Trump draft of Comey's firing is out. This is the one that would "never see the light of day"

[Nevilledog]

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Mueller, She Wrote
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OOOHHH: the original trump draft of comey’s firing is out. This is the one that would “never see the light of day”.

In scathing draft of letter never made public, Trump chided James Comey for 'erratic,' 'self-indu...
The president's draft was scrapped by White House legal counsel.
abcnews.go.com
1:23 PM · Jan 18, 2021

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/scathing-draft-letter-made-public-trump-chided-james/story?id=75298750

[TDale313]

1. OMG so much projection there! n/t

[highplainsdem]

3. My first reaction to reading quotes from Trump's letter, too:

“Your conduct has grown unpredictable and even erratic – including rambling and self-indulgent public performances that have baffled experts, citizens and law enforcement professionals alike – making it impossible for you to effectively lead this agency,” Trump wrote to Comey.

The letter then chastised Comey for "spen[ding] too much time cultivating a public image, and not enough time getting your own house in order.”

Almost half of the letter focused on Comey's handling of the investigation into then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, including Comey's testimony to Congress days earlier defending his decision to publicly announce a year before that Clinton had been "extremely careless" with classified information but should not face charges.

That testimony was “another media circus full of unprofessional conjecture, bizarre legal theories, and irresponsible speculation,” Trump's letter stated.

The letter falsely insisted that Comey's "strange legal decisions and contradictory public statements" had "sowed confusion" and inspired "a near-rebellion by many rank-and-file agents" within the FBI.

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[Thekaspervote]

4. He never wrote something that clear and pointed. Yes, had the thoughts, or should I say jealous

Delusion, But he didn’t write it!

[highplainsdem]

5. Good point.

[Proud liberal 80]

2. I remember Comey's testimony to Congress

He said something like Trump getting elected because of his letter made him sick to his stomach...I knew Trump was watching and didn’t like that and probably got really angry...that’s why he was fired