Greenfield's take on Comey's actions.


The Fall of an FBI Director
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
November 7, 2016
Daniel Greenfield

Every agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation takes an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic” and to “bear true faith and allegiance to the same.” And he swears to “faithfully discharge the duties of the office.”

It is much the same oath taken by members of Congress, by military officers and government employees. It is an oath that goes back to Washington and Lincoln. Its origins lie in the Constitution.

And FBI Director James Comey violated it.

The oath is not to any president or government, but to the impartial law of the Constitution. It says that no one is above the law. James Comey twice stated implicitly that one politician is above the law.

Twice now, Comey faced a choice between his own rank and file agents who dutifully followed their oaths and faithfully discharged the duties of their office by investigating criminal conduct at the highest level and his political superiors who sought to protect the criminal conduct from coming to light.

Twice now, Comey submitted to a cover-up. Twice he violated his oath, sold out his own investigators and got nothing for his troubles except a swift kick in the teeth from the national press corps.

Like the Weebles, Comey wobbles. The Bureau’s agents pursue their leads. The DOJ scowls and warns. And Comey tries to serve both masters. He compromises both the investigation and the cover up. He serves up information while selling out its conclusions. His people find evidence of criminality while their boss whitewashes the culprits. Even as new damning emails come out every day, Comey shambles out to wave the whole thing away. He tries to do the right thing and the wrong thing at the same time.

Now Comey did the right thing and the wrong thing again. The order is predictable. The FBI director will only do the right thing until he’s intimidated into doing the wrong thing.

The last time around, one side wanted a cover-up and the other side wanted an investigation. And Comey obligingly gave them both what they wanted. His investigation also doubled as a cover-up. And his cover-up also doubled as an investigation. It all worked very well until Comey had to make a choice.

And Comey chose the cover-up. He laid out evidence of illegal actions and denied they were illegal.

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Comey is neither thoroughly corrupt nor a career leftist. The FBI Director is simply a coward. He is not without his convictions. If he were, the investigation that he has belatedly quashed twice, would have been aborted far earlier. He would never have mentioned the Ferguson Effect, despite the displeasure of the White House, or engaged in sundry other violations of the politically correct norms of Obamastan.

Instead Comey exemplifies the famous quote, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

.......................................................... We often wonder why the left has been allowed to conduct its long institutional march with so little opposition. How have we lost so much of the Constitution without more encountering more opposition?

The tragedy of James Comey provides a very revealing answer. Even the men who have been chosen to stand on the wall as the first and final defense of the Constitution lack the stomach for the task.

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Interesting comment from Matt Bracken:

" MattBracken [to] SonOfOriginalTed • 3 hours ago

How a Gangster Government Functions: The Clinton-Obama-Lynch-Comey Corruptocracy Timeline

1999: Loretta Lynch is nominated by President Bill Clinton to be the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

2001-2010: Lynch is a partner at Hogan and Hartson, the Clinton’s private law firm.

2002-2003: James Comey is US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

2003-2005: James Comey is Deputy US Attorney General. 2003-2005: Lynch is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

2005-2010: Comey is General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin, which donated millions to the Clinton Foundation. Comey is paid millions in salary and bonuses.

2010: Lynch is nominated by President Obama to again become the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

2010-2013: Comey is senior counsel of Bridgewater Associates, “the world’s largest macro hedge fund” with $122 billion in assets under management. Paid millions in salary and bonuses.

2012: Lynch as US Attorney for Eastern District of New York makes a sweetheart deal with the HSBC Bank in their drug-money laundering scandal. Fines equal five weeks profits.

2013: In March, Comey becomes a director at HSBC Holdings Bank. Paid millions in salary and bonuses.

2013: In September, Comey is nominated by President Obama to become the Director of the FBI.

2014: Lynch is nominated by President Obama to become the US Attorney General, replacing the disgraced Eric Holder.

2016: Lynch holds a secret meeting aboard a Gulfstream jet on the tarmac in Phoenix with ex-President Bill Clinton. A few days later, FBI Director Comey announces there will be no charges against presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Promises made to Lynch and Comey are unknown at this time."

Quote: truthkeeper wrote in post #3

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If he had any integrity at all he would have just quit.

I really hope the rumors about the NYPD are true. And if not, hoping someone goes rogue.

Dark times we are living in.

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