By James Comey March 4 at 6:23 PM James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general.
Providing detailed information about a completed investigation of intense public interest has long been a part of Justice Department practice. It doesn’t happen often, because ordinarily nothing outweighs the privacy interests of the subject of an investigation that ends without public charges. But department tradition recognizes that transparency is especially important where polarized politics and baseless attacks challenge law enforcement’s credibility.
In October 2015, the Justice Department again shared information about a case involving corrosive doubts. For years, Republicans claimed that the Internal Revenue Service had illegally targeted tea party groups because of their political beliefs. In response to the allegations, the department did an extensive investigation, which ended with no charges being brought. But it didn’t stop there.
The department had concluded a prosecution was not legally possible, but still told the American people what it knew about Padilla. To do that, the Justice Department provided Congress with a written report and laid out in a news conference detailed information about Padilla’s terrorist connections, his murderous plans and his confession. It was an extraordinary amount of information in an uncharged case.
the only case bigger is one where senior officials of a supposed impartial institution conspired to thwart the will of the voters
Republicans are wrong, just like when you investigated Hillary for accepting bribes from pardon peeps? Thought we forgot, did ya? You've been around a long time, playing a dirty, dirty game, but I know who is keeping score, don't you?
It's funny how Dems so hated Comey, by extension this would include the WaPo. But since Trump fired him, now they all love the guy. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Your comment on Lois Lerne says it all. Systematic corruption protected by the DOJ. Bipartisan protection. Lerne didn't have a lapse in judgement she is as corrupt as the politicians she helped. Wake up America
Hiding something? Oh no Don't tell anyone Keeping the public out of it Silence the American people Inconvenient truth to be told Doesn't fit your memoir Tarnish your profile Awwww Tell them in prison
This Comey piece would have a deal more credibility if he hadn't hidden his Trump-Russia investigation from Congressional overseers, or if he'd written back when DOJ was obstructing demands to see docs from that probe. -Kim Strassel
Republicans have never denied transparency is possible, or that it should exist.
And this piece shows what's wrong in this country. Crimes are committed then let off the hook by lapses of judgement. Corruption is entrenched on both sides and they will not ever properly self police. Just like Vatican
U would think he would stay less visible... He crawled out of his cave to crap on all of us one more time...
Oh Mr Dirty Cop himself.. Read Gregg Jarretts Book Save It ..It will b worth a fortune one day... Comey destroyed r Dept of the FBI...HE DESTROYED THE RULE OF LAW... What else u got Comey?
GO AWAY! U were investigating Trump for TREASON whole time and all u did was PR AGAINST HILLARY!!!
Wow! Comey just said Trump was a 'subject' of the Mueller investigation.
He did as much as Russia to help elect Trump. I really don’t care what he has to say
Oh, we demand nothing less, big fella.
What about the ones they don't have 'an interest in'? Like the fact the DoD & DHS are torturing several thousand innocent Americans w/ electronic weapons, killing some. We've pleaded to the F.B.I., and everyone else. We have irrefutable, forensic quality proof. Where is justice?
Kinda like your transparency or?
This dickfer is the reason Trump needs to drain the swamp.
“Not if we have anything to say about it” replied a chorus of republican senators and congressmen who’ve done everything in their power to prevent a light being shone on Donald Trump’s crooked behavior.
The RAT is squeaking again!
He is a liar.
GOP are not going to listen to him. Trump has them hypnotized.
Attention ALL DEMOCRATS 🇺🇸AmericanDos is voting for anyone promising tangibles & reparations for descendants of American slavery SOLELY & ONLY. If no one promises this, we are fully prepared to not exercise our right to vote, we're ok with another 13 years of Trump-Pence ADOS
Thank God Comey has chimed in on transparency 😐
Any chance we could ship Comey off to a deserted island so we don’t have to hear another word from him?
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