Comey pressured to return to Capitol Hill

The Trump administration accused former FBI director James Comey of giving "false testimony" at suggested the DoJ look into the possibility he perjured himself. Republican lawmakers have increased the pressure on him to clarify discrepancies in the public statements he made to Congress.

Not only did Comey go beyond his role as FBI director, acting as judge and jury regarding the Hillary Clinton illegal secret email server, but he exonerated her before he even finished interviewing 17 people including Clinton, in his investigation in the case.

"Since the director's firing, we've learned new information about his conduct that only provided further justification for that firing," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, and cited "false testimony" among the examples she gave.

Fox News' John Roberts asked Sanders if she believed Comey perjured himself or at least misled Congress. She replied: "I think that's something probably for DoJ to look at, not me. I'm not an attorney."

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News' Catherine Herridge that he wants to bring back Comey to Capitol Hill, to deal with the statements Comey made on his conclusion of the Hillary Clinton email case.

"This doesn't add up, and I smell a rat here," Graham said.

Sen. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) agreed, saying that Comey "absolutely" should be brought back to testify and said in a written statement that "The American people rightfully have enormous concerns about the manner in which the Clinton email investigation was conducted. Recent reports suggesting the outcome of the investigation was predetermined only heighten these concerns."

Both senators were responding to the latest allegations that Comey drafted an "exoneration statement" weeks before he even interviewed the worst presidential candidate in history.

During the September 2016 hearing, Ratcliffe asked Comey whether he made the decision not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton before or after she was interviewed by the FBI and Comey responded, "After."

But when you're dealing with people like Comey and Clinton, "after" may mean 'before the after to which you're referring and I'm responding'.

It was Graham and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) who revealed claims of an "exoneration statement," and that may put Comey in hot water.

But if history can tell us anything, it seems probable that neither Hillary Clinton nor James Comey will spend even a day in prison.


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