To know where the Russia probe is headed, pay attention to the topics Comey avoided
By Eugene Robinson Opinion writer June 8 at 6:54 PM
What do you do if you’ve just been fired as director of the FBI, the administration has chosen to “defame” you with “lies plain and simple,” and you believe the president of the United States may be trying to obstruct justice? You leak bombshell information to the media in hopes of forcing the appointment of a special counsel. It might work.
Actually, it did work.
In stunning public testimony Thursday, James B. Comey acknowledged arranging for a friend to leak details of a conversation Comey had with President Trump — the Feb. 14 Oval Office encounter in which Trump said he hoped the FBI director could “drop” the bureau’s investigation of fired national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to Comey’s contemporaneous notes. “I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel,” Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee about his orchestrated leak.
more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/to-know-where-the-russia-probe-is-headed-pay-attention-to-what-comey-didnt-say/2017/06/08/e9ac5360-4c8f-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.68b97f804df9
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