James Comey
Bozell & Graham Column: Comey's Pocket-Stuffers in the Press
April 17th, 2018 11:10 PM
The definition of “news” is very elastic these days. Another word we could use is “publicity.” When James Comey’s publisher MacMillan boasts that they will kill enough trees to print 850,000 copies – when a decent fraction of sales is in E-books and audiobooks – publicity is clearly booming. The “news” media are stuffing Comey’s pockets with book profits.
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Scarborough Implies Trump Voters Too Dumb to Handle 'Anything Sharp'
April 17th, 2018 7:19 PM
During Monday's edition of Morning Joe, co-host Joe Scarborough argued that anyone who subscribed to the idea that Former FBI Director James Comey and Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe have an animus against President Trump should not handle “anything sharp because you will hurt yourself because you are too incompetent actually to use any basic household appliances.”
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Former Comey Aide Claims He's ‘Not a Partisan' in Debate on Book Tour
April 17th, 2018 6:20 PM
Tuesday’s New Day featured a respectful but vigorous debate between two CNN law enforcement analysts at the opposite ends of the spectrum on the James Comey book tour extravaganza. In one corner, former Comey aide Josh Campbell declared that he’s “not a partisan” and defended his boss while James Gagliano argued in the other that Comey’s a “good man” but carrying out a “vainglorious and self-…
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Colbert’s Mind Blown as Journalist Dismisses His Comey Fawning: ‘Wow'
April 17th, 2018 1:14 PM
CBS This Morning co-host John Dickerson has been one of the few journalists calling for some calm in the hyping of James Comey and his new book. On Monday night, he seemed to shock Late Show host Stephen Colbert with tough skepticism. Colbert hailed the ex-FBI director as “setting up all this criteria for going after Donald Trump and talking about ethical leadership along the way.”
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Stephanopoulos Laments Comey Getting 'Into the Sandbox’ With Trump
April 17th, 2018 12:40 PM
After conducting an exclusive taped interview with former FBI Director James Comey for an ABC News prime-time special Sunday night, on Tuesday, anchor George Stephanopoulos sat down for yet another exchange with Comey live on Good Morning America. However, this time, Stephanopoulos actually pressed the fired law enforcement official on the “petty personal details” about President Trump that he…
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Two Hours and Counting... Nets Can’t Get Enough of Comey Book Tour
April 17th, 2018 9:49 AM
Today marks the official release of fired FBI director James Comey’s new book A Higher Loyalty and the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) networks already have done their part to boost its sales, packing a total of two hours, 24 minutes in five days of coverage on their evening and morning news programs.
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CBS Frets Comey’s Comments Complicated Testimony in Case, Impeachment
April 16th, 2018 9:14 PM
The day after former FBI Director James Comey’s interview with ABC News where he repeatedly slammed President Trump, the liberal media was largely fawning for his chides and speculation of Russian influence. While their colleagues were focused on touting Comey’s media antics, CBS Evening News spent their Monday report fretting about the damage Comey may have done to any legal or political case…
Yellow Journalism: CNN Spouts Off on 'Pee Tapes' 77 Times in Five Days
April 16th, 2018 7:02 PM
As James Comey’s book exploded onto the scene, CNN pumped the breaks on its “Facts First” campaign to revisit perhaps the most salacious claim contained in the Steele dossier. Specifically, the dossier alleged that Donald Trump had paid ladies of the night to micturate upon one another in Moscow, and that the Russian government had taped the horrific escapade. To date, no aspect of these…
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Kelly Slams Comey for Personal Attacks, Relying on 2016 Polls
April 16th, 2018 5:22 PM
Reacting to ABC’s exclusive interview with former FBI Director James Comey, on her Monday morning show, NBC anchor Megyn Kelly blasted the ex-federal law enforcement official for his personal attacks against President Trump and his revelation that he looked at the polls in the final days of the 2016 election to determine whether or not to announce the reopening of the Hillary Clinton e-mail…
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Buckle Up: Cuomo, Conway Come to Blows in Latest Duel on Comey
April 16th, 2018 4:05 PM
For the umpteenth time, Counselor to President Trump Kellyanne Conway battled CNN host Chris Cuomo during Monday’s New Day in a marathon shoutfest (almost 30 minutes in length) with the topics de jure being James Comey’s book tour and the Russia investigation.
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ABC Gushes Over Comey’s Wife Being 'Passionate' Hillary Supporter
April 16th, 2018 3:20 PM
After James Comey’s wife, Patrice, revealed during Sunday night’s ABC News special that she was a ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, on Monday’s Good Morning America, anchor George Stephanopoulos devoted an entire segment to fawning over the ex-FBI Director’s spouse.
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Stelter Mocks RNC Chair as 'Pretty Funny' for Not Reading Comey Book
April 16th, 2018 1:13 PM
On Sunday's Reliable Sources, CNN host Brian Stelter mocked Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for condemning the Jim Comey book on Friday without reading it. "You have go to read the book first," Stelter cracked. But who in America already has the Comey book, when it comes out on Tuesday? It's being discussed ad infinitum by non-readers. He set up a snippet and called it "…
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Naturally: CBS Turns to Clinton’s VP Nominee for Comey Reaction
April 16th, 2018 12:58 PM
Who better than Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee to respond to James Comey’s book tour? Tim Kaine and fellow partisan Democrat Adam Schiff were the only politicians brought on CBS This Morning, Monday, to comment on Comey’s hour-long interview on ABC. Co-host John Dickerson tossed this softball to the man who was almost vice president: “Let me ask you about James Comey. Hillary Clinton…
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Stephanopoulos Whines to Comey About Costing Hillary the Election
April 16th, 2018 11:45 AM
Recapping his Sunday night interview with former FBI Director James Comey on Monday’s Good Morning America, ABC anchor and former Clinton White House political operative George Stephanopoulos complained that the ex-Bureau chief’s decision to re-open the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation in October of 2016 cost the Democrat the election.
