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Will House Dems Retaliate Against US and Israel Ambassadors?

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by Daveda Gruber:

On Saturday is was reported that House Democrats may use retaliatory moves on two diplomats over the decision to block Representatives Ilhan Omar D-MN., and Rashida Tlaib D-MI from traveling to Israel.

About twelve Senior Democratic Congress members have been reported to have been considering taking action against Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, and David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel.

Allegedly, Democrats are considering a vote on legislative action against Dermer and opening an inspector general investigation into Friedman.

Back in the West Bank, Tlaib’s 90-year-old grandmother, Muftia Tlaib, used harsh words to send President Trump for his comments about the banned trip.

The elder Tlaib said, “Trump tells me I should be happy Rashida is not coming. May God ruin him.”

Here’s where I go off script for a moment. The Tlaib family is Muslim. The word used was most likely Allah and not God.

Omar and Tlaib are both Muslim. The two are also outspoken critics of Israel. They both support boycotts of the country.

In their plan to visit Jerusalem and the West Bank, Omar and Tlaib were going on a tour organized by a Palestinian organization aimed at highlighting the plight of the Palestinians.

The Israeli government blocked the planned trip but later said it would accept a humanitarian request from Tlaib to visit her Palestinian grandmother.

Tlaib’s reaction was that she would not travel to the West Bank to visit family. This was after getting permission hours  before from Israel’s interior minister.

President Trump had tweeted this:

Did Omar and Tlaib have good intentions for this trip? Only if you can decipher that it was going to be good for Palestinians because they were going to show the two freshman Congresswomen what they wanted the women to see.

After all, Omar and Tlaib’s tentative itinerary was titled “US Congressional Delegation to Palestine.” It never mentioned Israel.

Squad Members Blocked from Israel

 
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by Daveda Gruber:

House Representatives Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., have been blocked by Israeli officials from entering the country.

President Trump put pressure on Israel with concerns that the freshman Reps. support boycotts of Israel.

Trump tweeted:

The Israeli government was steadfast in defending their decision. They suggested that the lawmakers had ulterior motives with their planned trip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, explained the decision at length on his office’s Twitter account.

He said, through tweets, that Tlaib and Omar’s itinerary “revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy.”

Netanyahu explained that their travel plans referred to a trip to “Palestine,” not Israel. The congresswomen were not interested in meeting with Israeli officials.

He went on to say that Israel welcomes critics with the exception of those who support boycotts of the Jewish State.

See the series of Netanyahu tweets here:

The decision was actually made by Interior Minister Arye Deri and was announced earlier Thursday by deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely.

This came despite prior reassurances that the congresswomen would be allowed into Israel.

Hotovely said publicly, “Israel has decided we won’t enable the members of Congress to enter the country. We won’t allow those who deny our right to exist in this world to enter Israel. In principle, this is a very justified decision.”

If you remember, back in July, Omar and Tlaib were among 17 members of Congress who voted against a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Now Netanyahu has confirmed that Deri would consider permitting Tlaib to visit her Palestinian family members under certain conditions.  She would have to file a humanitarian request and furthermore promise not to promote boycotts of Israel.

Trump tweeted this:

Needless to say, the Democrats don’t see this in the same light. They’re ranting and raving about this and taking the side of the Congresswomen who are two members of the “Squad” who we all know about.

Did Dem Senators Send the SCOTUS a Warning?

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by Daveda Gruber:

A few rather prominent Democratic Senators have sent a warning to the Supreme Court that it could face restructuring.

The SCOTUS got a message that was in the terms of a warning that was delivered as part of a brief that was filed on Monday to heal the court or face restructuring.

The brief was related to a New York City gun law.

Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., brought up rulings by the court’s conservative majority. They implied that the problem must be remedied.

The brief states, “The Supreme Court is not well. And the people know it. Perhaps the Court can heal itself before the public demands it be ‘restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.”

“Court packing” is a term that is widely used. A president who is picking judges, can in fact, change the way the court rules by picking justices who’s political status is preferred.

For this reason, the 2020 Democratic candidates have shown that they would be open to changing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

In favor of this option are:

Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

Senator Kamala Harris of California

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York

Mayor of Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., proposed a plan to expand the court by have some justices appointed by the president and others selected by the other justices in order to “depoliticize” the court.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has said that he is against court-packing.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has suggested rotating judges to other courts.

The brief in question that the Democrat senators have filed was in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York, which dealt with legal limitations on where gun owners could transport their licensed, locked, and unloaded firearms.

New York City recently changed the law to ease restrictions. Now  would be the time to get the conservative majority in the SCOTUS to rule in favor of gun owners.

The Democratic senators are urging the court to stay out of the case brought by the NRA-backed group. But if the court still decides to hear the case, a ruling against New York City could prevent other cities and states from passing similar gun control laws.

The entire brief can be seen here:

BRIEF TO SCOTUS

The Supreme Court has, at this time, five Conservative judges and four Liberal judges. We can thank President Trump for that.

If the numbers change under a Democrat president, the scales would never tilt in our favor.

If the judges are rotated, I’m not sure what that would bring, but it would not be consistent, that’s for sure.

Personally I’d like to see Trump get one or two more judges, who he has picked, onto the highest court in the land.

 

Whatever Way You See It – Clinton Body Count

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by Daveda Gruber:

By popular request, here is a quick refresher course ‘lest we forget’ what has happened to many ‘friends’ of the Clintons.

Can we add number 51 to the list? Jeffery Epstein committed suicide on August 10, 2019.

There are many high profile people who are probably breathing a sigh of relief that Epstein can no longer be a witness to whatever was alleged that they did.

Epstein was on 24/7 suicide watch. So, I have to wonder what he could have killed himself with? He was wearing paper clothes that could not be used as a rope. He had special sheets and blankets that could not be used to strangle him.

Did someone get paid enough money to do the unthinkable? I’ll wait to add him to my list until I have the facts but I’ll keep number 51 open for him.

Too many people have unfortunate accidents when they are on an unfavorable list with the Clintons. Unfortunately, the list keeps getting longer.

The names below can be found on a search on the Internet.

  1. James McDougal – Clinton’s convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr’s investigation.
  2. Mary Mahoney – A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown.. The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House.
  3. Vince Foster – Former White House councilor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock’s Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.
  4. Ron Brown – Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown’s skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. A few days later the air Traffic controller committed suicide.
  5. C. Victor Raiser, II – Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992.
  6. Paul Tulley – Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock , September 1992. Described by Clinton as a “dear friend and trusted advisor”.
  7. Ed Willey – Clinton fundraiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events.
  8. Jerry Parks – Head of Clinton’s gubernatorial security team in Little Rock .. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock Park’s son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house.
  9. James Bunch – Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a “Black Book” of people which contained names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas.
  10. James Wilson – Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater.
  11. Kathy Ferguson – Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.
  12. Bill Shelton – Arkansas State Trooper and fiancée of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancée, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiancée.
  13. Gandy Baugh – Attorney for Clinton’s friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor.
  14. Florence Martin – Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal, Mena, Arkansas, airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds.
  15. Suzanne Coleman – Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death.
  16. Paula Grober – Clinton’s speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident.
  17. Danny Casolaro – Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparently, in the middle of his investigation.
  18. Paul Wilcher – Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 “October Surprise” was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993, in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death.
  19. Jon Parnell Walker – Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony August 15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guaranty scandal.
  20. Barbara Wise – Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce.
  21. Charles Meissner – Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.
  22. Dr. Stanley Heard – Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton‘s advisory council personally treated Clinton’s mother, stepfather and brother.
  23. Barry Seal – Drug running TWA pilot out of Mena Arkansas, death was no accident.
  24. Johnny Lawhorn, Jr. – Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.
  25. Stanley Huggins – Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released.
  26. Hershell Friday – Attorney and Clinton fundraiser died March 1, 1994, when his plane exploded.
  27. Kevin Ives & Don Henry – Known as “The boys on the track” case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:

  1. Keith Coney – Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, 7/88.
  2. Keith McMaskle – Died, stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988.
  3. Gregory Collins – Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.
  4. Jeff Rhodes – He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.
  5. James Milan – Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was “due to natural causes”.
  6. Jordan Kettleson – Was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990.
  7. Richard Winters – A suspect in the Ives/Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.

THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD

  1. Major William S. Barkley, Jr.
  2. Captain Scott J . Reynolds
  3. Sgt. Brian Hanley
  4. Sgt. Tim Sabel
  5. Major General William Robertson
  6. Col. William Densberger
  7. Col. Robert Kelly
  8. Spec. Gary Rhodes
  9. Steve Willis
  10. Robert Williams
  11. Conway LeBleu
  12. Todd McKeehan

Newest Members to the Club:

  1. John Ashe – A former United Nations General Assembly president John Ashe, 61, died Wednesday, June 22, at his home in Dobbs Ferry, New York. before  testifying in ‘Bribe Scandal’ with a Clinton donor.
  2. Seth Rich – Was killed in the early morning hours of July 10, 2016 in Washington, D.C., on his way home from a local bar. He was found still conscious and breathing, but died of his gunshot wounds at a hospital. He was known as the guy who leaked the DBC emails during the 2016 election.

More members to the club are:

  1. Klaus Eberwein – Was a former Haitian government official who was expected to expose the extent of Clinton Foundation corruption and malpractice next week. He has been found dead in Miami at the age of 50 from a gunshot to the head.
  2. Joseph Rago – A 34-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal, was found dead at his home on Thursday evening. He had requested a Thursday (July, 20/17) in person interview with consular officials regarding an upcoming article he was preparing on Hillary Clinton and her links to Russia. Police officers discovered Mr. Rago’s body at his apartment in Manhattan at around 8 p.m. after a request to check on him when he didn’t show up at the meeting.
  3. ?

These people were healthy. All died in suspicious ways, at least to what I can see. There are many lists of people who are dead who knew or were involved with the Clintons. When you Google “The Clinton Kill List” many sites with these names come up.

I am reporting what I have found while doing research. I may not have found the entire list. Believe what you want or search for yourself.

God bless President Trump. God bless America.

#ClintonBodyCount

Accused Sex Trafficker Jeffrey Epstein Dead

 
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by Daveda Gruber:

Millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was facing federal sex trafficking charges is dead in an apparent suicide in his cell at the federal prison in Lower Manhattan.

The disgraced multimillionaire was being held without bail at Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.

The 66 year old was allegedly transported out of the prison around 6:30 a.m., while in cardiac arrest, to New York Downtown Hospital.

He is alleged to have been dead on arrival.

Epstein was put on suicide watch two weeks ago after he was found with neck injuries and nearly unconscious.

Epstein was arrested on July 6 over the alleged sexual abuse of dozens of young girls in his Upper East Side townhouse and his waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida between 2002 and 2005.

Epstein pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

On Friday thousands of documents were unsealed in connection with a defamation case were released by a federal court. The names of Maine Sen. George Mitchell, ex-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Prince Andrew, Duke of York were disclosed but they have denied being involved.

Epstein’s death came within 24 hours after the long-sealed documents were revealed.

Have You Heard What Biden Said?

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by Daveda Gruber:

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the current front runner in the 2020 Democratic primary but this may come to an end as the man clearly has a problem with gaffes.

Biden, who is 76 years old now and will be 77 in November seems to get confused easily. The man, at times, appears to try to cover up his mistakes and sometimes he lets them slide because he may not even know what he said wrong.

Biden appears to be not as left leaning as some of his competitors and that may appeal to some Democrats who don’t lean all the way to the left.

While talking to a group of Asian and Latino Commission in Des Moines, Iowa. Biden said, “We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”

At the Iowa State Fair Biden mystified some in the crowd when he said, ” We choose truth over facts.”

Remember that Biden would be 78 years old if he won the Democratic nomination and that may be a little too old to start a term of the presidency if he were even able to win.

Would creepy uncle Joe even have enough stamina to run against President Trump? The campaign trail can be grueling and public speaking appearances and debates need a lot of focus. Does Biden have the intelligence to be on the ball to get through all of this? No, I don’t believe so.

Would we hear more gaffes from him? Probably we would hear more than we need or want to hear. The gaffes are already happening more frequently.

There are two new gaffes that are on video. They are pretty bad ones.

I’d say that Biden is too old and confused to run even in the Democratic primary let alone run against Trump for the presidency but then, that’s only my humble opinion.

See Biden gaffes here:

Joaquin Castro Reveals Names of Trump Donors

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by Daveda Gruber:

Late Monday afternoon, Joaquin Castro, Rep. D-TX, tweeted out names of his own constituents who gave substantial donations to President Trump.

In all, Castro, who also serves as chairman for his twin brother, Juilian Castro’s presidential campaign, posted the names of 44 people and their employers who are donors of the Trump campaign in the San Antonio area.

GOP lawmakers and others contended that Castro was “targeting” the listed donors by tweeting their names to his thousands of followers.

The allegations are quite serious in the aftermath of two horrific shootings over the weekend in El Paso Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Thirty-one people died and many were injured during the senseless murder rampages.

Castro tweeted this:

 

House Republican Whip LA., Steve Scalise is no stranger to violent attacks after he was shot on June 14, 2017, during a practice session for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in Alexandria, Virginia.

Scalise tweeted this:

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was not pleased at Castro’s deeds and accused Castro of doxing his own constituents. Cruz expressed his feeling in a tweet, as well:

Nothing that Republican lawmakers or many others, as well, had said seemed to deter Castro from continuing to stand by his putting Trump donors at risk and on Wednesday he was tweeting again.

Using tragedies for political gain is nothing new but taking an extremely heartbreaking loss of life, which we saw unfold this weekend, and turning into a money making political venue has disgusted me.

Putting names on a list to attract criticism and possible hostile actions is appalling.

I’d like to hear your comments on Twitter to my account @DavedaGruber. Thank you.

Trump Speaks to America in Wake of Weekend Shootings

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by Daveda Gruber:

President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence standing beside him, spoke to the American people on Monday morning about the horrific murders in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend that left at least 30 people dead.

The death toll may rise.

In the wake of the weekend shootings, Trump called for reforms at the junction of mental health and gun laws. This includes “red flag laws” to take guns from those who are deemed to be a public risk.

The president said, “Our nation is overcome with shock, horror and sorrow. We are outraged and sickened by this monstrous evil.”

Trump also condemned white supremacy in a response that the shooter in El Paso wrote a racist manifesto.

Trump said, “In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hatred has no place in America.”

There was no call for changing gun laws aside from the “red flag laws.” Trump did say that he is open and ready to listen to ideas “that will actually work

Trump tweeted this today:

Trump called for “cultural” changes, mentioning violent video games. he said that he has directed the Justice Department to propose legislation ensuring that those commit hate crimes and mass murders “face the death penalty and that this capital punishment be delivered quickly, decisively, and without years of needless delay.”

The president also called for policing the “dark recesses of the Internet” in a bid to catch mass murderers before they act.

Trump also said, “We must do a better job at identifying and acting on early warning signs. I am directing the Department of Justice to work in partnership with local, state, and federal agencies and social media companies to develop tools to identify mass shooters before they strike.”

Trump went on to say, “Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun.”

On Saturday, a gunman, Patrick Crusias, aged 20, whom Trump described on Monday as a “wicked man,” killed 22 people, the number was updated on Monday after two other individuals died in hospital, and injured 24 others after he opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

So far, no motive for the attack has been determined but it was reported that Betts, while in high school, was suspended for compiling a “hit list” of those he wanted to kill, and a “rape list” of girls he wanted to sexually assault.

In Dayton, Ohio, 24-year-old Connor Betts, whom Trump described on Monday, as well, as a “twisted monster,” opened fire outside a bar around 1 a.m. Sunday, killing his adult sister and eight others. Police say he was fatally shot by officers within 30 seconds.

The shooter was wearing a mask, bulletproof vest, earplugs and had at least 100 rounds of ammunition. Nine people are dead and 27 were injured.
In the wake of the shootings Democratic presidential candidates running for 2020 were quick to comment that Trump’s remarks were insufficient.

A number of Democratic lawmakers and presidential candidates have also accused the president of fueling racial tensions with his rhetoric.

The full video can be watched here:

Trump Linked to Russian Burgers?

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by Daveda Gruber:

The Washington Post Magazine on Tuesday published an article that depicts President Trump as having a Russian connection because of his love of Hamburgers.

How low can they go? Well, I’d say they just hit rock bottom.

At first, people seeing the headlines, thought it was a satire spoof. It wasn’t. The Russian conspiracy hoax was crazy enough and now it’s being dragged into Trump’s fast food?

Mainstream media often puts on their tinfoil hats and takes off on conspiracy theories but this one takes the cake.

Here is a tweet from the Washington Post:

Russians enjoyed hamburgers that were served to them over a century ago. The reason was that were served in the Soviet Union in the 1930’s is that urban Soviet workers needed to be fed, and were sometimes provided with what is vaguely similar to a modern hamburger.

The Soviet people apparently enjoyed the hamburger and it was produced in mass quantities. At that time, meat and protein were in high demand.

The Russian hamburgers actually don’t look like the American hamburger. They are shaped with tapered ends and actually resemble an American football. The Russian Hamburger is not served on a bun and is traditionally served with mashed potatoes as a side dish.

In 2017, former Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, once joked that the media would find a “Russian connection” if Trump put Russian dressing on his salad.

I agreed that that was funny and even made a meme depicting the humor.

We know that Trump loves a hamburger and has served them to sport teams at the White House. But to take this and twist it into a Russian connection is preposterous.

What say you? I’d love to hear your comments on Twitter where I post my articles to my Twitter account @DavedaGruber.

DOJ Will Not Prosecute Comey for Leaking Classified Information

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by Daveda Gruber:

The Conservative watchdog group, Judicial Watch, announced that it had obtained an FBI log about special agents arriving at former FBI Director James Comey’s home in June 2017 to retrieve his memos.

Comey handed over four of them and said that two of them, to the best of his recollection, were missing.

Still, it is now allegedly been decided that Comey will not face prosecution on this matter. The Department of Justice has declined to prosecute in this case.

During congressional testimony, Comey admitted that he had hand written notes of his meetings with President Trump in the days before he was fired. He took those notes and shared them with a friend who passed them to The New York Times.

That, folks, is called leaking information.

Two of the memos were classified by the FBI as “confidential,” but after the fact.

Comey became a critic of the president ever since he was fired from his position at the FBI.

Look what Comey tweeted:

Comey’s feelings towards Trump are not hidden. He holds hate for the president.

And Comey is not out of hot water just yet. He is a possible target of Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s separate investigation into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse.
The former FBI director also signed three out of the four FISA applications targeting former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Comey’s actions as an FBI Director will now probably be scrutinized in the “investigate the investigators,” which is a review of the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation that is being led by Attorney General William Barr and the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, John Durham.

It has been said that the bigger you are, the harder you fall. Comey is a tall man who stands 6 feet 8 inches tall. I predict that he falls hard.