Author: Freedom Watch

New acting FBI director contradicts White House on Comey By Stephen Collinson CNN May 11, 2017 Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Thursday rejected assertions by the White House that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey and that the bureau’s probe into Russian election meddling was one of its most minor concerns. “I hold Director Comey in the absolute highest regard. I have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity,” McCabe told members of the Senate intelligence committee. Continue Reading….. See also: Comey Had Refused to Probe Illegal Spying, by Larry Klayman

By Catherine Herridge, Pamela K. Browne Fox News May 11, 2017 President Trump’s decision to fire James Comey touched off widespread speculation in Washington over what will happen to the FBI’s Russia meddling probe — but the prospect of new leadership at the bureau also could hold implications for the ‘closed’ Hillary Clinton email case. Brian Weidner, a veteran former FBI agent, suggested both the case and the immunity deals struck during that investigation could be revisited. Continue Reading…..

Chaffetz Calls For DOJ To Expand Russia Probe To Include Comey’s Firing By Dustin Volz and Susan Cornwell Huffington Post May 11, 2017 FBI Director James Comey, days before President Donald Trump fired him, told lawmakers he sought more resources for his agency’s probe into possible collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia to sway the 2016 U.S. election, a congressional source said on Wednesday. Top U.S. Republicans rallied to Trump’s defense, but some called the action troubling. Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said in a statement on Wednesday he had requested a review by the…

Now we know: Bill Clinton cost his wife the presidency By Dana Milbank Washington Post May 11, 2017 So now it can be told: Bill Clinton cost his wife the presidency. Almost three hours into a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey shed new light on his decision to go public about his agency’s investigations into Hillary Clinton’s emails, first in July 2016 and again, with devastating effect, in late October, 11 days before the election. Continue Reading…..

Firing Fuels Calls for Independent Investigator, Even From Republicans By David E. Sanger, Matthew Rosenberg and Michael S. Schmidt New York Times May 11, 2017 President Trump’s decision on Tuesday to fire the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, immediately fueled calls for an independent investigator or commission to look into Russia’s efforts to disrupt the election and any connections between Mr. Trump’s associates and the Russian government. Calls to appoint an independent prosecutor have simmered for months, but until now, they had been voiced almost entirely by Democrats. Mr. Comey’s insistence that he was pressing ahead with the…

Blumenthal: Comey firing ‘may well produce impeachment proceedings’ By Saba Hamedy CNN May 11, 2017 Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to fire his FBI director could lead to possible impeachment proceedings in Congress. “It may well produce another United States vs. Nixon on a subpoena that went to United States Supreme Court,” the Connecticut Democrat said on “Anderson Cooper 360.” “It may well produce impeachment proceedings, although we’re very far from that possibility.” Continue Reading…..

Larry Klayman notes FBI sat on millions of pages of surveillance evidence By Larry Klayman WND.com May 10, 2017 For months, I have been publicizing the failure of former FBI Director James Comey and his general counsel, James Baker, who should now also be let go, to investigate the massive illegal wiretapping and surveillance on not just hundreds of millions of Americans, but prominent Americans such as President Donald Trump himself, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, other SCOTUS justices, 156 judges and others, such as yours truly, who are critical of and advocates against corruption by…

Tapper: The real reasons Trump fired Comey CNN May 10, 2017 CNN’s Jake Tapper says one of the reasons President Donald Trump fired James Comey was that the former FBI director would not give him assurance of personal loyalty. Continue Reading…..

By Larry Klayman, Chairman and General Counsel Freedom Watch May 10, 2017 For months, I have been publicizing the failure of former FBI Director James Comey and his General Counsel, James Baker, who should now also be let go, to investigate the massive illegal wiretapping and surveillance on not just hundreds of millions of Americans, but prominent Americans such as President Donald Trump himself, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, other SCOTUS justices, 156 judges and others, such as yours truly, who are critical of and advocates against corruption by the government and its officialdom. In this regard,…

Senate Intel Head Richard Burr ‘Troubled’ at Comey’s Firing By Todd Beamon Newsmax May 9, 2017 Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr said Tuesday he was “troubled by the timing and reasoning” of President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “I have found Director Comey to be a public servant of the highest order — and his dismissal further confuses an already difficult investigation by the committee,” the North Carolina Republican said in a strongly worded statement. Continue Reading…..