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The indictment
of
former
FBI
Director
James
Comey
is
deeply
problematic.
Something
about
how
career
prosecutors
refused
to
bring
the
charges
against
him
and
only
wildly
inexperienced
political
stooges
would
do
it
should
be
the
first
tip
off
that
something’s
rotten
in
the
state
of
MAGA.
Today,
Comey
pleaded
not
guilty
to
making
false
statements
to
Congress
and
the
obstruction
charges
he’s
facing.
Not
surprising,
since
his
social
media
statement
said,
“I
have
great
confidence
in
the
federal
judicial
system,
and
I’m
innocent.”
But
there’s
more
than
blind
faith
fueling
his
optimism.
According
to
ABC
News,
John
Durham
was
a
special
counsel
—
appointed
by
Donald
Trump
—
who
spent
four
years
looking
into
the
FBI
investigation
of
Russian
influence
in
the
2016
election.
And
Durham
found
there
was
not
sufficient
evidence
to
charge
Comey
with
those
false
statement
charges
Lindsey
Halligan
rubber
stamped.
Moreover,
Durham
reported
his
findings
to
prosecutors
in
the
Eastern
District
of
Virginia
ahead
of
the
charges
—
which
bolster’s
Comey’s
likely
argument
of
selective
prosecution.
Federal
prosecutors
in
Virginia
met
remotely
with
Durham
in
August
to
understand
the
findings
of
his
investigation,
according
to
sources
familiar
with
the
meeting,
and
his
conclusions
raise
the
prospect
that
Durham
—
who
was
once
elevated
by
Trump
and
other
Republicans
believing
he
would
prosecute
high-level
officials
involved
with
the
investigation
of
the
president’s
2016
campaign
—
could
now
become
a
key
figure
aiding
Comey’s
defense.
Oh,
and
there
was
an
additional
investigation
out
of
the
U.S.
Attorney’s
Office
in
Washington,
D.C.
that
*also*
concluded
Comey
committed
no
chargeable
offense.
That’s
a
lot
of
career
prosecutors
all
agreeing
not
to
indict
Comey
—
and
one
former
personal
attorney
for
Trump
willing
to
pursue
this
vendetta.