Comey's Testimony

Six days before he was fired by President Trump, former FBI Director James Comey gave the testimony shown above. In discussing whether the FBI had ever been asked to end an investigation for political reasons, he said it would be a "big deal", and "It has not happened in my experience."

If Comey believed that Trump had been asking him to end the investigation into Mike Flynn, as has been alleged, then why would he say the above? Either Comey was lying to Congress, which is possible, or else he didn't consider Trump's comments to be a request to end an investigation.

Admittedly, Comey could say his testimony was only about Justice Department officials asking to end an FBI investigation, but that is a Clintonesque "definition of is" kind of interpretation. Cutting that fine a legal point only sells in a courtroom, not in the court of public opinion.


Overall, if Comey does pursue a vendetta against Trump, Comey may find himself in an equally bad legal situation, unless he can get an immunity deal.