I really don’t have much more to say than what is in my title except to add that Comey is being charged with lying to Congress about a leak, but not Russia interferring in American elections to help Donald Trump.
I’d like to see the chyrons and headlines reads like the following:
I keep reading and hearing that Pam Bondi had doubts about bringing this case forward. This makes me wonder about whether she realized this as much as she knew that they had a weak case on the charges themselves.
What I can tell so far is that the government’s case hinges on what Andrew McCabe claims about being authorized to leak information to The Wall Street Journal. If this is true than it seems to me as as non-lawyer that it boils down to a he-said and he-said case. Who ya gonna believe. Maybe McCabe misheard what Comey said. On the other hand, it’s also possible Comey misheard what McCabe said.
This seems to add up to
What this trial won’t decide is whether there’s reasonable doubt about whether or not Russia tried to sway the election in Trump’s favor by using social media and other methods. That has already been decided. Just ask Wikipedia if they did.
Yes, Russia has interfered in multiple U.S. elections, including the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections, primarily through disinformation campaigns and propaganda aimed at influencing voter perceptions and outcomes. These efforts have been aimed at damaging Democratic candidates and supporting those aligned with Russian interests.
Not only has Wikipedia (and others) come to this conclusion. Wiki has also shown that the public also does not believe “Russia, Russia, Russia” was a hoax:
Public opinion on whether Russia interfered in U.S. elections varies, but numerous polls indicate that a significant portion of Americans, often around 60-70%, believe that Russia did interfere, particularly in the 2016 election. This belief is supported by findings from U.S. intelligence agencies and various investigations.
I think Trump believes that by discrediting Comey he can delude the public, and perhaps himself, that Russia had nothing to do with him winning the 2024 election.
We will see if I’m corrrect about this when we hear him ranting (and posting) about how if Comey is convicted, or knowing Trump, just because he was indicted, that this proves Russia, Russia, Russia was a hoax.
Information about Russian election interference will be part of the trial and perhaps new information will come out. What a trial may eventually prove to more people is that Russia, Russia, Russia was real.
