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Comey's media mole told FBI he shaped
Russia narrative, needed ‘discount’
to deny leaking intel

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Posted By: earlybird, 8/12/2025 9:37:21 PM

The FBI concluded numerous legacy news media stories that crafted the false Russia collusion narrative contained illegally leaked classified intelligence but failed to definitively identify the leakers. But agents did force a stunning admission that ex-FBI Director James Comey used a special conduit to the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times in his bid to polish his image and push for a special prosecutor to take down President Donald Trump. Columbia University law professor Daniel Richman admitted to agents in interviews he routinely communicated on behalf of Comey, his longtime friend, with Times reporter Michael Schmidt, whose work was among the newspaper's 2018 Pulitzer-winning stories on Russian election interference.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: earlybird 8/12/2025 9:41:32 PM (No. 1989902)
FTA: Richman insisted he did not believe he had confirmed or provided classified intelligence to reporters but said he could not be 100 percent, the memos state, noting he could only make his leak denial “with a discount.”
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Reply 2 - Posted by: crashnburn 8/13/2025 12:50:34 AM (No. 1989916)
Even though the zFBI declined to prosecute, it seems they had enough evidence to convict Comey several times over. Seems to me that as Comey never went to trial or was indicted, he wouldn’t be able to claim double jeopardy if he was charged, indicted, and tried.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Venturer 8/13/2025 7:29:57 AM (No. 1989968)
Won a Pulitzer prize for cooperation in a coup. New York Times won that with pride. Bastids.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: billa57 8/13/2025 7:29:59 AM (No. 1989969)
Comey tells Richman classified information. Richman tells their friends in the media. Guilty on all counts.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Lazyman 8/13/2025 8:18:03 AM (No. 1989985)
All the dangers to this country and this guy causes the US government all the time and money to chase it's tail just to put a cancer on a duly elected president.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: danu 8/13/2025 3:07:39 PM (No. 1990147)
fta he was given access by Comey to what turned out to be highly classified information up to the SCI level and sometimes provided information to reporters on an anonymous basis. ouch. seems comey took all the steps required to provide this schmendrick with all the needed clearances to divulge classified info he should not touch, even with a barge pole .....right up to tippy tippy top top secret. these guys should be twisting in the wind--in sing sing.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Hermit_Crab 8/13/2025 5:27:04 PM (No. 1990207)
#6: Better; a tree or lamppost in a very busy public spot in D.C.. 'pour encourager les autres'.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: greggojo 8/13/2025 7:17:37 PM (No. 1990256)
I think anyone with sound people sense, knew James Comey was a snake.
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