What do you make of the way in which this has been characterized by the press? he did mishandle classified information. he leaked sensitive information. the memos did contain classified information. he kept them in a way that was not what the fbi would like it to be. were they categorized as classified at the time? the issue being he leaked sensitive information. yes. he mishandled classified information including sharing it with people who were not authorized to see it. this report was so interesting in part because inspector general reports are usually pretty boring. this is the second report where the inspector general has really come out hard against james comey and his way of operating. what s interesting the media portrayal of comey over the years, but when it comes to actual evaluation of his work, he s considered dangerous. he was said to have violated donald trump s civil liberties. these are very serious things, particularly for the nation s chief law enforcement o
What do you make of the way in which this has been characterized by the press? he did mishandle classified information. he leaked sensitive information. the memos did contain classified information. he kept them in a way that was not what the fbi would like it to be. were they categorized as classified at the time? the issue being he leaked sensitive information. yes. he mishandled classified information including sharing it with people who were not authorized to see it. this report was so interesting in part because inspector general reports are usually pretty boring. this is the second report where the inspector general has really come out hard against james comey and his way of operating. what s interesting the media portrayal of comey over the years, but when it comes to actual evaluation of his work, he s considered dangerous. he was said to have violated donald trump s civil liberties. these are very serious things, particularly for the nation s chief law enforcement o
Could look like. i don t think we re not going to see a james comey kind of media portrayal where he goes out and says this is why i did not or did not refer it for prosecution. mueller s going to follow the book and the book says he would send a confidential report to rod rosenstein if he s still there and rod rosenstein would decide whether or not to send that to congress. if he finds enough or obstruction he could send a referral for immeepeachment. you said if rod rosenstein is still there. there s been a lot of question about whether the president will aex him. a guy you might remember, john boehner was out on the today show and he was asked about this. i want to tell you what he had to say. it s a very bad idea. these are public servants of who got long careers, stand-up people who are charges with an investigation and it s clear. either they re fact or they re not. either there are crimes that
This has taken at face value. they have the media portrayal of truck. there are three 24 hour news stations. with time to get into all of this. newsweek is extreme. it was a focus on only the bad. that is not fair or balance. this is more. mixed segment. it is probably a bridge too far. some of them do. it leads to consumerism. there are a lot of really
Because he s seen in the press as a grownup, as a guy, a responsibility adult, a guy who has tried to make deals just to keep the government open and functioning, he has repeat sdwli failed so how do you see the media portrayal? i think the people who are portraying him generously probably know him and understand he was trying for a longer game. the reason he couldn t deliver the votes was because he couldn t get the people who are elected in 2010 and thereafter to cooperate. they weren t interested in the long game. they were interested in fighting. the whole mission was to obstruct. it s just a fact. now they are going to feel empowered by this. i think the media sees this is going to be a big problem for the republicans going forth. just briefly, a lot of stories about it will be even more chaotic upon his exit? i don t know. there s only 50-odd of these conservative members.