LIVEBLOG: Former FBI Director James Comey Faces the Senate Judiciary Committee

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The election won't turn on this investigation but as I noted earlier, the investigation will turn on the election. If Biden wins, no one will ever be held accountable for what Comey's FBI did. If Trump wins, accountability is possible but still probably unlikely. Durham should have moved faster. 

Four hours we will never get back. I am clinging to the hope there was some kind of obvious lie in Comey's testimony that the DOJ already has the goods on. 

Well, another Comey hearing and I'm left with an empty feeling. Nothing substantial has been done about the wanton lawbreaking in the FBI. Will it ever happen? Better hurry.

Thank you Lindsey Graham for finally ending this.

Normally I would avoid such partisan polemics, but it's clear that many swamp creatures are enemies of America itself and we should be probing deep.

Megan Fox:

"Someone needs to be fired or go to jail," says Graham. NO. Only jail is acceptable at this point. Firing is not enough. Why do they say things like this?

Lindsey Graham is summing up nicely. Someone (or a number of someones) needs to be held accountable. He clearly does not believe the senior FBI and DOJ officials were completely ignorant of all of this.

He is also putting out a warning to all involved in the investigation that Comey et al. are throwing them under the bus and they better speak up.

"Someone needs to be fired or go to jail," says Graham. NO. Only jail is acceptable at this point. Firing is not enough. Why do they say things like this?

I'll believe that when he's frog-marched out in handcuffs. 

Stacey Lennox:

Comey just said Crossfire Hurricane was done by the book "in the main." Then Lindsey Graham threw that same book at his head. 

An investigation done "by the book" "in the main" was not in fact done by the book. "In the main" implies known deviances from said book. 

Comey just said Crossfire Hurricane was done by the book "in the main." Then Lindsey Graham threw that same book at his head. 

This divergence in narratives and focus will deepen, no matter what happens Nov 3.

Megan Fox:

I think it's worse than that. They think what they did is an acceptable interpretation of the book. This is the two movie dilemma. They think what they did is patriotic. They really believe that.

Matthew Margolis:

Comey thinks Crossfire Hurricane was done by the book.

The Democratic Party playbook.

I think it's worse than that. They think what they did is an acceptable interpretation of the book. This is the two-movie dilemma. They think what they did is patriotic. They really believe that.

Matthew Margolis:

Comey thinks Crossfire Hurricane was done by the book.

The Democratic Party playbook.

Comey parroting Susan Rice's last e-mail is pretty funny. 

Comey saying he has a good memory after saying he can't remember anything about the FISA process all morning is just crazy. 

Graham concludes the questioning: "God help the United States America if this [Crosfire Huricane] was done by the book... If this is by the book we need to rewrite the book." 

Comey thinks Crossfire Hurricane was done by the book.

The Democratic Party playbook.

Unrelated but mind-blowing. Just got word from an attorney representing parents in Upstate NY who are suing Governor Cuomo over coronavirus restrictions that the governor's office is not open to the public and the governor is sheltered from being served. They're literally going to have to stake him out to serve him. This is how he's avoiding responding to the multiple lawsuits that have been filed. Process servers in NY be like:

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Of course. It doesn't pass the smell test. More brazen lying by Comey.

Stacey Lennox:

FISA warrants are two steps according to Dan Bongino. They could collect all of Page's communications and all of the communications of anyone he communicated with. It undoubtedly reached into the campaign and the transition. 

Jeff Reynolds:

Comey says there was no spying on the President. He didn't have to say that, but he did. There will be followup questions.

FISA warrants are two steps according to Dan Bongino. They could collect all of Page's communications and all of the communications of anyone he communicated with. It undoubtedly reached into the campaign and the transition. 

Jeff Reynolds:

Comey says there was no spying on the President. He didn't have to say that, but he did. There will be followup questions.

Comey says there was no spying on the president. He didn't have to say that, but he did. There will be followup questions.