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No. Dinner, no, I had two one on ones with President Obama I laid out in my testimony, one to talk about law enforcement issues, law enforcement and race, an important topic throughout for me, and for the President, and then once very briefly for him to say good-bye.
James Comey: A combination of things. I think the circumstances, the subject matter and the person I was interacting with. Circumstances first, I was alone with the president of the United States. Or the President-Elect, soon to be president. The subject matter, I was talking about matters that touch on the FBI’s core responsibility and it related to the President-Elect personally. And then the nature of the person. I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so I thought it important to document. That combination of things I had never experienced before but it led me to believe I got towrite it down in a very detailed way.
James Comey: That’s right, senator. And I — as I said in my written testimony. As FBI director I interacted with President Obama and spoke only twice in three years and didn’t document it. When I was deputy attorney general I had one one-on-one meeting with president Bush about a national security matter. I didn’t document that conversation either. I didn’t feel with President Bush the need to document it in that way. Because of the combination of those factors, just wasn’t present with either President Bush or President Obama.
So, he clearly lied.
originally posted by: xuenchen
So Rice says Obama want's it "done by the book"
And Strzok&Page say Obama want's to know everything
James Comey: That’s right, senator. And I — as I said in my written testimony. As FBI director I interacted with President Obama and spoke only twice in three years and didn’t document it. When I was deputy attorney general I had one one-on-one meeting with president bush about a national security matter. I didn’t document that conversation either. I didn’t feel with President Bush the need to document it in that way. Because of the combination of those factors, just wasn’t present with either President Bush or President Obama.
So Rice says Obama want's it "done by the book"
"Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it."
originally posted by: theantediluvian
It's almost like the author didn't read the linked "Statement for the Record." I assume you did? You wouldn't have had to read far, the first paragraph makes this author's point moot.
Derp derp?
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: burntheships
Your a fast reader to have read both articles, and the letter from Grassley and Graham.
I am a fast reader and it does not take much reading to conclude the title is misleading and the context very subjective.
Not to mention that ATS is not the only place to read up on this issue.
And how would you know, were you at the meeting? Do you have access to the classified information in the email that is redacted?
How do I know what?
I'm just going off of what your source provided. The email does not seem to suggest such a thing. Your source does. And whether or not the meeting was relevant remains to be seen and it nothing more than opinion at this point without more info.
That's all ya got?
What else do I need to bring? I've raised relevant points that appear to be completely true based on what you posted.
If I am wrong, can you please quote the email in which it suggests Comey misled congress?
So , you didnt read them by your own words....
When speaking of "opinions" look in a mirror . There are "uninformed" opinions vs. "informed" opinions.
Although the OP brought forward information , nowhere did your posts reflect any other than opinion . Thus your usage of the words "seemed" "appear" ...
There are several portions of this email that should be disturbing.
First, why was Rice sending a memo to herself, except to create a paper trail designed to paste a friendly gloss on a rather suspicious meeting? Second, how exactly would Obama have planned to prevent the intelligence community from handing over information to the incoming commander-in-chief? Trump has full constitutional power over the executive branch, including the intelligence community. Yet Obama presumably said that he might want to prevent the full sharing of information regarding Russia. Third, Obama said he didn’t want to interfere with anything from a law enforcement perspective. But how about from an intelligence-gathering perspective?
Furthermore, the double emphasis on Obama stating that he wanted to proceed “by the book” smacks of a bit too much protest. Did Obama really want to proceed by the book? Or did he say that for effect?
Grassley and Graham ask a series of questions that deserve answers:
Why did Rice send the email?
When was she aware of the Trump-Russia collusion investigation?
Was she aware of the FISA warrant on Carter Page?
Did Comey or Yates mention any media coverage of the Steele dossier?
Was she aware of the Steele dossier?
Were there any more meetings of this sort?
The email is certainly odd. It will be fascinating to see if Rice bothers to answer the questions.
That is your insinuation.
Your just parsing words now trying to frame it the way
you want to see it.
Clearly, he stated he spoke with Obama only twice.
Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. I was asked to testify today to describe for you my interactions with President-Elect and President Trump on subjects that I understand are of interest to you.
In the end Burntheships had clarified the matter already. Comey said he met with Obama twice. A lie.
“This had not been my practice in the past,” Comey said. “I spoke alone with President Obama twice in person, and never on the phone. Once in 2015 to discuss law enforcement policy issues and a second time, briefly, for him to say goodbye in late 2016. In neither of those circumstances did I memorialize the discussions.”
First, why was Rice sending a memo to herself, except to create a paper trail designed to paste a friendly gloss on a rather suspicious meeting?
Second, how exactly would Obama have planned to prevent the intelligence community from handing over information to the incoming commander-in-chief?
Trump has full constitutional power over the executive branch, including the intelligence community.
Third, Obama said he didn’t want to interfere with anything from a law enforcement perspective. But how about from an intelligence-gathering perspective?