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Philip Allen Lacovara / Washington Post:
I helped prosecute Watergate.  Comey's statement is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case.  —  Philip Allen Lacovara, a former U.S. deputy solicitor general in the Justice Department, served as counsel to Watergate special prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski.
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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Two Reflections on the Comey Statement  —  Though I agree with much of what Ben says about James Comey's statement, I find myself in greater agreement with David French's account.  As French concludes, “there are some elements that are good for President Trump, but overall it shows …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN issues correction after Comey statement contradicts reporting  —  CNN has corrected a Tuesday report after the release of former FBI Director James Comey's opening statement for his Thursday testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee contradicted the reports' sources.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator threatens to subpoena Comey  —  (R-Iowa) is opening the door to summoning James Comey to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee after the former FBI director declined an invitation.  —  “Under our rules on our committee, if Sen. [Dianne] Feinstein [D-Calif.] …
Wall Street Journal:   The ‘Independent’ Mr. Comey  —  His prepared testimony shows why he deserved to be fired.
Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:   In quest for a Trump crime, Dems refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
COVFEFE LIVEWIRE: Comey Crazy Sweeps Washington... Breitbart Live From Union Pub
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Counsel to Watergate prosecutors sees ‘sufficient evidence’ for obstruction of justice case against Trump
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Comey's fizzle  —  James Comey has an expectations problem.
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
Nick Asbury / McSweeney's:   List: Excerpts from James Comey's Opening Statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee …
Bwittes / Lawfare:
Initial Comments on James Comey's Written Testimony
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German Lopez / Vox:
James Comey on Trump's excuse for firing him: “those were lies, plain and simple”  —  A fiery opening to Congress from the former FBI director.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey wasted no time in addressing President Donald Trump in his opening congressional testimony on Thursday …
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
James Comey's testimony doesn't make the case for impeachment or obstruction against Donald Trump  —  The president's actions may have been wildly inappropriate, but they are not enough to establish a strong criminal case.  —  The release of former FBI director James Comey's testimony …
New York Times:
‘Must-See TV’: Free Drinks and Canceled Meetings for Comey's Testimony  —  The schedule has been cleared and the popcorn readied at Evergreen Partners, a strategic communications firm in central New Jersey, where the rule for employees on Thursday morning is simple: No client talk while James B. Comey is speaking.
Discussion: Althouse and The Week
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Aide: Trump's mood ‘light’ as Comey testimony unfolds
Discussion: Vox and The Week
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey goes under the microscope
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Joshua Campbell / USA Today:
James Comey is no showboat
Discussion: The Atlantic
New York Times:   Comey's Political Shrewdness Is on Display in Tussle With Trump
James B. Comey / CNN:
READ: James Comey's prepared testimony
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
5 things to watch in Comey's testimony on Trump and Russia
Discussion: ABC News, Axios, The Hill and IJR
Bloomberg:
Trump Will Be Watching Comey Just Like the Rest of Us
Discussion: CNN, TheStreet and New York Magazine
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight  —  “Perhaps the mystery is a little too plain,” said Dupin.  —  “Oh, good heavens!  Who ever heard of such an idea?”  —  “A little too self-evident.”  —  “Ha! ha! ha!—ha! ha! ha!—ho! ho! ho!”  —Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter
The Daily Beast:
Are the Feds Treating the White House Like a Mob House? … It's no accident your phone lights up nearly every night with new revelations about Team Trump's connections to Russia.  So many different investigators with so many different agendas are looking into so many different parts of that nexus …
Hannah Moore / Daily Mail:
Saudi soccer team refuse to stand for London victims  —  By , HANNAH MOORE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA  —  The Saudi Arabian soccer team failed to line up for a minute's silence for the London terror victims on Thursday night.  —  Fans were left outraged at the display ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Adelaide.
Discussion: Young Conservatives
Rachel Van Dongen / Washington Post:
Manchin questions Comey  —  Joe Manchin III (W.Va.) is the only committee member to have outsourced his question-writing — well, sort of.  Manchin asked West Virginians last week to submit questions he could ask Comey during the hearing — a rare move for a senator, but perhaps understandable given …
Discussion: Political Wire
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Gianforte pays $50,000 to press group to settle assault of Guardian reporter  —  Congressman-elect issues lengthy apology to Ben Jacobs over ‘unprofessional, unacceptable, and unlawful’ actions … Greg Gianforte, the Montana Republican who assaulted a Guardian journalist on the eve …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
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Discussion: RedState
Donna Borak / CNNMoney:
House to vote on killing Dodd-Frank today  —  Robert Rubin: Much of Dodd-Frank was ‘necessary’  —  House lawmakers are poised to pass the “crown jewel” of the GOP-led regulatory reform effort on Thursday, effectively gutting the Dodd-Frank financial regulations that were put in place during the Obama administration.
 
 
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