed the arrogance and holier than thou attitude of james comey thinking none of the rules that apply to fbi personnel apply to him and it is terrible that someone with that kind of attitude was in charge of the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country and he is totally unapologetic which makes it even worse. heather: not only is he unapologetic but he says he is the one who deserves the apology. he sent this tweet saying the doj ig found no evidence your his attorneys release any classified information in any of the memos to members of the media. i don't need a public apology from those who defame me but a quick message with a sorry we lied about you would be nice. >> that tweet that he's owed an apology once again shows not only his arrogance but his unwillingness to acknowledge his misbehavior. this is one of the most scathing reports i have ever seen released by an it about his unprofessional behavior at the head of the fbi. the ig specifically said that
>> comey's reputation is in threads. vig report confirmed the arrogance and holier than thou attitude of james comey thinking none of the rules that apply to fbi personnel apply to him and it is terrible that someone with that kind of attitude was in charge of the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country and he is totally unapologetic which makes it even worse. heather: not only is he unapologetic but he says he is the one who deserves the apology. he sent this tweet saying the...
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those are the criticisms of james comey. we know the men and women of the fbi are honorable, patriotic. i talked to many officials who say they don't like what's going not washington bureau, the d.c. bureau, they feel they are a law unto themselves. >> i think that's largely right. there are a lot of rank and file people. it would never dawn on them to go on "the view" or write kiss and tell books. it's what you don't want in place for the most of sensitive corruption probes you can imagine. looking into president trump and hillary rodham clinton in 2016. you expect and deserved best as an american citizen. what we got was a bunch of bias pan narcissism. good to see you. liz: the democrats really going after each other. it looks like a good old-fashioned policy debate. how the attacks could help trump and the debates are a referendum on president obama. ♪ ♪ introducing the all-new chevy silverado. with fifty industry-firsts. it's the strongest, most advanced silverado ever. when i walked through a snowthat's when i knewt
those are the criticisms of james comey. we know the men and women of the fbi are honorable, patriotic. i talked to many officials who say they don't like what's going not washington bureau, the d.c. bureau, they feel they are a law unto themselves. >> i think that's largely right. there are a lot of rank and file people. it would never dawn on them to go on "the view" or write kiss and tell books. it's what you don't want in place for the most of sensitive corruption probes you...
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why is comey claiming vindication. here with me tonight, on the panel attorney and fox news contributor emily comic-co. and matt welch and david koller, editor-in-chief and author of the donald. chris benford. emily i know you want to get on this with your lawyerly point of view. we know he shared his memos with the media but he did it through his friend. >> which the ig found it did not matter. this report has the serrated him. while they were using technical, they were saying what were you thank you. for example, it was my diary, they said there was no basis in law and it was also plainly stated in the statue that there is no such thing as official record and when he said i was just sharing it with my attorney whether it's an official record or classify, it's been wrongly held by the u.s. supreme court and there's no such thing as a protection of sharing something classified or official with your attorney. i also point out when he said about it, it was because of the may country and i had this duty. and they said tha
why is comey claiming vindication. here with me tonight, on the panel attorney and fox news contributor emily comic-co. and matt welch and david koller, editor-in-chief and author of the donald. chris benford. emily i know you want to get on this with your lawyerly point of view. we know he shared his memos with the media but he did it through his friend. >> which the ig found it did not matter. this report has the serrated him. while they were using technical, they were saying what were...
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what comey hid from trump, how comey misled the president, all in a push to secretly do surveillance of the trump campaign to bring trump down. supporter chaos. law enforcement seizing enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people. it's a massive drug bust spanning three states. we warned you about drug cartels here. it was a drug operation that shockingly even used the u.s. postal service to ship in drugs from china. you won't believe how the democrats want to solve the border problem. >>> to the 2020 democrat speaking out, telling the truth that president obama did not do a good job on the economy. that's what critics on wall street have said, that the economy quote, was not working for most of us under obama. >>> plus democrat worries grow over joe biden's mistakes that keep piling up. we've got the latest, and the network now helping biden, defending and rescuing biden from his own mistakes by, wait for it, trying to blame biden's mistakes on president trump. it's a debate about media bias that's gone off the rails. thanks for joining us. i'm elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" s
what comey hid from trump, how comey misled the president, all in a push to secretly do surveillance of the trump campaign to bring trump down. supporter chaos. law enforcement seizing enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people. it's a massive drug bust spanning three states. we warned you about drug cartels here. it was a drug operation that shockingly even used the u.s. postal service to ship in drugs from china. you won't believe how the democrats want to solve the border problem....
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comey got lucky." is mr. president right on that? >> i think bill barr is a consummate professional and even though he's been unfairly criticized in connection with the mueller report, what we see now is he is a stand-up guy who makes the tough decisions and he is going to make it based on the facts. he did the right thing. >> sandra: former deputy general rod rosenstein appeared to take a shot at former fbi director james comey in this response on twitter. he said it is important to follow established policies and procedures especially when the stakes are high. we should be most on guard when we believe that our own uncomfortable circumstances justified ignoring principles respected by our predecessors. he was talking earlier, someone who had known james comey for some time, also saying how long he has known james comey and just the sheer disappointment for some of their colleagues and friends of the past. >> the report itself or michael horowitz documents the fact that the people who worked with jam
comey got lucky." is mr. president right on that? >> i think bill barr is a consummate professional and even though he's been unfairly criticized in connection with the mueller report, what we see now is he is a stand-up guy who makes the tough decisions and he is going to make it based on the facts. he did the right thing. >> sandra: former deputy general rod rosenstein appeared to take a shot at former fbi director james comey in this response on twitter. he said it is...
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james comey owes the country an apology. we know he did it because he was out to get the president. >> james comey had a personnel vendetta. he believes his role in the fbi was one he was the ultimate judge and jury on anything he did or did not like. >> only in washington, d.c. can you have 70 plus pages of bad news and expect an apology. the inspector general's report will be more damning than this. >> i still have a bone to pick with director comey. greg, should he be prosecuted for leaking memos after being fired? >> that goes back to my initial point. you can't trust tall people. short people are more trust worthy and more down-to-earth. we don't pull this crap. the real jack asses are the media that painted him as a cross. he was their tool. he and mccabe are getting a game show on cnn, called leak, lose or draw. >> he is getting a taste of his own medicine. he said all of the things about hillary clinton. >> it's an interesting one. he has no constituencieconstitu. he alienated a lot of people. i read a lengthy defens
james comey owes the country an apology. we know he did it because he was out to get the president. >> james comey had a personnel vendetta. he believes his role in the fbi was one he was the ultimate judge and jury on anything he did or did not like. >> only in washington, d.c. can you have 70 plus pages of bad news and expect an apology. the inspector general's report will be more damning than this. >> i still have a bone to pick with director comey. greg, should he be...
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comey admitted everything on camera. if you are prosecuting this case, it would be open and shut but it won't be prosecuted. apparently comey will never be tried for the crimes he committed. according to the hills john solomon, the doj has decided not to prosecute james comey on the grounds that punishing him for breaking the law would seem, cold, petty and vindictive. of course, petty and vindictive describes the culture of the fbi under jim comey. patty and petty and vindictive is the regent reason roger stone has been treated more harshly than jeffrey epstein ever was. petty and vindictive sums up the entire russia investigation. and the effort to destroy donald trump's entire life. he abused the public's trust peered in 2016, he repeatedly injected himself into the political arena and by his own admission, he considered the political effect of his actions when he did so. his subordinates meanwhile, pete molly peter strzok and lisa page, low some people, repeatedly conspired to use fbi resources to sabotage the presid
comey admitted everything on camera. if you are prosecuting this case, it would be open and shut but it won't be prosecuted. apparently comey will never be tried for the crimes he committed. according to the hills john solomon, the doj has decided not to prosecute james comey on the grounds that punishing him for breaking the law would seem, cold, petty and vindictive. of course, petty and vindictive describes the culture of the fbi under jim comey. patty and petty and vindictive is the regent...
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this is with comey, i know everybody is upset and it looks like comey is going to walk. i have faith. i faith that the people doing this investigation are going to hold these people accountable. for three years, two years, we've been hearing that all of this is going to come to fruition and a lot of people are frustrated, disappointed. they were today when it was said that comey is not going to be prosecuted, for all reasons, because he didn't intend to do it. there has to be accountability here.en and i think that it's going to happen at great timing for the 2020 election. let's just see. >> sean: i agree with all that. i actually see similarities between you and trump. let me tell you what two of them are. number one, you've got to be able to take a punch. you paved the way for a lot of us that are conservatives in the media. you have taken more than your fair share. and then, you've got to fight for what you believe. my biggest criticism of republicans is that they areh weak, a lot of them, and timid and afraid to do what you do b every day. to do what trump is doing.
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will congress really get comey off the hook? katy? >> he has momentiesa memos at h, he was fired, fbi agents had to go to his house to get the confidential memos and he lost two of them. it not okay for david petraeus to have classified information in his drawer in his house, why is this okay for comey. kennedy: he is still rotting at rikers. >> i am not a fan of james comey. kennedy: i don't blame you, you worked for hillary. >> he is part was reason why she is not president of united states. kennedy: that and her likability. >> two ladies on panel say i am pivoting, i am fascinated by idea you call out what you view bad corruption this -- >> ig called it out not me. >> this administration is over flowing with corruption and son-in-law. you refuse to want to acknowledge that. kennedy: do you think we should have a special counsel that drags on for two more years dealing with deep staters like james comey who were working to secure presidency of hillary clinton? even though she was corrupt. >> did you hear what i said, i said kennedy
will congress really get comey off the hook? katy? >> he has momentiesa memos at h, he was fired, fbi agents had to go to his house to get the confidential memos and he lost two of them. it not okay for david petraeus to have classified information in his drawer in his house, why is this okay for comey. kennedy: he is still rotting at rikers. >> i am not a fan of james comey. kennedy: i don't blame you, you worked for hillary. >> he is part was reason why she is not president...
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to want to hear their full thoughts on comey and the ig reports moments away. remember this audio glitch? >> i apologize. this new yorker volunteer to get rid of him for you. that's not his only problem is neither is the fact that he missed the cut for the next democratic debate. why is a much bigger problem on his hands right now plus concerns mounting as hurricane dorian now expected to be a monstrous category 4 storm when it makes landfall. coming up the latest on his path. trish regan prime-time begins right now. i'm david asman and for trish. our top story tonight a blistering report from the inspector general claiming james comey violated his own agency's policy by leaking memos that meaning is private conversations with president come to a friend with specific instructions to share them with a reporter. the ig writing in no uncertain terms quote by not safeguarding sensitive information obtained during the course of this fbi employment and by using it to create public pressure for official action comey set a dangerous example for the over 35,000 current
to want to hear their full thoughts on comey and the ig reports moments away. remember this audio glitch? >> i apologize. this new yorker volunteer to get rid of him for you. that's not his only problem is neither is the fact that he missed the cut for the next democratic debate. why is a much bigger problem on his hands right now plus concerns mounting as hurricane dorian now expected to be a monstrous category 4 storm when it makes landfall. coming up the latest on his path. trish regan...