The Noble Brutus Has Said Clinton is Ambitious
When FBI Director James Comey injected himself into the Presidential election last week, his defenders and excusers claimed that he actually had no choice, and that fairness and honesty compelled him to deliver a letter unto the Congressional Republicans that leaked almost before it arrived in their sieve-like in basket.
If it hadn’t been for his ridiculous editorializing earlier this year when he announced that nothing illegal had been done to, on, about, or around her email server, Comey might have been able to skate on the “shucks, just doin’ muh dooty” line. But it turns out, as it so often does, that a Republican applied a ridiculously unbalanced double standard when it comes to actual threats to the Republic.
Harry Reid, ever the sparkplug, called him out on it; “Hey COMEY! How about a little status on The Muscovian Candidate, Donald Trumpski, and his multiple ties to Russia the Feebs are supposed to be investigating? And, BTW, ever heard of a little thing called the Hatch Act?”
If we could even hear crickets on this! But the silence has been deafening. What does the FBI know? Here are three things we can be sure of:
- Paul Manafort and his ties via Ukraine to the Russian oligarchy. Although Manafort was jettisoned from the campaign, his ties to the Ukraine were deep enough that the FBI was, indeed, investigating him. (Not to mention Trump “adviser” Carter Page.) Anything found yet? Who knows, because the FBI does not comment on ongoing investigations.
- Per an awesome Slate article: The Justice League of Computer Nerds (a name I made up but should be shouted from the rooftops) has discovered via DNS calls a covert server-to-server communication between a Trump “email” server and Moscow’s Alfa Bank, run by an old oligarchical buddy of…Vladimir Putin. As soon as the NYT asked them about it, the server name was changed. After the name was changed, the first computer to ping it was – Moscow. But then communication ceased entirely. Is this being investigated? Who knows, because the FBI does not comment on ongoing investigations.
- Per an awesome David Corn/Mother Jones Article: The Justice League of Former Spies (another made-up name but oh! so apropos) while performing opposition research (“oppo”) on Trump, learned from Russian sources that a long-term game to cultivate and influence Trump was in play. So compelling was the proof, that although they were working in a private capacity, they submitted their information to the FBI. Does it lead anywhere? Who knows, because the FBI does not comment on ongoing investigations.
As if this big, smoky Trumpster fire were not enough, the one FBI thing that has been fairly well-documented has been the link from hacked Democrats to Wikileaks via Russian hackers, which Trump still denies in spite of his intelligence (hah!) briefings. So, clearly, Mister Fair And Even-Handed Don’t Appear To Be Withholding Info Comey would agree that THAT should have been public knowledge?
In fact, Comey argued AGAINST making that well-sourced and proven but hurtful to Trump information public because it was TOO CLOSE TO AN ELECTION. But when faced with the exact same determination to hurt Clinton on mere conjecture? No problem: send the memo toss that hand grenade.
But the FBI does not comment on ongoing investigations.
And Brutus is an honorable man.
Okay… here’s the deal:
Step One: Get Hillz elected.
Step Two: Get Obama to put a fire under Comey’s ass. Then fire him.
Step Three: President Clinton initiates a full scale investigation into the dealings of now private citizen Donald J. Trump.
Yeah… I know. But a guy can dream, can’t he?
1Your best, cogent but detailed piece of writing yet! Many thanks for the summation.
Holding the fort in Limestone County (and already voted).
2This whole mess smells to high heaven of Republican partisanship by Comey. At the very least, he should have waited until he knew what he was talking about. Casting a cloud of suspicion over Clinton while at the same time keeping mum on the Russian involvement says all we need to know. Thanks for the run-down on Manafort, the secret server and the spy report, Primo.
3Primo, while the apricot beast is concern trolling Hilz about all the impending House “investigations,” he fails to mention his little Trump U problem, his business failures and his missing tax returns, etc. With his Russian connections, he and his surrogates are like a napping hunting dog, ‘bear? what bear?’
Donnie, that would be the bear that is here to eat you, when you fail to deliver on what you owe.
How happy will China be, if Russia beats them to Donnie’s few remaining A$$-ettes?
Oh, and Comey, have you ever thought about having one of your crack computer forensic teams start with determining how Anthony transferred Huma’s e-mails to his laptop?
4#ArrestJamesComey
5And esteemed former prosti…prosecutor Trey Bundestag (total idiot-SC) says the Hatch Act simply does not apply because Obama is campaigning.
6https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6jUsFo9b9a0/WBfv79JragI/AAAAAAABheo/cEtyKEN8-p0ywbeRLbPBNZhgCvVVceRoACLcB/s640/4%2Bandy%2Bmarlette.jpg
7I’d like to see Comey suspended from his position “pending the outcome of a criminal investigation” and let him deal with innuendo and see how he likes it. Then in late January the new administration can say “never mind!” Poetic justice.
8This is a good article on Vox.com about the GOP’s “Prime Directive”: they know Hillary’s guilty of something, they just have to keep digging until they find out what it is. And digging. And digging.
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/31/13474116/clinton-prime-directive
9Trump is banking (literally) on winning the presidency so he can declare an executive order absolving him of all legal proceeding against him. Then he will turn the workings of government over to Pence (a Manafort hand pick) who is just a pale faced lump of puke.
10After Comey shot his foot onto the national stage this week, I came to the realization that I’d previously seen that face. Now I want DNA tests for Comey because he sure looks like Lindsey Graham’s son from another test tube. Look closely folks; the resemblance is uncanny.
11TTPT, thanks for the link– good article.
Clinton had damn well better win this one. It sucks when a game you care about is lost to a bad referee’s call, and we care a whole lot about this one.
12Does anyone remember the end that Brutus came to?
At the moment, I didn’t hear a word from anyone this AM about either Presidential candidate but I sure heard about Comey and it wasn’t good! Its as if Clinton and Trump have disappeared from the national scene.
13If the statute of limitations hasn’t expired, I *still* would be satisfied to have war profiteers incarcerated for Iraq.
14But I guess that kind of issue isn’t what the FBI is about.
I agree Old Fart.
I’ve been reading that Comey’s little political trick is backfiring against him because decent Americans have a thing about fairness. Comey’s obvious unfairness is creating sympathy for Hillary.
15Interesting, but I read that one of trump’s daughters in law said daddy trump pressured Comey to blab.
16@Tilphousia, I also read that the wife of Erich, who I refer to as a face looking for a baseball bat, was crowing about Trump pressuring the FBI.
17“wife of Erich, who I refer to as a face looking for a baseball bat”
Hahahahahahahahahaha! In this election season, I’ll take any laugh I can find. Thanks Myrnatoo.
18You know, right now is time to NOT freak out…
We ARE talking about the human Molotov here, and there HAS to be more video Drumpf-barf. That being said, Trevor Noah made the most depressing Daily Show ever, last night.
Fight On!
19It will be interesting over the next four years to watch how the right-wingers simultaneously criticize President Clinton both for being a woman and for not being womanly enough.
20Thank you for that, Primo!
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