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pat_k

(11,887 posts)
9. I don't know.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:44 PM
Saturday

There was reporting that the indictment was coming early in the week, so there must have been leaks that Halligan was presenting to a grand jury.

Back in 2020, they were obsessed with discrediting Comey. The ONLY "smoking gun" they could come up with then was the notion that Comey "authorized" McCabe's leak of the status of the investigation into the Clinton Foundation in 2017.

In response to Sen. Ted Fucking Cruz (to use his full name), Mr. Comey stated simply, and by all subsequent investigation, truthfully, that he had never authorized a leak of information.

It was a pretty simple set of facts to present, so wouldn't take long, particularly because what Halligan presented undoubtedly excluded the fact the accusations had already been investigated and dispensed with, or the fact that her predecessor was fired for refusing to pursue an indictment because there was no "there" there.

AI summary:

Leak source and subject: In 2017, it became publicly known that then-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe had authorized a leak to a Wall Street Journal reporter in late 2016 regarding the status of the investigation. McCabe was subsequently accused of lying to the DOJ inspector general about authorizing this leak, which eventually contributed to his dismissal from the FBI in 2018.

Inspector general's conclusion: A later investigation by the DOJ inspector general found that while McCabe had shared information, FBI rules allowed the deputy director to speak with the media without authorization. The report also concluded that former FBI Director James Comey had not authorized the leak.


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Holy Shit! malaise Saturday #1
Correction pat_k Saturday #4
Thanks malaise Saturday #12
Are they really making up their own charges? Baitball Blogger Saturday #2
When did the grand jury convene to bring these charges? This happened so quickly Deuxcents Saturday #5
Or are they using the results of a grand jury that concluded just the opposite of what they're doing? Baitball Blogger Saturday #7
These charges came within days of statute of limitations, got a grand jury together to charge 2 counts Deuxcents Saturday #8
The bogus case wouldn't.take long to present pat_k Saturday #10
I don't know. pat_k Saturday #9
Supposedly not about McCabe, about Richman Justice Yesterday #28
Oh man! How many dots that don't connect did they... pat_k 11 hrs ago #30
I wonder if the grand jury "No billed" and they wrote up a "True bill" anyway. 3Hotdogs Saturday #21
MAGA incompetency might be the one thing that saves us from the voter incompetency that elected these dipshits. W_HAMILTON Saturday #3
Yes. And the level of incompetence is staggering. pat_k Saturday #6
Thanks malaise Saturday #11
Remember, she will be handling cases against real criminals too. Sneederbunk Saturday #13
Already, the entire 47 DOJ has lost all credibility with judges ... pat_k Saturday #18
As I said before, I smell a rat and the judge should moniss Saturday #14
My thoughts in this previous post: pat_k Yesterday #27
Was it just a way to get the original charges Buddyzbuddy Saturday #15
My thought in this previous post: pat_k Yesterday #26
I Don't Get It DET Saturday #16
That's how I read it too--but the story is confusing. Nt spooky3 Saturday #23
I don't read fabrication into it pat_k Yesterday #25
I don't read "fabrication" into it. pat_k Saturday #24
Thank You! DET Yesterday #29
So, this is the government we deserve? SleeplessinSoCal Saturday #17
Dumber than rocks. Joinfortmill Saturday #19
" I didn't know we had to tell Your Honor one single consistent story: struggle4progress Saturday #20
It's a rickety bridge no one in their right mind would try to cross pat_k 8 hrs ago #31
Looks as if lawyering was not her entry in the Miss Colorado talent competition. Nt spooky3 Saturday #22
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