Monday, April 16, 2018

Where Comey goes from here

In both his prime-time interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos and an interview with USA Today, fired FBI Director James Comey argued that Trump is "morally unfit to be president," making it clear that, like a skilled political candidate, he'll be repeating a specific message with fervor and discipline on a coast-to-coast book tour that includes a saturation schedule of interviews and audience events.

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Adding to the campaign feel, Comey told ABC that Americans need to vote Trump out: "I think impeaching and removing Donald Trump from office would let the American people off the hook ... People in this country need to stand up and go to the voting booth and vote their values."

  Axios
Uh, Jim...they did. And that's how we got Trump.
One of D.C.'s top GOP operatives: "Comey matters a lot for 2 reasons: 1) right now is the last best chance to get a legislative agenda moving in a GOP-controlled Congress, and instead Trump & RNC is 100% focused on fighting a former aide who is irrelevant; and 2) Trump & the RNC focusing 100% on Comey will help Comey’s publisher sell a million+ books (just like they helped [Michael Wolff's] Fire/Fury). That really matters because it raises the price that publishers will pay for other Trump tell-alls."
Should we even consider the timing of this book release and tour in time for the ramp-up of the November mid-terms?
A White House official: "[H]is comments show an implicit political bias during a time when he's one of the most important figures in the Mueller and Congressional investigations. How can anyone take him seriously as a non-partisan figure from here on out?"
From here on out, he doesn't have to be. He got fired from that position.

He's still fairly young. There could be a political career in his future.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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