The FBI proved Comey’s innocence. The DOJ indicted anyway.
In the seashells case, the FBI searched for proof that gangsters used “86” to mean “kill” and that Comey knew it. Now an expert says their theory is “preposterous.”
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In the seashells case, the FBI searched for proof that gangsters used “86” to mean “kill” and that Comey knew it. Now an expert says their theory is “preposterous.”
The revision fixed much of the first draft’s overreach, but the clause still doesn’t say where the government’s data protections begin and end.
The precedents set in the pursuit of Fauci could come back to haunt Republicans or possibly tee up even more politically motivated retribution campaigns in the next Congress.
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