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Information is i think a very important inflection point in this whole story and if you look at the mccabe situation together with the comey situation and both of those in spectral general reports, you see a culture of leaking that was systemic and if you remember in the mccabe case, there was about 15 ongoing leak investigations at the time and these fbi investigators had to be frustrated when the acting director of the fbi who had been the deputy director wouldnt tell the truth when they knew ...

Important inflection point in this whole story and if you look at the mccabe situation together with the comey situation and both of those in spectral general reports, you see a culture of leaking that was systemic and if you remember in the mccabe case, there was about 15 ongoing leak investigations at the time and these fbi investigators had to be frustrated when the acting director of the fbi who had been the deputy director wouldnt tell the truth when they knew based on what miss page was te...

People say libertarians are afraid of government. james comey shows how people who lose their power, how they react. the fact he did all of this leaking to get a special counsel is the most concerning thing. he told us this entire time, be careful that the institutions will be destroyed. he destroyed the fbi. the ig said the example that james comey set for the other hundreds and thousands of fbi agents was a bad example. a dangerous precedent. everybody should be concerned. >> he violated his e...

Information is i think a very important inflection point in this whole story and if you look at the mccain situation together with the comey situation and both of those in spectral general reports, you see a culture of leaking that was systemic and if you remember in the mccabe case, there was about 15 ongoing leak investigations at the time and these fbi investigators had to be frustrated when the acting director of the fbi who had been the deputy director wouldnt tell the truth when they knew ...

He leaked classified information. in a tweet he says, i dont need a public apology from those who defamed me, but a quick message with a quote, sorry, we lied about you, would be nice. and to all those who spent two years talking about me going to jail and being a liar and a leaker, ask yourselves why you trust people who gave you bad info for so long. and then, of course he writes, including the president. obviously not holding back here. he feels that he has been attacked continuously, accusat...

Has he reacted to these findings today? >> obviously critical of the attacks. he has felt that hes taken in all of this by the accusations he leaked classified information. in a tweet he says, i dont need a public apology from those who dee famed me, but a quick message with a, quote, sorry we lied about you, would be nice. for all those who spent two years talking about me going to jail and being a liar and a leaker, ask yourselves why you trust people who gave you bad info for so long. and the...

Doj-ig found no evidence that comey or the attorneys released none of the information contained to any of the memos to members of the media. i dont need a policy to defame me, but a quick message of, sorry, i lied about you, well be nice. sorry, jimmy, dont hold your breath. the ig report established beyond a shadow of a doubt that comey engaged in a brand personal vendetta against this president. and in doing so, he abused his authority. and while comey must be breathing easier tonight given th...

But when you give this information to your buddy, the professor, who gives it to the "new york times," essentially a cut out for your leaking. steve: i think the key passage there was he tweeted he didnt release any of the -- he didnt release any classified information contained in the memos to members of the media. lisa: but he did send it onward. steve: what he did was and this is probably why he was not prosecuted. he had leaked directly to the "new york times," that would have been a cleaner...

Again? the mattress to have a professional reputation selling the way this report devastates james comey, it really does. and this is not personal, you deliberately set out on a professional conduct and he knew it to be wrong. that is to say, the report makes it very clear that not only an experienced professional and the justice department and the fbi, he had been specifically trained and then he had further training. the report is so valuable because it just documents time and again that he wa...

Who had known james comey for some time, also saying how long he has known james comey and just the sheer disappointment for some of their colleagues and friends of the past. >> the report itself or michael horowitz documents the fact that the people who worked with james comeys, names that we are familiar with such as peter strzok were disappointed to learn what he had done in terms of the leaking to "the new york times," that they were shocked they were surprised. so this has been a reckoning ...