The largest revelation is that Comey revealed that he did, in fact, tell Trump on 3 occasions that he wasn't the subject of the investigation.
Additionally, as Trump's attorney, Marc Kasowitz outlined:
"[Comey] also admitted that there is no evidence that a single vote changed as a result of any Russian interference."
"Comey's testimony also makes clear that the President never sought to impede the investigation into attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election."
"The President never, in any form or substance, directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone."
"The President also never told Mr. Comey, 'I need loyalty, I expect loyalty' in any form or substance."
"Mr. Comey admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the President."
"We will leave it to the appropriate authorities to determine whether [these] leaks should be investigated along with all those others being investigated."
The major revelation we learned from Comey is about that memo he wrote after he was fired. Comey admitted to having that memo, which is a government document, detailing a classified talk he had with Trump wherein Trump reportedly asked him to consider dropping the investigation into former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn. Comey testified that he released the document to a friend, a college professor at Columbia Law school to actually leak the memo to the NY Times.
Two things to consider in this revelation.
1. Comey was no longer a government employee and thus had no authority to give to or have leaked a document detail a private conversation with the POTUS.
2. Moreover, Comey not only leaked the document, he actually gave it to a friend who is not known to have such clearances to possess in the first place. Comey's astonishing admission also begs the question asking what else may he had leaks.
After the statement of Trump's attorney, Mr. Kasowitz asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to look into whether Comey had broken any laws in having the memo leaked.
More on this to come.
June 09, 2017
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