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James Comey may have leaked at least one classified memo to a friend shortly after he was fired as FBI director.
That’s an assessment from Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, who wrote a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday demanding answers about the handling of memos that Comey wrote following his conversations with President Trump.
Grassley noted that he and his staff recently reviewed seven memos that Comey wrote after his meetings with Trump. Four of those documents contained information classified as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “SECRET.”
In his letter, Grassley asked Rosenstein to clarify whether the DOJ or FBI have determined whether any of the memos that Comey sent to Richman contained classified information and which of the seven Comey memos had been provided to Richman.
The Republican also seeks details about how Comey transmitted the memos to Richman and whether the Justice Department has initiated an investigation into improper disclosure of classified information.
DO THE MATH
originally posted by: EvidenceNibbler
He leaked 4 of the 7. And 4 out of the 7 had classified info, so no matter what, at least ONE of the leaked memos contained classified info.
Actually, this sounds like its just "extreme carelessness"...move along, folks....nothing to see here...
James Comey may have leaked at least one classified memo to a friend shortly after he was fired as FBI director.
That’s an assessment from Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, who wrote a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday demanding answers about the handling of memos that Comey wrote following his conversations with President Trump.
Grassley noted that he and his staff recently reviewed seven memos that Comey wrote after his meetings with Trump. Four of those documents contained information classified as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “SECRET.”
In his letter, Grassley asked Rosenstein to clarify whether the DOJ or FBI have determined whether any of the memos that Comey sent to Richman contained classified information and which of the seven Comey memos had been provided to Richman.
The Republican also seeks details about how Comey transmitted the memos to Richman and whether the Justice Department has initiated an investigation into improper disclosure of classified information.
dailycaller.com...
Link to entire letter:
twitter.com...
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: EvidenceNibbler
Your meme is a lie. There is a HUGE difference between the classifications of "secret" and "classified". Your source merely says that 4 of them were secret or classified; meanwhile your #ty meme says that all four are classified.
Seriously, this isn't Facebook. Stop with the memes.
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: EvidenceNibbler
When were the memos classified?
As we have learned with the Hillary email investigation, even emails that contained publicly-available info were classified when it came in to government hands once the investigation began.
That does not mean the info was classified at the time, nor does it mean that Comey violated any laws.
Please provide full context and not more propaganda.
What does the meme matter?
Does it negate Comey broke the law?
originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: Dr UAE
oddly enough, that boob Comey said he did it, AND why to congress if I remember correctly. He stated that he wanted a special councel appointed. Why hes walking around free is beyond me...along with a couple of other folks...
originally posted by: GuidedKill
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: EvidenceNibbler
When were the memos classified?
As we have learned with the Hillary email investigation, even emails that contained publicly-available info were classified when it came in to government hands once the investigation began.
That does not mean the info was classified at the time, nor does it mean that Comey violated any laws.
Please provide full context and not more propaganda.
I would assume the minute he put finger to keyboard it was classified considering it contained executive privilege conversations with the president of the United States.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: EvidenceNibbler
Your meme is a lie. There is a HUGE difference between the classifications of "secret" and "classified". Your source merely says that 4 of them were secret or classified; meanwhile your #ty meme says that all four are classified.
Secret material would cause "serious damage" to national security if it were publicly available.[10]
Confidential material would cause damage or be prejudicial to national security if publicly available
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: EvidenceNibbler
When were the memos classified?
As we have learned with the Hillary email investigation, even emails that contained publicly-available info were classified when it came in to government hands once the investigation began.
That does not mean the info was classified at the time, nor does it mean that Comey violated any laws.
Please provide full context and not more propaganda.
Question 19: If information that a signer of the SF 312 knows to have been classified appears in a public source, for example, in a newspaper article, may the signer assume that the information has been declassified and disseminate it elsewhere? Answer: No. Information remains classified until it has been officially declassified. Its disclosure in a public source does not declassify the information. Of course, merely quoting the public source in the abstract is not a second unauthorized dis- closure. However, before disseminating the information elsewhere or confirming the accuracy of what appears in the public source, the signer of the SF 312 must confirm through an authorized official that the information has, in fact, been declassified. If it has not, further dissemination of the information or confirmation of its accuracy is also an unauthorized disclosure.