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> they used false information to manipulate Comey into making a statement -- which required them to know how conflicted he was over interference in the Clinton

> they used false information to manipulate Comey into making a statement -- which required them to know how conflicted he was over interference in the Clinton e-mail thing Sidenote: Comey strongly implied (damn near said it really) in his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday that this did not actually happen and the news articles were way off. Makes you wonder what did actually happen.

scarhill 9y ago
If it did happen, would it be in his interest to admit it?
- semi-extrinsic 9y ago
  Would he even know it (without the Russians coming out and saying so)?
tkahnoski 9y ago
I think the comment is referring to this story: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/politics/james-comey-fbi-investigation-fake-russian-intelligence/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/politics/james-comey-fbi-inves... I missed this exchange in the livestream, relevant bit: "BURR: Were there other things that contributed to that that you can describe in an open session? COMEY: There were other things that contributed to that. One significant item I can’t, I know the committee’s been briefed on. There’s been some public accounts of it, which are nonsense, but I understand the committee’s been briefed on the classified facts." We obviously don't know what the classified facts are. This also seems to be in reference to the announcements in late summer vs the disclosure right before the election which I haven't found anything in the transcript about. Full Transcript: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearing-transcript.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearin... (Aside: linking to NY times because it was slightly less ad heavy than other sites I could find. Couldn't find a single one without auto-play video...)
- holistia 9y ago
  That's actually one of the most interesting things I've heard to come out of this. Not sure why I haven't read more about this until now.

scarhill 9y ago

If it did happen, would it be in his interest to admit it?

semi-extrinsic 9y ago
Would he even know it (without the Russians coming out and saying so)?

tkahnoski 9y ago

I think the comment is referring to this story: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/politics/james-comey-fbi-investigation-fake-russian-intelligence/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/politics/james-comey-fbi-inves... I missed this exchange in the livestream, relevant bit: "BURR: Were there other things that contributed to that that you can describe in an open session? COMEY: There were other things that contributed to that. One significant item I can’t, I know the committee’s been briefed on. There’s been some public accounts of it, which are nonsense, but I understand the committee’s been briefed on the classified facts." We obviously don't know what the classified facts are. This also seems to be in reference to the announcements in late summer vs the disclosure right before the election which I haven't found anything in the transcript about. Full Transcript: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearing-transcript.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearin... (Aside: linking to NY times because it was slightly less ad heavy than other sites I could find. Couldn't find a single one without auto-play video...)

holistia 9y ago
That's actually one of the most interesting things I've heard to come out of this. Not sure why I haven't read more about this until now.