What's the holdup Rod?

Quote:The Justice Department missed a Monday deadline to provide GOP congressmen copies of memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his conversations with President Trump – but is seeking a brief extension while officials review the request.

Three House Republican committee chairmen made the request in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, saying Comey relied on the memos to write parts of his new book.

"Now that at least the excerpts of the book are out, and it appears like there is much in the book that comes from the memos," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes told Fox News' Martha MacCallum Friday on "The Story."


But as Comey’s book hits the shelves and Comey himself discusses memo contents in interviews, Rosenstein wrote a letter to the three GOP lawmakers on Monday saying officials need to consult further, citing an ongoing investigation and concerns about classified material.

“Department officials are consulting with the relevant parties … one or more of the memos may relate to an ongoing investigation, may contained classified information, and may report confidential Presidential communications, so we have a legal duty to evaluate the consequences of providing access to them,” he wrote.

But he said they are proceeding “as quickly as we can” and hope to have a response by “mid-week.”

Nunes on Friday also cited Comey's admission in congressional testimony in June 2017 that he had given his friend, Columbia University Professor Daniel Richman, his memos about discussions with Trump in order to have his notes leaked to The New York Times.

The scheme, which Comey suggested was an effort to ensure the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, undercuts any claim that the documents need to remain secret, Nunes argued.

"So, they were already leaked to The New York Times," Nunes added. "They should be made available, not just to all the key congressional committees, but they also should be made available to the public. ... I think they will get them to us."

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Are these the same memos they already handed over to Comey for him to write his book?

Gowdy read the memos and said that with the exception of very minor redacting, the memos need to be released........nothing top secret about them at all. Also said they'd be Defense Exhibit No. 1 in an obstruction of justice trial against the prez, which is probably why the FBM doesn't want to release them.

(04-17-2018 10:53 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Are these the same memos they already handed over to Comey for him to write his book?

No, Comey illegally copied and stole them as they were not his personal property.

Quote:In January, Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Rosenstein inquiring whether Comey had improperly leaked classified memos to Richman.

"According to press reports, Professor Daniel Richman of Columbia Law School stated that Mr. Comey provided him four of the seven memoranda and encouraged him to “detail [Comey’s] memos to the press,'" Grassley wrote.

"If it’s true that Professor Richman had four of the seven memos, then in light of the fact that four of the seven memos the Committee reviewed are classified, it would appear that at least one memo the former FBI director gave Professor Richman contained classified information," the letter continued.

The FBM has classified all of them from what I understand.

(04-17-2018 11:10 AM)TechRocks Wrote:  

Quote:In January, Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Rosenstein inquiring whether Comey had improperly leaked classified memos to Richman.

"According to press reports, Professor Daniel Richman of Columbia Law School stated that Mr. Comey provided him four of the seven memoranda and encouraged him to “detail [Comey’s] memos to the press,'" Grassley wrote.

"If it’s true that Professor Richman had four of the seven memos, then in light of the fact that four of the seven memos the Committee reviewed are classified, it would appear that at least one memo the former FBI director gave Professor Richman contained classified information," the letter continued.

Why isn't the FBI kicking in the door to his home and office and taking PCs, papers, hard drives and his phone? Or why hasn't congress used it's power to subpoena the man?

Wouldn't it be funny if Comey's book ended up putting him in jail ?

(04-17-2018 11:19 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(04-17-2018 11:10 AM)TechRocks Wrote:  

Quote:In January, Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Rosenstein inquiring whether Comey had improperly leaked classified memos to Richman.

"According to press reports, Professor Daniel Richman of Columbia Law School stated that Mr. Comey provided him four of the seven memoranda and encouraged him to “detail [Comey’s] memos to the press,'" Grassley wrote.

"If it’s true that Professor Richman had four of the seven memos, then in light of the fact that four of the seven memos the Committee reviewed are classified, it would appear that at least one memo the former FBI director gave Professor Richman contained classified information," the letter continued.

Why isn't the FBI kicking in the door to his home and office and taking PCs, papers, hard drives and his phone? Or why hasn't congress used it's power to subpoena the man?

Good questions. He's admitted to leaking documents that the FBM still considers classified.

Also, google "list of names of people who have lied to federal investigators"......most of them have been convicted, pleaded guilty, or otherwise have been punished for their crimes. Andrew McCabe, lied under oath to IG officials and so far, nada, goose egg, zilch.

I'll be very disappointed if he walks free.

Time to quit farting around here. Issue the contempt citation and get the Sgt at Arms to haul Rosenstein's ass in.

I want to know if Stormy reported the $130 grand on her taxes.

(04-17-2018 12:59 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  I want to know if Stormy reported the $130 grand on her taxes.

Probably not. However, she probably wrote the Bolt-ons off on her taxes.

The settlement might not be considered earn income....

depending on the wording

(04-17-2018 01:02 PM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  

(04-17-2018 12:59 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  I want to know if Stormy reported the $130 grand on her taxes.

Probably not. However, she probably wrote the Bolt-ons off on her taxes.

And the case of tissue.

Wonder if stormy blew a deadline, she's blown everything else

(04-17-2018 02:57 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Wonder if stormy blew a deadline, she's blown everything else

I don’t know, but is that egg on her face?

(04-17-2018 03:03 PM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(04-17-2018 02:57 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Wonder if stormy blew a deadline, she's blown everything else

I don’t know, but is that egg on her face?

Sticky situation

Quote:Rosenstein wrote a letter to the three GOP lawmakers on Monday saying officials need to consult further, citing an ongoing investigation and concerns about classified material.

But he said they are proceeding “as quickly as we can” and hope to have a response by “mid-week.”

More time to consult? That's a heap of bullpucky! They're buying time to determine who's buttocks are on the line and how to save the FBI's rep. A hoped for "response" by mid-week is NOT an admission that the memos will be officially turned over. Issue the contempt citation by end of day tomorrow. That officially ends "mid-week."

(04-17-2018 03:05 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(04-17-2018 03:03 PM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(04-17-2018 02:57 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Wonder if stormy blew a deadline, she's blown everything else

I don’t know, but is that egg on her face?

Sticky situation

White gravy from the TubeSteak.