Justice Department won't prosecute Comey over leak of his memos after referral from internal watchd

[Judi Lynn]

Source: NBC News


Justice Department won't prosecute Comey over leak of his memos after referral from internal watchdog
Aug. 1, 2019, 1:17 PM CDT
By Adam Edelman

The Justice Department's internal watchdog referred former FBI Director James Comey for prosecution over the leaking of some of his memos to the media, law enforcement sources told NBC News Thursday.

The Department of Justice, however, declined to prosecute Comey, the sources said.

The memos, which Comey leaked to The New York Times after President Donald Trump fired him, detailed conversations Comey had with the president related to the FBI’s probe of the president and Russian election interference.

News of the inspector general’s referral of the Comey matter — and the decision by the Justice Department to not prosecute him — was first reported by The Hill.







Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-won-t-prosecute-comey-over-leak-his-memos-n1038326

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[captain queeg]

1. Is this some bait-and-switch?

Don’t see any mention of Roger Stone.

[Backseat Driver]

3. Yeh, how does that smirking jerkball fit in? n/t

[Judi Lynn]

11. No one wants to see that slimy name more than necessary! Sorry. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

10. Sorry, didn't see it in time to paste the right headline where it belonged. Yikes. n/t

[Backseat Driver]

2. Interesting...

What WAS revealed WOULD HAVE been revealed to others and our nation with transparency in government's investigations into possible nefarious activities of the amoral and criminally bent person representing the Office of the Presidency; so important for the moral integrity of behavior in protecting our Constitution.

[Cal Carpenter]

4. I think you got your headlines mixed up

Looks like you posted this headline twice on 2 different articles - may want to edit this one.

Thanks for all you do for LBN!

[Judi Lynn]

12. It took a while, but I finally got it! Thank you for your comment, Cal Carpenter.

[Sane Floridian]

5. Meh

Since Comey is the twit who put The Tweeter in the White House, I don't give a shit what happens to him!

[ananda]

9. Ditto

Comey is no particular brand of good.

[dawg day]

6. Is this the same "watchdog" who recommended firing McCabe for not being candid enough with the press

Fired. Two days before he got his pension

And he/she recommends prosecuting Comey for leaking his own memos after he was fired?

I wonder if 'internal DOJ watchdog' is another of Jared's many jobs.

[Cicada]

7. The information was not classified until after Comey shared it

Comey gave memos to a friend to be given to the press. Nothing in the memos was classified when Comey provided it. Only later parts of the memo were given the lowest security classification. Comey had zero intention to leak classified information. There is no reason to believe anyone would expect it to be classified at a later date. The odds Comey would be found guilty were there a trial are low.

[CRK7376]

8. Maybe trumpster will

have a coronary over Comey not being prosecuted....We can only hope major arteries will explode in his feeble little brain otherwise.....

[deurbano]

13. And what's the protocol NOW for sharing info about a Justice Dept. investigation with the media?

Law enforcement "sources" told this to NBC... after first sharing it with John Solomon (of course!) at The Hill. If it's approved to be shared, why can't the sources be named? Otherwise, it almost seems like a leak... but one Barr finds useful.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. The Deep State wins again!

(That's , people)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Meaning the potential charges were nothing but red meat to Trump's base