WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told his counsel’s office last spring that he wanted to prosecute political adversaries Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey, an idea that prompted White House lawyers to prepare a memo warning of consequences ranging up to possible impeachment, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Then-counsel Don McGahn told the president he had no authority to order such a prosecution, and he had White House lawyers prepare the memo arguing against such a move, The Associated Press confirmed with a person familiar with the matter. McGahn said that Trump could request such a probe but that even asking could lead to accusations of abuse of power, the newspaper said. Presidents typically go out of their way to avoid any appearance of exerting influence over Justice Department investigations. Trump has continued to privately discuss the matter of prosecuting his longtime adversaries, including talk of a new special counsel to investigate … [Read more...] about Report: Trump wanted to prosecute James Comey and Hillary Clinton
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Trump Wanted DOJ To Prosecute James Comey And Hillary Clinton: Report
POLITICS 11/20/2018 05:31 pm ET The president's lawyer had to talk him down from the plan, saying it could prompt impeachment. By Nick Visser President Donald Trump wanted to order the Department of Justice to prosecute Hillary Clinton, his Democratic challenger in the 2016 election, and former FBI Director James Comey and had to be talked down from the decision by the White House counsel, according to a report Tuesday in The New York Times. Trump, who has attacked the pair ceaselessly in campaign rallies and interviews, told now-former White House counsel Don McGahn that he wanted the nation’s top law enforcement agency to investigate several unfounded accusations, including claims that Comey shared classified information with the Times and that Clinton played a role in the approval of a uranium mining company sale to Russia. McGahn warned Trump that doing so would create massive political fallout, even saying he could be impeached for abuse of power. The Times, … [Read more...] about Trump Wanted DOJ To Prosecute James Comey And Hillary Clinton: Report
Read the inspector general’s report on the FBI, James Comey, and Hillary Clinton e-mails
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page June 14, 2018 After a review that spanned a year and a half, the inspector general — the Justice Department’s watchdog — issued a report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation and other actions leading up to the 2016 election. Read the inspector general’s 21-page press release on the report: IGpress (PDF) IGpress (Text) Read the full 568-page report from the inspector general: IGreport (PDF) IGreport (Text) Loading comments... … [Read more...] about Read the inspector general’s report on the FBI, James Comey, and Hillary Clinton e-mails
President Trump Lashes Out Again at ‘Slimeball’ James Comey on Twitter
By Catherine Lucey / AP Updated: April 15, 2018 10:22 AM ET (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of rage against former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday, calling him “slippery,” insisting he never asked him for loyalty and labelling him “the WORST FBI Director in history, by far!” Slippery James Comey, a man who always ends up badly and out of whack (he is not smart!), will go down as the WORST FBI Director in history, by far! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2018 Trump fired off a series of tweets early Sunday ahead of an interview Comey did with ABC that was set to air in full Sunday evening. In an excerpt shown Saturday, Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election was a factor in his decision to disclose the investigation into her emails. Trump seized on that, saying Comey “was making decisions based on the fact that he thought she was going to win, … [Read more...] about President Trump Lashes Out Again at ‘Slimeball’ James Comey on Twitter
Trump Lashes Out at James Comey on Twitter
By Lisa Marie Segarra 8:48 AM EDT President Donald Trump lashed out at James Comey on Friday – just as details from the fired FBI director’s new book began to emerge. In A Higher Loyalty, Comey likens Trump to a “mafia boss” who is “unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values.” In a pair of tweets Trump called Comey – who served under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama – a “slime ball” and a “proven leaker & liar.” “Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired. He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted. He lied to Congress under OATH,” Trump tweeted. Trump also brought up Comey’s handling of 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s email once again, adding that “it was [his] great honor to fire James Comey.” “He is a weak and untruthful slime … [Read more...] about Trump Lashes Out at James Comey on Twitter