President Donald Trump's political attacks on the FBI make America less safe because they undermine public confidence that the bureau is an "honest, competent and independent" institution, fired director James Comey told The Associated Press on Tuesday.In a telephone interview, Comey also said it was logical that special counsel Robert Mueller would seek to interview Trump. Comey also ruled out seeking elected office and said that, as a leader, he took responsibility for some of the turmoil that has surrounded the FBI in recent months.Comey said it was clear that the president's blistering attacks on the FBI, including his demands for scrutiny of his political opponents, affect public safety in "hundreds and thousands of ways" — especially if crime victims no longer believe that an agent knocking on their door will help them, or that an agent testifying before a jury can be believed."To the extent there's been a marginal decrease in their credibility at that doorway, in that … [Read more...] about James Comey: Trump’s attacks on FBI make the U.S. less safe
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Comey: Trump’s attacks on FBI make US less safe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's political attacks on the FBI make America less safe because they undermine public confidence that the bureau is an "honest, competent and independent" institution, fired director James Comey told The Associated Press on Tuesday. In a telephone interview, Comey also said it was logical that special counsel Robert Mueller would seek to interview Trump. Comey ruled out seeking elected office and said that, as a leader, he took responsibility for some of the turmoil that has surrounded the FBI in recent months. Comey said it was clear that the president's blistering attacks on the FBI, including his calls for scrutiny of his political opponents and his suggestion that Comey should be jailed, affect public safety in "hundreds and thousands of ways" — especially if crime victims no longer believe that an agent knocking on their door will help them, or that an agent testifying before a jury can be believed. "To the extent there's been a … [Read more...] about Comey: Trump’s attacks on FBI make US less safe
Comey tells AP that Trump’s attacks on FBI make US less safe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fired FBI Director James Comey says he believes President Donald Trump's political attacks on the FBI are making the country less safe.In a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Comey said Trump's blistering attacks on FBI leadership undermine public respect for the bureau and could make people question whether agents are competent, honest and thorough.Trump fired Comey last May, an act under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice.Comey is promoting his new book, "A Higher Loyalty." He declined to discuss details of Mueller's investigation, including what questions he'd pose to Trump.He also said he takes responsibility for some of the turmoil surrounding the FBI, including anti-Trump text messages involving an FBI agent who was assigned to the Mueller probe. … [Read more...] about Comey tells AP that Trump’s attacks on FBI make US less safe
Comey to AP: Trump’s attacks on FBI make U.S. less safe
WASHINGTON — Fired FBI Director James Comey says he believes President Donald Trump's political attacks on the FBI are making the country less safe. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Comey said Trump's blistering attacks on FBI leadership undermine public respect for the bureau and could make people question whether agents are competent, honest and thorough. Trump fired Comey last May, an act under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice. Comey is promoting his new book, "A Higher Loyalty." He declined to discuss details of Mueller's investigation, including what questions he'd pose to Trump. He also said he takes responsibility for some of the turmoil surrounding the FBI, including anti-Trump text messages involving an FBI agent who was assigned to the Mueller probe. … [Read more...] about Comey to AP: Trump’s attacks on FBI make U.S. less safe
Reaching for his cellphone, an off-duty FBI agent crashed his car. Moments later came tragedy.
The broad outlines of what happened were heartbreaking. An off-duty FBI agent, driving at night on a highway north of Washington, veered left and crashed into a concrete median. Another off-duty law enforcement officer, by chance on the same road, stopped to help. Both got out of their vehicles and were hit on the road shoulder by another car, their bodies hurled over the median into the opposing lanes, where one was hit again by yet another car. Arson investigator Sander Cohen, 33, was dead at the scene, his massive injuries beyond the aid of Montgomery County firefighters and medics who looked down and realized this was the body of their close friend. FBI agent Carlos Wolff, 36, a husband and father of two young children, barely made it to the hospital before he died. Details of how Wolff crashed his personal vehicle on Interstate 270 near Falls Road in December had not been made public pending a police crash investigation. Carlos Wolff (Family Photo/Family Photo) The crash … [Read more...] about Reaching for his cellphone, an off-duty FBI agent crashed his car. Moments later came tragedy.