Comey memos will remain secret for now, judge rules

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS 02/03/2018 12:23 PM EST

A federal judge has rejected requests from news organizations to release memos of former FBI Director James Comey's conversations with President Donald Trump, adding that publicizing the documents could harm special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday sided with the Department of Justice after multiple news organizations, including CNN and USA Today, sued for the public release of Comey's memos after their Freedom of Information Act requests were denied.

Boasberg agreed with DOJ's contention that releasing any section of any of the memos, which detail nine conversations the then-FBI director had with Trump, could "could reveal sensitive nonpublic information and compromise the investigation."

In his testimony before Congress, Comey said that he felt Trump, unlike previous presidents he worked with, might lie about their conversations and therefore he needed to keep a detailed record.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/03/comey-memos-trump-judge-foia-389080

[pnwmom]

1. I'm on the side of the Mueller investigation on this. If Mueller needs it kept under lock and key,

that's what should happen.

That would all change, though, if something happened to shut down Mueller.

[MBS]

2. " " " " n/t

[ffr]

3. I still don't understand why conservatives are taking down law enforcement as their enemy.

They said they had nothing to hide and they'll be proven innocent. They should be ENCOURAGING law enforcement to come to a conclusion. Where is the disconnect with the GOP and tRump?

[pangaia]

4. Because foxx Hannity limpballs and fuckwad told them the fbi is now lying

and is a traitorous group trying to bring down fuckwad

stupidity of many different types...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. anything not under their control is an enemy

This is not about reason or logic. It is about establishing control of, by and for the richest people in the world. The FBI threatens to unseat some useful idiots and co-conspirators.

Murdoch, Kochs, Mercers, et. al., are no more interested in truth and justice than Putin. They just want more.

[bluestarone]

5. yep tRUMP doesn't need to see what Comey's memos contain!

[riversedge]

6. Good ruling.