Trump Lies About James Comey – To Save His Own Skin

President Tries to Discredit Former FBI Chief Who Will Likely Be Key Part of Trump’s Downfall

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Friday morning, far later than usual, lying about the FBI Director he fired, in an obvious attempt to discredit him. 

“Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over…and so much more. A rigged system!” Trump tweeted.

That’s a lie.

First of all, as NCRM reported Thursday, Comey did not, nor did he have the power to exonerate Hillary Clinton. 

What really happened is Trump, we know, called Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, one of Trump’s most-devoted partisans, on Wednesday. The conversation comes just days before Trump’s son, Donald Jr., is set to testify before Grassley’s committee. 

Coincidence?

Why did Trump call?

To discuss ethanol.

Seriously.

Like Trump cares one iota about ethanol.

But you can bet Senator Grassley, Republican of Iowa, where the corn grows tall and gets made into ethanol, certainly does.

One day later, Sen. Grassley, along with his friend Senator Lindsey Graham, sent a letter to the FBI, attacking – you got it – Jim Comey. It claims Comey drafted a letter that became the basis of his now infamous press conference detailing why he was recommending Hillary Clinton not be charged with any crimes related to her handling of State Dept. emails and her use of a private server.

It’s a relatively unsubstantiated charge, and one that should not have been made public. But it helps Donald Trump.

Coincidence?

And now, after Grassley’s letter went viral on mostly right wing and political news websites, public opinion is turning against Comey. It’s embarrassing. And it’s absolutely wrong to use the Office of the President to attack a dedicated public servant, one who was fired by that president, and who may hold the key to information that will help Special Counsel Robert Mueller decide if Trump should be prosecuted for obstruction, or collusion, or anything else.

The smart people, at least, on social media are not buying the president’s amateur attacks. 

Here’s the editor in chief of Lawfare, a well-respected and now very popular legal blog:

And more smart folks: 

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