James Comey’s interview on ABC News is just getting going, and it is already terrible for Trump.
Comey compared Trump to a mob boss:
Comey compares Trump to a mob boss and the culture of his White House to the Mafia. #Comey pic.twitter.com/geooQnDa5V
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) April 16, 2018
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Comey said, “And I don’t do it lightly. And I’m not trying to, by that, by the way, suggest that President Trump is out breaking legs and shaking down but instead, what I’m talking about is that leadership culture constantly comes back to me when I think about my experience with the trump administration.”
Later he destroyed Trump’s claim that the Obama DOJ covered for Clinton:
#Comey just blew up Trump's claim that the Obama DOJ was protecting Hillary Clinton. pic.twitter.com/fuoldkE5sc
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 16, 2018
Comey said, “The FBI drove this investigation and we did it in a competent and independent way. I would bet my life on that.”
This interview is already bad news for Trump, and the Comey nedia blitz is beginning.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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