doj-ig found no evidence that comey or the attorneys released none of the information contained to any of the memos to members of the media. i don t need a policy to defame me, but a quick message of, sorry, i lied about you, we ll be nice. sorry, jimmy, don t hold your breath. the ig report established beyond a shadow of a doubt that comey engaged in a brand personal vendetta against this president. and in doing so, he abused his authority. and while comey must be breathing easier tonight given the ag decision not to prosecute him for this leaking, he s not out of the woods yet. the ig report on the fbi russian probe and the use of the fisa warrants is forthcoming. it s comey who signed the first fisa warrant to spy on american citizens. now, based on the dossier, he knew or should have known was
and his sworn duty in handling information related to his dealings with the president and the dossier. now comey s conduct was an affront to the standards expected of all doj employees and a stain on the long, proud history of the fbi. but tonight here s what you need to understand. comey along with clapper, brennan, straubing, and mccabe, perhaps others, planted themselves as trump-resisting superhero, self-appointed saviors of truth, justice, and the american way. well, deep state actors, they looked the other way as comey abused his position. all the privileges and power of the fbi in a planned effort to destroy the man he had utter disdain for. donald trump. now, comey comes from the rarified upper crust of elite washington lawyers. to them, trump from the outset
related to the fbi files where any information acquired by virtue of my official employment without written permission from the fbi. did you have permission? no, i didn t consider it as an fbi file. you wrote it as an fbi director, it was work product. it was not. you were talking to the president. it was my personal meme wiai a laura: first of all, any man who says aide dememoir is someone you should not trust. comey s characterization of the memos and personal record finds no support in the law and it s holy and compatible with the plain language of the statutes, regulations, and policies. and the terms of the comey fbi employment agreement. so he s not just a leaker and a liar, he s incompetent or, perhaps, willfully ignorant. neither of those is good either. still, after all this, comey had the gall this morning to tweet,
not credible. that was filed with the fisa court. big no no. but, if comey manages to escape prosecution for conduct that his under lings would be charged for, then the damage he did to the fbi will extend to our belief and the treasured words carved into the supreme court building. equal justice under the law. and that s the angle. joining me with reaction is congressman jim jordan, ranking member of the house oversight committee, former chair of the house oversight committee, fox news contributor and new book power grab which comes out tuesday. molly hemingway, senior editor who s been covering this extensively and a fox news contributor. congressman jordan, start with you. after reading this report, are you going to apologize to jim comey? no, your opening remarks are right on target.
information to a friend intending that it be out in the media. i wanted it to get out in the media. as a private citizen, i could do that and did that. actually, jim, you weren t supposed to do that. this is page 61 of the report. comey had several lawful options available to him to advocate for the appointment of a special counsel which he told us was his goal in making the disclosure. what was not permitted was the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, investigative information obtained in the course of fbi employment in order to achieve a personally desired outcome. so, he leaked. and lied to the public about it. then there s the question of how many memos comey shared with his pal, richmond, for media distribution and whether they contained classified material. in repeated interviews, comey said versions of this