It was clearly a politically motivated decision to abandon protocol. Protocols he was completely aware of because he was not only reminded of them by the Department of Justice before his letter but he personally invoked those exact same protocols when he refused to have the FBI sign the letter noting that Russian agents were attempting to influence the election.SlyJohnny wrote:Well, that's... getting trickier to just assume it was apolitical adherence to protocol. This seems like a poorly conceived plan, though? Or is it just complicated enough the public won't see it as blatantly manipulative as it is?
The best possible reading of Comey's behavior is that he is a dumb fuck who got Jedi mind tricked by Jason Chaffetz. The only other possibility is that he took actions that were deliberate and criminal in an attempt to get political allies elected and damage the legacy of the president he serves.
But either way he's going to get a golden parachute of high paid gigs at right wing think tanks and commentariat spots on Fox News for the rest of his life. He might go to jail, but if so he'll still get those sweet wingnut wellfare checks as soon as he gets out (see: Oliver North).
-Username17