James Comey interview

[EricHiggin]

Hiku said:

EricHiggin said:

Both serve the people, and both are supposed to work together. One has power over the other though. The fact of the matter is that Trump is saying I didn't do it, and so far most of the "evidence" that's leaked out, some by Comey himself, is pretty weak. That's just what we know though.

Maybe Trump felt he needed to distance himself from Comey and some others to better serve the people of the country. Just because Trump is a much easier target in many ways, by no means is proof he's the one at fault.

A president is supposed to serve the people, yes. Same can be said for the FBI. But USA keep their branches of government separate for a good reason.

There is a high risk that "serving the people" can end up playing second fiddle to "looking out for myself" when someone personally ends up in the crosshairs of a criminal investigation. In those situations, there needs to be separation between the one's conducting the investigation, and the one being investigated.

You mean like how Comey doesn't give specific answers to "cover himself", instead of speaking more directly without saying anything he legally can't? Like how he decided to shut down the Clinton e-mail investigation, only to re-open it, and then basically let her off the hook completely? Seemed like lots of connections between Hillary's campaign/White House to Comey during her investigation. He made it clear he eventually thought bringing it back to light wouldn't matter because she was going to win anyway, so what if he knew she just may lose? Would that have changed his decision? Sure sounds like it.

People also tend to "look out for themselves" if they know their job/career is on the line. I'm sure the reason he tried to keep the e-mail scandal hush hush had nothing to do with "looking out for himself". The fact he says that it had to be let out to the public so "her win" would be completely legit is also telling, by making sure nothing could come back on him after "she won". Funny how Comey kept super detailed notes about all of his encounters with Trump, and only Trump, no other Presidents or Government members apparently, and yet didn't leak them until after he was fired. If Trump was so bad and breaking so many laws, why not do something asap? I mean, you were investigating him anyway right? If it was on record and taken account into the Russia investigation, then that would be in Mueller's possession now, so why leak it to the press? It's not like Comey had his citizenship revoked and was kicked out of the country.