Trump lawyer says James Comey made ‘unauthorized disclosures’ of privileged talks

[Common]

Comey admitted that after he was already fired and out of govt he shared govt documents on the investigation with a NEWS REPORTER, which makes him a leaker.

While President Trump stayed unusually silent on James Comey, his lawyer stressed Thursday that Comey's testimony proved that Trump did not collude with Russia during last year's election nor try to obstruct justice in the FBI investigation — and went on to accuse the former FBI director of directing unauthorized news leaks designed to damage the president.Comey’s testimony, attorney Marc Kasowitz said, "makes clear that the president never sought to impede the investigation into attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election."
"And in fact, according to Mr. Comey, the president told Mr. Comey 'it would be good to find out” in that investigation if there were “some ‘satellite’ associates of his who did something wrong.'"
In attacking Comey's testimony — as Trump surrogates did throughout the day — Kasowitz said the ex-director "admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the president."
Trump's lawyer was referring to the memos Comey kept on conversations he had with the president.
In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey said he moved to make aspects of his contemporaneous memos public by enlisting a friend to share contents of his own notes with a reporter, after the president suggested in a tweet there might be secret recordings of his conversations with Comey.
Comey said he hoped news reports would prompt the appointment of a special counsel. Indeed, the Justice Department appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the Russia probe just one day after the existence of the memos was disclosed.
Yet Kasowitz said the New York Times reported on the memos before that presidential post. Calling Comey's action "retaliatory," Kasowitz said that "we will leave it the appropriate authorities to determine whether this leaks should be investigated along with all those others being investigated."
However, there is no evidence that the Times quoted from Comey memos before Trump tweeted about possible "tapes" of their conversations in a post dated May 12. The first Times story on the memos appeared May 16.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/08/donald-trump-james-comey-hearing-marc-kasowitz/102588032/

[Bo-4]

Trump's lawyer is an idiot - but just in case on Comey?

LOCK HIM UP!! :D

[Peter1469]

Trump's lawyer is an idiot - but just in case on Comey?

LOCK HIM UP!! :D
Highly unlikely that his lawyer is an idiot.

[MisterVeritis]

Trump's lawyer is an idiot - but just in case on Comey?

It is reasonable for the Justice Department to investigate Comey's leak of privileged and classified information. Maybe the President will put in a good word for Comey with the new FBI director when the time comes.

[Beevee]

Comey admitted that after he was already fired and out of govt he shared govt documents on the investigation with a NEWS REPORTER, which makes him a leaker.

While President Trump stayed unusually silent on James Comey, his lawyer stressed Thursday that Comey's testimony proved that Trump did not collude with Russia during last year's election nor try to obstruct justice in the FBI investigation — and went on to accuse the former FBI director of directing unauthorized news leaks designed to damage the president.Comey’s testimony, attorney Marc Kasowitz said, "makes clear that the president never sought to impede the investigation into attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election."
"And in fact, according to Mr. Comey, the president told Mr. Comey 'it would be good to find out” in that investigation if there were “some ‘satellite’ associates of his who did something wrong.'"
In attacking Comey's testimony — as Trump surrogates did throughout the day — Kasowitz said the ex-director "admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the president."
Trump's lawyer was referring to the memos Comey kept on conversations he had with the president.
In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey said he moved to make aspects of his contemporaneous memos public by enlisting a friend to share contents of his own notes with a reporter, after the president suggested in a tweet there might be secret recordings of his conversations with Comey.
Comey said he hoped news reports would prompt the appointment of a special counsel. Indeed, the Justice Department appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the Russia probe just one day after the existence of the memos was disclosed.
Yet Kasowitz said the New York Times reported on the memos before that presidential post. Calling Comey's action "retaliatory," Kasowitz said that "we will leave it the appropriate authorities to determine whether this leaks should be investigated along with all those others being investigated."
However, there is no evidence that the Times quoted from Comey memos before Trump tweeted about possible "tapes" of their conversations in a post dated May 12. The first Times story on the memos appeared May 16.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/08/donald-trump-james-comey-hearing-marc-kasowitz/102588032/

So, in essence, you hold Comey to a higher standard than you do Trump. That speaks volumes.

[texan]

Trump's lawyer is an idiot - but just in case on Comey?

LOCK HIM UP!! :D
The actual idiots are you and you cohorts that continue to lie.

[del]

when do lawyers pound the table?

lol

[Peter1469]

Mueller would never have allowed this unless he was positive there would be no criminal charges. He can't put Comey on the stand now- not without looking foolish.

[Common]

Trump's lawyer is an idiot - but just in case on Comey?

LOCK HIM UP!! :D

yes bobo everyones an idiot but you

[Common]

So, in essence, you hold Comey to a higher standard than you do Trump. That speaks volumes.
Yeah thats it, how in the world do you contrive this nonesense in your head

[Peter1469]

Yeah thats it, how in the world do you contrive this nonesense in your head

It is amazing.

[Tahuyaman]

Trump's lawyer is an idiot - but just in case on Comey?

LOCK HIM UP!! :D


Highly unlikely that his lawyer is an idiot.


Lol....

[Tahuyaman]

Comey admitted that after he was already fired and out of govt he shared govt documents on the investigation with a NEWS REPORTER, which makes him a leaker.

While President Trump stayed unusually silent on James Comey, his lawyer stressed Thursday that Comey's testimony proved that Trump did not collude with Russia during last year's election nor try to obstruct justice in the FBI investigation — and went on to accuse the former FBI director of directing unauthorized news leaks designed to damage the president.Comey’s testimony, attorney Marc Kasowitz said, "makes clear that the president never sought to impede the investigation into attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election."
"And in fact, according to Mr. Comey, the president told Mr. Comey 'it would be good to find out” in that investigation if there were “some ‘satellite’ associates of his who did something wrong.'"
In attacking Comey's testimony — as Trump surrogates did throughout the day — Kasowitz said the ex-director "admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the president."
Trump's lawyer was referring to the memos Comey kept on conversations he had with the president.
In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey said he moved to make aspects of his contemporaneous memos public by enlisting a friend to share contents of his own notes with a reporter, after the president suggested in a tweet there might be secret recordings of his conversations with Comey.
Comey said he hoped news reports would prompt the appointment of a special counsel. Indeed, the Justice Department appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the Russia probe just one day after the existence of the memos was disclosed.
Yet Kasowitz said the New York Times reported on the memos before that presidential post. Calling Comey's action "retaliatory," Kasowitz said that "we will leave it the appropriate authorities to determine whether this leaks should be investigated along with all those others being investigated."
However, there is no evidence that the Times quoted from Comey memos before Trump tweeted about possible "tapes" of their conversations in a post dated May 12. The first Times story on the memos appeared May 16.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/08/donald-trump-james-comey-hearing-marc-kasowitz/102588032/

It was not a smart move by Comey to admit today that he leaked those memos to the press. Those memos were representations of privledged conversations with the POTUS. They were not his personal product.


I was shocked when he made that admission today and obviously so were members of the senate intelligence committee. That was an incredibly stupid thing to do.


That might have been the biggest disclosure of his testimony. The second biggest story being Loretta Lynch acting as a member of the Clinton campaign. That was an equal shocker.

If I was him, I'd immediately retain top shelf legal representation.

[Tahuyaman]

Loretta Lynch's actions on behalf of the Clinton campaign does not put her in legal jepordy. It will be explained away by the liberal spin meisters and the media will eat it up.


Comey on the other hand....... He might be in real trouble.

[exotix]

Highly unlikely that his lawyer is an idiot.LOL


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