BTRTN: The Most Damning Testimony... the Words Not Spoken

[reggieandlee]

Born to Run the Numbers on the Comey testimony. What mattered most was what was not said:

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/06/the-most-damning-testimony-words.html

Excerpt:

"Indeed, this is an excellent example of the law of unintended consequences: Senator Risch had "hoped" to defuse the impact of Comey's testimony by questioning his interpretation of Trump's phrasing. Instead, his line of inquiry accomplished three things: (1) it provided an extended laser focus on the precise phrase that is ground zero for a charge of obstruction of justice, (2) it served to seal the fact that the Republicans wholly accept Comey’s transcription of the exact language, and (3), it provided the perfect forum for Comey to spell out exactly how he interpreted the meaning inherent in the words."

[tgards79]

1. It's all too obvious

How can anyone seriously look at this in context (the ongoing Russia hysteria, the deflection of attention from Trump's policy goals, the long delay in firing Flynn after Yates' warning, the subsequent firing of Comey, the talks with Coats and Rogers, etc.) and say it was anything other than a directive to shut it down?