Would James Comey Do It All Again? Plus, MAGA's new FBI narrative (w/ James Comey) | Bulwark Podcast
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- Former FBI Director James Comey joins Tim Miller to discuss the choices he made in 2016, the DOJ's self-sabotaging avoidance of the media, and how to maintain your integrity and principles in the face of a lying, lawless bastard.
Stay tuned for part 2 of today's episode with Ben Wittes!
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Comey's new crime novel: penzlerpublishers.com/product...
0:00 - Intro
2:09 - Mar a Lago Documents Unsealed
4:47 - What Defunding the FBI Would Mean
8:01 - MAGA’s Narrative Damaging FBI’s Reputation
12:48 - How FBI Officials Stay Non-Partisan
19:00 - James Comey’s Late 2016 Announcement on Hillary Clinton Investigation
25:10 - If Comey Wasn’t Fired By Trump
29:46 - Threats of Domestic Unrest Around Election
31:49 - When Comey Spoke About Preventing Use of Torture
36:50 - Comey’s Fictional Writing
40:58 - Ex Trump Officials Who Should Speak Out Against Trump
43:15 - James Comey’s Secret Twitter Feed
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Comey makes my blood boil.
I hear you! I'm not going to listen to this anymore. Stay strong!
I hear you. I have a slightly different reaction. He makes my flesh crawl. Hard pass on this episode; I do think Tim probably has good reasons for inviting this jerk, and I liked the little jab he got in at the creep right off the start, but I can't watch past that.
So does Assange...
This man alone gave Trump the final Push pass the finish. Line.
His biggest dream is for some great analysis to come out and prove that his reopening, the investigation didn’t alter the election.
Gonna happen historians will remember him for what he did right wrong that’s for him to live with, but he gets no forgiveness here.
The best we can do is to hope that the Supreme Court justices and other people that are in a position right now to do the right thing actually does the right thing .
Because it will haunt you, as this will forever haunt James Comey
Thus guy is Benedict Arnold
Sorry, I will always blame him for Trump.
same here......
The way I see it, our country was so messed up that it would have happened regardless. If it wasn't Trump it would be someone else.
@@browneyedgirl6050 nope, just 43k votes in swing states. It was very close, it wouldn't have gone this far. Trump is the symptom, not the desease, but Comey's hands are dirty and not from trying to help with the cure. Damnatio Memorae.
Blame all you want but it was the electoral college system and voters that brought us DJT. Trump hardly won in a landslide because of Comey's press announcement, he lost the popular vote. Comey screwed up, as we know in hindsight. But if we ever want to fix our problems, we need to go hard at the real causes of Trump's popularity. Hanging it on Comey isn't useful at all.
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Of the many institutionalist who let us down Comey is on top of the list. His CYA move helped bring this mess upon us today.
Comey screwed up, as we know in hindsight, but it was the electoral college system and voters that brought us DJT. Trump lost the popular vote by 2.9 million - hardly a landslide because of Comey's press announcement.
If we ever want to fix our problems we need to deal with the real causes of Trump's popularity and the electoral college allowing a candidate to win despite what most voters want. Hanging it all on Comey isn't useful at all.
He barely moved the needle, dawg (and dawg's 91 "supporters") IF THE ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE didn't have traction and Hillary's.... Whatever she did, DID? Then we're dealing with a -patri- I'm not gonna use the p word, instead, I'll defer to the 2000s New York post punk(not "indie!") band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs-We're dealing with *_Y Control_*
And i wish I could buy back, the country he stole
And my boys hi hat work is AUDACIOUS!!!
Accents on the Ah and the one (the downbeat) with two handed 16th notes; for those fellow batteristas.
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And he still stands by his slimy move against Hilary. Ugh
Love you Tim but
I can’t 🤮🤢
Come on…., After seeing everything that happened with Trump - no remorse for his decision? (is there an air of mendacity here?) 😡
At this point, he's on easy street retirement, speaking engagements, a book why have MAGAs planted at your door?
the odor of mendacity is equally stifling
Exactly- he just laughs and life is grand. Why give him any platform-
I NEVER want to see Comey EVER AGAIN!
If Comey would just acknowledge that by being too focused on maintaining an appearance of personal rectitude he did something fundamentally bad for his country, I might be willing forgive him. But the fact that he continues to insist on his own righteousness and maintain that the public just doesn't understand how ethical his actions really were, makes me throw up in my mouth a little. Please don't buy his book.
Absolutely
They made a fucking movie about him ffs
And it was unprecedented for the FBI to comment on investigations in progress, which is a good rule as some turn out that there was nothing illegal going on, as with Clinton. So to make some vague but ominous announcement days before the election could be easily avoided….just say you don’t comment until investigations are complete.
🎯Took the words right out of my mouth.
I would even borrow it. But u would buy it from a 2nd hand store for firewood
I am comfortable with the decisions I've made.....because I am not comfortable admitting that I've made mistakes.
Spot on
I envy a man who can be so clinically narcissist that he is unable to criticize himself and recognize when he fucked up royally. And then to say “I knew you wouldn’t understand”, showing us all that he absolutely doesn’t understand. Christ.
100%
Read his book. It's plain as day.
@@mamagee4632what's "plain as day"?
Why give this bozo the time of day. Was it just for clicks? Disappointing.
Grandma here. I do not spew profanities! I enunciate them, like a lady!
Me too! I could teach sailors some new words!!!
Right on, women!!
Hey, me too!!
This man should not be allowed to get wealthy for being among the 1st people to totally screw this once great country. Shame on him for putting his finger on the voting scale for Trump.
I thought so until I heard the process he went through to make his decision. This interview makes me think things a little differently. I also think that sometimes history was already written. Because of what Trump's Presidency has taught us, we now are armed with the knowledge of what was always there..but not out in the open. A lot of the issues we are dealing with now, have to be dealt with at some time. I do believe that as a nation..we are better able to handle the threat to our democracy. And I believe good will prevail, and that those that want harm to befall on those not like them..they will recede back into the cracks of irrelevancy...or better yet..incarcerated.
@@lisal9829That's the only good thing that came out of Trump's term. We saw how the norms were weak in the face of evil. We see how some laws really don't have real teeth or consequences. Now that we know, we can work on shoring them up to help protect our democracy.
I’m with you LisaL. Your’s are thoughtful and measured responses that acknowledge a broader context that neither side of the media divide made clear, at the time. The point is, I think, that Jim’s actions/decisions drew attention to our blind spots. They have been there for a very long time. It took someone/thing as malignant as Trump to bring it to light. They say the Tiger shark is the most indiscriminate eater of all sharks. That’s how I think of Trump. He’ll bite into anything, and if it nourishes him, or at least appears to, he’ll just keep on chomping. An animal of pure instinct.
@@lisal9829Bullcrap! Trump was also under investigation for coordinating with the Russians. If he announced the Hillary investigation, he should’ve also announced the Trump investigation. His excuses are utterly preposterous 🙄.
@@auntiez4917 I did not think about that. Perhaps you are right.
Why didn't Comey also announce that Trump was under investigation?
He admitted to that - the entire apparatus of government thought Hilary was going to win.
And since he was acting on "well, of she turns out to be guilty" instead of a presumption on innocence.
Disgrace.
Because his wife told him to do that, and he doesn't listen to his wife. And because he is a lifelong Republican.
@@Prometheus4096 another .. blame the wife ??
@@direwolf6234 It seems to be a pattern...
Exactly this. He could have stated both parties were under investigation, or he could've said nothing. Instead he chose to use his position for election interference and has evaded consequences for his poor choices.
Still full of shit. Brought us DJT
yeah, plus it totally broke protocol. I understand why he did it, but totally shit decision.
@@sandraheenan2028 Why did he do it?
@@Terry-lh8cn He says b/c he was confident that Hillary would win, and this would make it clear that he didn't help her win by "hiding" the investigation. He's a Republican, he was afraid of his tribe imo. Total bullshit reason but I understand the reasoning, stupid that it was.
@@sandraheenan2028yes we all know why he did it. He did it to tip the votes in a Republicans way. trump was also being investigated during this time and yet crickets on that during the campaign.
No, sorry but the electoral college system and voters brought us DJT. Comey screwed up, as we all know in hindsight. But Trump hardly won in a landslide, he lost the popular vote. There was no massive turn against Clinton because of Comey's press announcement.
Please do not bring him back.
I thought it was enlightening and interesting to finally hear from Comey himself after all this while. I don't agree with what he did either, but at least now I somewhat understand what was going through his mind as he made that decision to say what he did - assuming he was being sincere, which I have no reason to think he was not being.
But please, do go back into your bubble of ignorance if that's where you feel safe, and everything is black or white. It won't help you grow, but I suppose that's not your intent, anyway?
@@ridethecurve55wow. Why on earth would you say those things to another person? Their comment doesn’t give you nearly enough information to be able to make the assumptions that you did. Please, try to remember, if you’re on the side of democracy then we’re on the same side. No need for friendly fire. 😊🇺🇸
I tried to listen to it, but then I realized I just don't care. Its like all the other slimey guys who try to appeal to the general masses after they are out of power
@@ridethecurve55 "Finally" hear from Comey? lolWUT? You accuse Carolyn of being in a bubble, while you've missed the DOZENS of times Comey's spoken about this, every time giving the trite old excuse of "What was I supposed to do?"? Every time he has a new novel to hock, he goes around saying, "Nah, I don't feel bad for what I did. I couldn't do anything else." which is patently false. And you've mised them ALL?!
Wow.
@@Liberal.Linda.Yes! Comey just continues to gaslight people with that, oh poor me, what was I to do! It doesn’t wash with me!
I just can't stand to look at this man who handed us Trump on a silver platter. There is no explanation he could give for that treachery.
I used to think the same thing, till I listened to this interview. I recommend it.
No. Some people can never be redeemed. He put our entire nation at peril for absolutely nothing. People have died because of his selfish choices. Comey can rot.
@@lisal9829 No. The only reason he’s ever given is that he felt that since he had already made a public announcement and also testified before Congress saying one thing, when they decided to reopen the investigation, that he had to take the initiative and go give everyone an update.
He felt that if he didn’t give an update, then he would be lying by omission, and that would be a corrupt act. But he hadn’t been called to testify again, and there’s no expectations that if a person testifies before Congress that they have to continuously update the Congress of any changes after their testimony. Also it’s against DOJ and FBI protocol to discuss ongoing investigations with the public.
So his reasoning is that, even though there’s no protocol saying to do it, and in fact, protocol states that he shouldn’t be doing some of it, even so, he would feel guilty if he didn’t tell everyone once he knew the investigation was being reopened. And since he was making his decision based upon his own feelings of guilt, instead of basing it on protocol, he chose to tell everyone.
His excuses however logical they may "seem" are simply an afterthought. He's an intelligent man; his reasons would be crafted.
@@lisal9829nope. He knows how to craft a believable excusr
You are the reason we are here today James.
I’m 25 seconds into this episode and I’m sorry James Comey is a narcissist…I’m going to try my best to listen to this episode out of love for the bulwark and Tim but I still may not get past 10 more seconds of this.
There is nothing more pathetic than seeing that the world could be 100 times better than it is today and still say you would do the exact same thing just out of a narcissistic need to save face. No one even still thinks about Comey. If he did the opposite thing and not make those remarks about Clinton’s emails before the election she would be president AND STILL NO ONE WOULD CARE OR BE THINKING ABOUT HIM. Only we would all be in a better world. This guy operates like the fucking world revolves around him. Even with him delivering trump to the world for the most part no one has even talked about this guy in 4 years. why would it be any different if you had actually done the right thing?????
I am only here to read comments. 10 seconds in. Cannot listen to his bs. I am going to be so pissed and disappointed if he appears on Stephen Colbert.
I stopped at 24 minutes and I'm pretty proud of myself for it.
Every word sounds like someone convicted of a heinous crime and then "found jesus".
Zero accountability. Zero remorse. (Even after being fired and called a nut job to the world of oligarchs) I'd call that a narcissist
So disappointed that Tim needs this.1 min my limit
Please! Please! No. Not the man who egotistically ushered in Trump. He’s promoting a book. Get him off! I can’t watch this narcissist.
Absolutely! Promoting a book! I'm disappointed with Tim for this interview
Yeah, he’s the modern day Judas who kissed our democracy for few coins of silver (or has he said, “principles”)
same!
I usually watch the Bulwark with enjoyment but I can't watch this.
Don't look up!
It was a mistake to let this person on your show. Please be more careful in the future
So, you only want to listen to interviews that don't contradict your world view? That sounds, if you'll excuse the comparison, like how a MAGA would react. You're not going to allow yourself to become like THEM, are you?
@@ridethecurve55 I've already listented to him too many times since 2016 when he interfered with a presidential election against the advice of the Justice Department. There is no need to promote him. Its been 8 years, he's said what he has to say and it is more than enough.
@@ridethecurve55 She and the rest of us who think this interview is a mistake are loyal followers of a podcast started by A REPUBLICAN, staffed by mostly REPUBLICANS, and this particular episode is helmed by a former REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN PROFESSIONAL. And you're going to say we only want to listen to things that don't contradict our world views? 😀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😁😄😅
This man handed the country to Trump and now wants people to believe that he is cool.
HEY LOOK! It’s that guy who got trump elected.
This dude is literally the reason we have Trump
Something I remember hearing someone saying about James Comey in a documentary is that “he’s a man who gets so wrapped up in his moral rectitude sometimes that he himself believes he’s right, and the others wrong”. It seems like their eulogizing of him was correct.
He will never have regrets about his actions in breaking election law rules and norms. Its disgusting.
I can't wait to not purchase Jim's books!!
I'm going to not purchase two!
Was interested until i realized he doesnt actually care about the stste of being he put America in.
Over NOTHING.
I recommend you watch the interview. I thought the same about him..but now I do not.
@@lisal9829 If he truly cared and was trying to do the right thing, why didn't he also say Donald was under investigation? Both candidates were, but he only said publicly that Hilary was. THAT is proof positive he put his finger on the scale intentionally.
Still as disingenuous as before.
Does he even know how hypocritical he is? Icky.
He's why we have trump🙄🤐
True. So true.
Yes he played a part but put the blame where it belongs on the voters. If they would have got off their AZZ and voted instead of sit on the couch and boohoo it may have turned out differently.
@@catbb1000 How many voters did he turn away from Clinton and toward Trump?
@@Terry-lh8cnDon't know but seeing the difference between the popular vote in 2016 and 2020 says a lot of people didn't vote in 2016.
Absolutely! Thank you Comey for Trump...And we are still dealing with him after 2020. Unbelievable.
Sorry not going to give this guy the time of day. I echo most people's comments in that he behaved unethically and he is the reason we are in this mess. Not that i don't like Biden because i do but hillary would have been a 100 times better president than trump was!!!
Hillary for 2024! Honestly, she'd be a much better president than Biden.
I'm glad he's comfortable with it 🙄 So smug....
Both he and Mitch McConnell are perfectly comfortable with their choices. How nice. I can't listen to him.
Trump 2024 😗
@@MatkoBrane-oq3jksaid the insane person. 😂
@@MatkoBrane-oq3jkTrump 2024??...only if it's Mary Trump
@@Mary-kl4tk Oooh, YEAH! I'd totally vote for her. Though only if she did this willingly. I wouldn't wish that hell on anyone who didn't really want it.
Nope.
No, just NO
Comey is so icky. Hard pass on his book.
He's the reason we are in this fight for our democracy. Boo to The Bulwark for helping him continue his grift to make money. His books are lousy and receive bad reviews. Use your money to support progressive candidates who will save our country from fascism!
@@Tallen-xk7dm Well said! I'm at a loss for words right now, but thank you for your post!
@@Tallen-xk7dmhe is not *the* reason. Hilary was already massively unpopular and very likely could have lost. I disagree with his choice but to say he is the reason misses the wider point. Trump is merely a symptom, GOP has been moving this way for 15yrs or so.
@@jolness1 43k difference in swing states. It was very close. You can't compare Hilary to Trump. It's like comparing Gandalf to Saruman.
@@jolness1actually Secretary Clinton was popular and well respected despite the decades of spite and vitriol directed at her by the Newt Gingrich-Rush Limbaugh-pre-MAGA right wing hate machine. It just kicked into high gear during the 2016 campaign and was aided by these self-righteous political hacks like Comey who now pretend they are reasonable centrists.
F Comey. We're not stupid.
Even Michael Milken showed regret. Why are you giving this self-serving disappointment a platform?
This is the one Bulwark podcast I will not watch. I don't give one F%$$ what Comey thinks.
If he’s so ethical and ideological, what allowed him to contradict the justice department policies of not introducing prejudicial information so close to an election? He would like to be found irrelevant to the 2016 election, but remember where I was and exactly what I was doing when he announced that he would reopen the Clinton case. I was sitting on a hard cafeteria bench waiting for parents to come in for their student’s conferences. I listened to the glee of my republican friends and colleagues as his announcement came out and I watched the poles flip against Hillary Clinton. He was instrumental in demoralizing millions of American democrats who wound up not voting because Comey gave validity (falsely) to Trumps “Crooked Hillary” narrative. I’ve heard nothing on this episode to contradict my belief, even though I listened to the entire pod cast almost hoping he’d convince me that he’d had a valid reason. All I heard was self righteous excuses.
No…James Comey, if I never hear his name again it will still be too soon. Maybe I shouldn’t but I blame him for everything we’re going through.
You should. It might not have been ALL his fault, but it was LARGELY his fault. If he admitted that and apologized in a real way like others have, that'd be one thing. But he never has. Ever. Not even an inkling.
Dead to me. But he has a book to sell, so now he's *everywhere*.
Comey is intelligent and well educated. He absolutely knew the catastrophic damage his announcement would have. He gave the undecided voters and people on the edge the go ahead to vote for Trump. Not watching this episode but I hope his book is an apology letter to America.
I'm sure it's not. Definitely not an apology.
Oh please! He's like the supreme court-pretending to act in a high minded non political manner when the political consequences were direct and obvious. It must be nice to be able to tell yourself fairy tales and believe them. This man sets the bar for dis-ingenuousness.
I'm trying to have an open mind here with James Comey, but I'm struggling! Tim, I have so much respect for you and the Bulwark Network, but there are no words for this quote on quote guest.
I can't agree more.
gross
I can live happily for the rest of my life without hearing another word from Comey.
From, or about.
Had to nope out of this video. I'll catch the next one that doesn't feature this guy.
Maybe he’ll change his mind if Trump gets reelected and he finds himself in the gulag.
Not likely. As he said in this interview, he’s “grown numb” to the whole suggestion of what if he hadn’t announced the reopening of the investigation. His arrogance has completely choked the life out of his insight.
The question that should have been asked is why did Comey send the letter to Congress thereby making public his nascent investigation..
100%. AND why did he NOT send one about the investigation into Donald that was going on at the same time.
Tim - You are one of my favorites. However, the other day you spoke ill about Michael Cohen. Then you turn around and let Comey on your show to promote a book?! At least Micheal Cohen has a redemption arc and is trying to do the right thing now. Cohen has also paid the consequences of this actions. Comey has no regrets, and it appears no remorse. I am all in for people that pay the consequences for their actions and I believe they can be redeemed - if they want to. I guess it is not a total loss of an interview. It merely reinforces what many people believe about Comey.
You know, that's a really good point. Not only has Michael Cohen thrown himself on his sword multiple times to prove his apologies, he's worked his butt off taking real action to redeem himself. The NY DA before Bragg closed the election interference case (hush money) against Donald, so Cohen started releasing evidence to the press, like the recordings, to force the DA to open it up again. He put himself in real danger doing that because he got umpteen death threats.
Comey refuses to admit he did anything wrong, and instead wants us to buy his novel so he can live his pretend author dream. gag
Michael Cohen gave us probably the only criminal conviction we're going to get before the election. Comey's trying to hock a novel. One definitely deserves praise and it's NOT the guy who thinks he's a fiction writer.
Tim, I’m so glad you asked Comey about ex-Trump officials speaking out. This election is too important and consequential to the future of democracy for them to stay quiet!
I’ve never down a thumbs down before. Just because a Republican writes a book doesn’t mean you have to feature him?
I don’t know how he sleeps at night . He was instrumental in the chaos and upheaval we’ve been subjected to.
Thanks for helping end democracy, you were an instrumental part.
permit me this addendum to your statement responding to Comey "...you self-deluding putz." thank u
If he had just played it by the book, things might be very different. He didn’t take some principled stand, he went against the norms of his agency, with disastrous consequences. (Also, I am not interested in how he writes his novels). Tim, push harder next time! It’s okay if he doesn’t like you.
Pushing that first domino over will be what historians say ruined all of this for us. And yet Comey smiles and has money and will probably be okay...
0:12 Sorry James, you did more to destroy or contribute to the destruction and the present state of our country - you can rationalise all you want but you’ve effed us all over. I blame you for the present condition of the Supreme Court. I admired you once, I revile you now.
The intro Comey quote. Dude, it's okay to admit mistakes.
Yep, I still blame him for the crock of b.s. that descended on us. And keep swearing Tim…
It was bad timing. I planned on voting for Hillary Clinton. But when Comey released that info on Clinton, I voted for Trump and I regret that.
You believed his lie. A novice 1st year prosecutor has more ethics and morals than him.
it was reported days before the election there was no there/there. We all knew that donald was a Con from way back!
I appreciate you being so honest here. It helps to show that Comey’s deviating from the rules and norms really did make a difference.
So you are one of the mythical voters...😊 I am always wary of things that come out at the end. I guess I was so repulsed by him from his NY days that there was no way.
It horrifies me the sheer complacency of these "good ole" decent establishment types when facing fascism.
You cannot allow crooks to enter politics under a veneer of respectable businesses.
Of all the people who can eat a bag of deez, Comey is literally first in line.
He's kind of a little bit numb to it. How f@cking nice for him. All of that to find out that she did little wrong and we've lost our country because of it.
He is right. I will never understand. I read his first book. Still just didn't make any sense. And now you tell me this is the guy who sent Martha to jail. No, the man is dead to me!
Loathing the guy loving the interview.
Tim, I don't think I'm being hyperbolic in saying that this session is historic. The Bulwark Podcast is the perfect format and environment and you are the perfect interlocutor. Nice work. Makes me glad I support the Bulwark.
Thanks!
I think it would have been better had Comey stated that both candidates were being investigated
I heard the podcast earlier and had to listen to one particular part again here. What this man did to Hillary was awful. We’re all living with it today.
That Ship has sailed.......He enabled the insurrection. We cant solve problems if the media keeps sponsoring the sources of them. Hes done his damage.
I’m really unhappy with the Bulwark and MSNBC (and anyone else is also featuring him! ) highlighting Comey.
Without his interference in the election, we would probably never had a Trump presidency. Think about that people !
Tim, what are you doing?
This man is a disgrace.
We don’t want to hear about his feelings.
Nope. See you next ep.
Who truly gives AF how that M Fer feels?
Dam sure not me.
Thank you for having Jim Comey on your podcast. I appreciate his views now. You rock Tim.
I miss John McCain 😢
Oh boy I can't think of anyone I would rather hear from less at this point.
Is Robert Mueller next?
I would love to hear from Mueller. I don't think he failed us. His report hot buried by Bill Barr.
He sounds like Donald Rumsfeld after the Iraq war.
speaking of fiction, Comey is in the perfect spy motel room, no identifying objects.
The problem with Comey's wish is that he absolutely was crucial to the result. And it's too early for him to come out from his novel writing to smile and say that he did everything righteously
Good golly, who's a hypocrite? Not 3 minutes in and im out. There's a first I guess for most things. See y'all tomorrow.
This mf will NEVER admit that he was wrong.
Never.
There may NOT be us, anymore 😔
Progressive leaning Independent. Surprised myself by not exactly enjoying but learning from the interview. He has some values I admire. Still, I hold his Hillary decision responsible for trump because he did not also reveal that Trump was under investigation at the time.
My Dad's favorite word was integrity. Thank you, James Comey. This discussion has helped me appreciate your integrity.
Tim, James Comey is so disgusting. While the Republican party has always been moving towards someone like Trump, he made it happen even sooner than it would have. Can't continue to watch this.
What a great guest and a great show Tim, bravo. I'm a true Republicrat. I'm somewhere in-between the centers of both parties. Thank you for being one of the sane voices out there.
I don't think I can tune into the Bulwark for a mouth or so. Shame on you Tim.
He’s numb to it? Good for him. I love your shows-this one is a pass.
I'm from Europe, and kinda felt sorry for Comey in 2016. He was faced with a real Hobson's choice, but my god, what his decision unleashed on the US, and globally.
It wasn't his decision that did it. It was years of insular Beltway culture (I'm reading Mark Leibovich's The Town after having watched his interview with Tim the other day---wow!), the breakdown of US politics going back to Gingrich, the toxic influence of dark money, the creation of Rupert Murdoch by an indifferent Almighty, and a whole lot of other puzzle pieces. Comey barely registers. That New York Times headline about Comey's announcement, which set the tone for lurid, lock-step Beltway "October Surprise" coverage, did more harm than Comey's announcement itself.
@@ma4450 Now I'm hooked. The Town is the next book on my list!
I love that you brought up "Hobson's Choice". One of my favorites. I felt mortified for J. Comey when Trump fired him on TV, while Comey was in Los Angeles, and was basically going to make him hitch hike back to D.C. What a cruel and inhumane thing for someone to do to another person. The humiliation must have been extreme.
I adore you Tim Miller!! And the cursing😂
I am so sad that it seems there were so many off ramps to this mess and none of them worked. #voteblue
Wow. Freakin' wow! Hell of an interview Tim. It's so narrow to blame Comey for Trump. Tim, you nailed it. We all thought "there's no way in hell he can win" and we dropped our guard. Never again.
His decisions arent perfect, nor does he claim they are. But as a full career, Jim is a good American with values.
That’s a very Donnie Brasco question to ask Jim: what is the cost of trying to stay on? An apt question, I think, given the mafioso approach Trump took to a loyalist government. Where do you compromise your ethics for the bigger fish?
Nope not doing it he is making the rounds to sell his book Rick Wilson had him on as well he gave us trump and has no remorse for the ptsd trump has caused us for eight years
Can’t do it
Tim, I was I grandparent at your age!🙄
Or you could have disclosed that Trump was also under investigation. So disclose both. That would’ve been the fair thing to do
Great interview. I know the comments on here are pretty rough, but I'm glad you are willing to bring controversial people on here. I know I've had to sit out a couple episodes because I didn't want to listen to a full hour with the person at hand, but I'm glad I listened to this one. I guess I don't resent Comey the way a lot of people do. Part of that is because I don't think his letter was the decisive factor in the election. If he can help at all during this election, I'm glad to have him on our side because he is an intelligent and principled person despite making some past mistakes. And that story about Ashcroft at the hospital was really something. Takes my respect for the Bush White House down a notch, but shows why we need independent and principled people in positions to stand up to those who would abuse power.