Suddenly, the leaker is concerned about leaks.

superbeets · Nov 30, 2018

[h=2]House GOP lawyers blast Comey's 'grandiose' demand for public hearing after he asks judge to throw out subpoena for closed-door grilling because his testimony might LEAK[/h]

The former FBI director has filed a motion to quash a subpoena by House Republicans
House Republican lawyers responded with their own legal filing
They say no other witness made such a 'grandiose demand'
Legal brief cites 'Mr. Comey’s temerity'
A judge ordered the two sides to provide arguments in advance of a Monday hearing on the subject
Republicans filed a subpoena ordering him to appear in private Dec. 3
Comey demanded 'transparency' and argues Republicans will selectively leak information if he appears in private
He may be playing a waiting game, as Democrats are set to take over the committee after the new year
Lawyers call closed interview 'abusive to witnesses'
Comey himself penned memos about his interactions with President Trump that got leaked

superbeets · Nov 30, 2018

Lawyers for the Republican-run House Judiciary Committee are ridiculing former FBI Director James Comey for a 'grandiose' demand to 'dictate' the terms of his testimony after getting a subpoena.
The lawyers responded Friday to a motion filed by Comey's lawyers seeking to resist a subpoena to appear behind closed doors in Congress by claiming lawmakers were likely to leak the contents to his own disadvantage.
'Putting aside the procedural and constitutional infirmities of Mr. Comey’s ill-conceived litigation, Mr. Comey has identified no colorable basis to object to his deposition,' write three lawyers for the House General Counsel in response to Comey's suit.
'Instead, he wishes to dictate the terms of his appearance by demanding a public hearing,' the House lawyers add in one of many passages seeking to torch his claims in highly personalized terms.

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Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey argue a subpoena to appear behind closed doors is 'abusive to witnesses' due to likely leaks

'No other witness involved in this investigation has made such a grandiose demand, and this Court should not countenance Mr. Comey’s temerity in attempting to dictate the terms on which he will deign to comply with his constitutional obligations,' argue the attorneys, Thomas Hungar, Todd Tatelman, and Kimberly Hamm.
The filing is laced with terms that disparage Comey's position, saying he 'brazenly demands' the court grant his request, and terms his effort 'extraordinary and frivolous.'
'As far as undersigned counsel is aware, no district court in the history of the Republic has ever granted such a request,' the lawyers write.

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Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee responded to Comey's request to quash a subpoena

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The legal filing blasts Comey's 'grandiose demand' in personalized terms

Judge Trevor McFadden postponed a ruling until Monday, giving both sides the weekend to bolster their arguments, The Hill reported.
No other witness involved in this investigation has made such a grandiose demand, and this Court should not countenance Mr. Comey’s temerity in attempting to dictate the terms on which he will deign to comply with his constitutional obligations. - House Judiciary Committee lawyers

The lawyers site the authority and jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee, and say the federal court lacks jurisdiction to rule on a 'legislative act' protected by the Constitution's 'Speech or Debate Clause,' which provides for Congress to exercise its power outside of interference from other branches.
The lawyers claim Comey made 'fatal concessions' in his own filing when he said the FBI, which he used to head, and the Justice Department are 'appropriately subject to congressional oversight.'
They also cite the Constitution's stipulation that each House of Congress 'may determine the Rules of its Proceedings' – something properly delegated to committees.
A declaration by the general counsel and parliamentarian for the House Judiciary makes the case for why Comey's testimony is in bounds – while also spelling out how Republicans plan to use it to try to go after the origins of the Russia probe as well as his handling of the Clinton email scandal.
The statement notes that Comey 'ultimately made the decision' and was the 'primary author of the press statement' announcing the decision not to prosecute Clinton. And it says he was 'personally involved' with the Russia probe and 'signed off' on the surveillance warrant for Trump advisor Carter Page, who came under scrutiny for his Russia ties during the campaign.
The furious response came after Comey filed a motion to quash a House subpoena ordering him to testify in private – arguing the conditions would lead to 'selective leaks' and is 'abusive to witnesses.'
Comey, who has previously gotten grilled by both the House and Senate in public over his handling of the Clinton email scandal and his firing by President Donald Trump, has been ordered to appear December 3.
The GOP-run House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees are demanding he appear as part of their probe into decisions not to prosecute Clinton, as well as FBI conduct during the Russia investigation.
But Comey argues that a closed hearing would allow for 'selective leaks, is abusive to witnesses, and furthers no legitimate congressional purpose,' according to a court filing by his lawyers.
The filing cites what it calls the 'abusive pattern of the selective leaking' by the joint committee.
His legal team also argues that Trump's criticisms, a combination of leaks and his tweets have created a 'corrosive narrative' that could harm his credibility.

superbeets · Nov 30, 2018

The narrative, they claim, is that Clinton has 'committed serious crimes but was given unwarranted leniency', whereas the president has been 'been saddled with unwarranted scrutiny, for purely partisan political reasons, by the same FBI and DOJ'.
It cites a Supreme Court case that grew out of the McCarthy hearings, and a ruling that if a subpoena is 'issued solely for sake of exposure or intimidation, then it exceeds the legislative function of Congress.'
It was unclear how much weight Comey's arguments would carry against Congress, which has compelled cabinet officials and corporate chiefs to appear at numerous hearings in the past, even if those on the other side of the dais considered it grandstanding.

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Comey is resisting the subpoena, but says he will appear at a public hearing. If the matter gets delayed until January, Democrats will take over the committees

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The lawyers cite committee leaks, including leaking of the testimony of former deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who was fired after a report cited him for leaking

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Comey's lawyers are fighting the subpoena

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LETS DO THIS IN PRIVATE: Comey got a subpoena to appear before the GOP committees Dec. 3

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Comey says he would be willing to appear in public to testify where the public and the media would be present and his views could get aired in full.
'Today my legal team filed court papers to try to get transparency from House Republicans. Let the American people watch,' Comey wrote.
President Trump has attempted to brand Comey a 'leaker' and a 'liar' for having kept copious private notes during his time at the FBI and then passing them on to a friend.
Bombshell stories of Trump demanding what Comey said was a pledge of 'loyalty' from Trump made it into the New York Times following a leak.
Comey also tweeted about the subpoena over the holiday weekend.
'Happy Thanksgiving. Got a subpoena from House Republicans. I'm still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions,' he wrote on Thanksgiving. 'But I will resist a 'closed door' thing because I've seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. Let's have a hearing and invite everyone to see.'
Comey's lawyers, Vincent Cohen, Brett Kohlhofer, David Kelley, Jeffrey Brown, and Kaitlyn Walsh of Dechert LLP, also cited numerous leaks from closed testimony that ended up in the press. Among them are snippets from fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, FBI lovers Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, and Justice Department official Bruce Ohr.
Former attorney general Jeff Sessions fired McCabe following an IG report that faulted him for leaking.
Comey's lawyers even quote Oversight panel chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, who said: 'I don't get the chance to say this very often, but I do think Jim Comey is right. Leaks are counterproductive whether Jim Comey is doing it, whether the FBI is doing it, or whether Congress is doing it.'

superbeets · Nov 30, 2018

Reason he wants an open session means he can dodge questions as being classified.

Dave007inVegas · Dec 1, 2018

superbeets said:
Reason he wants an open session means he can dodge questions as being classified.

Yep. Me thinks his anus might be slightly puckered.

GasMan · Dec 1, 2018

Arrest him and let him answer questions in a jump suit

Willie99 · Dec 1, 2018

What I love best about Comey. The democrats absolutely hated him, blamed him for Hillary losing, wanted him gone....... , until Trump fired him. Since then they love the guy

It's genetics

rolltide · Dec 10, 2018

non-partisan Comey pleads to public to vote for anyone that can beat Trump....

[FONT=&quot]December 10, 2018[/FONT]
[h=1]Naked partisan: James Comey's mask comes off[/h][FONT=&quot]By Monica Showalter[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]With the Mueller team failing to indict President Trump for collusion with the Russians, Mueller's ally, former FBI director James Comey has gone to Plan B: exhorting Democrats to beat Trump at ballot box.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to CNN:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Former FBI Director James Comey asked American voters Sunday night to end Donald Trump's presidency with a "landslide" victory for his opponent in 2020.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"All of us should use every breath we have to make sure the lies stop on January 20, 2021," Comey told an audience at the 92nd Street Y on New York City's Upper East Side. He all but begged Democrats to set aside their ideological differences and nominate the person best suited to defeating Trump in an election.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]What we are seeing here is the partisan agenda of Comey exposed as those desperate cries to Democrats go out.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Comey was never about rule of law in this long-ranging, and unprecedented for an ex FBI director, campaign against President Trump. He was just about getting rid of the guy he isn't happy he saw get elected. Since when have we ever heard from an ex-FBI director "calling on Americans" for anything? With the Mueller investigation failing to find anything of substance on Trump, at least over Russia, the gears have shifted. Now the agenda is to just elect Democrats, any Democrats – anything that can be done to get rid of Trump.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That's about par for what most Trumpsters thought his game always was, but now this coming out act about voting Trump from office exposes Comey's non-partisan Mr. Probity earlier act as a fraud.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Comey made his bones talking about what a non-partisan guy he was, how as a lawman, he was a just-the-facts kind of guy, "sensible, balanced, and ethical," and how he was above politics. His book, after all, was called A Higher Loyalty. Maybe his book tour told him that blather wasn't selling.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Now that "narrative" is done. He's out of the closet as a naked partisan. The mask is off. He hated Trump for partisan reasons, and he's off to the races.[/FONT]
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