Obsolete FBI Director James Comey claimed Wednesday in testimony sooner than the Senate Judiciary Committee that feeble Vice President Joe Biden by no methodology raised the prospect of prosecuting then-incoming Nationwide Security Advisor Michael Flynn below the Logan Act.
The Logan Act is an obscure legislation from 1799 banning non-public residents from conducting diplomacy. It has by no methodology been a hit prosecuted, nevertheless it used to be mature by the FBI as a map to pursue Flynn, indirectly leading to his prosecution for allegedly lying to the FBI. (The Department of Justice is attempting to fall the case.)
Comey first answered questions from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) over whether he discussed the “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into Russian “collusion,” as properly because the Flynn prosecution, with Biden and President Barack Obama about
Grassley: Did you ever train with President Obama or Vice President Biden about any component of Crossfire Hurricane. If so, what did you talk about?
Comey: I don’t endure in mind any dialogue. I endure in mind sometime within the summer season of 2016, I have confidence August, at some point of a meeting within the Project Room, I the truth is helpful the president that the FBI used to be endeavoring to be pleased whether any People have been working with the Russian effort to assault the election. I didn’t focus on any names, nevertheless I deem I alerted him to the original nature of the work.
Grassley: Did you ever train with President Obama or Vice President Biden about any component of the Flynn case? If so, what did you talk about?
Comey: I endure in mind the Flynn investigation coming up as soon as, I have confidence it used to be January the Fifth [2017], when President Obama held me relieve, to flee me to achieve the case within the popular methodology, and to let him know if there used to be any facts that he need to not be sharing sensitive facts about Russia with the Trump transition [team]. I assured him that I would withhold him informed and I would habits the investigation in that methodology.
Later, below questioning from Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Comey acknowledged that Biden by no methodology urged prosecuting Flynn below the Logan Act, and that he would have remembered if it came about, attributable to it would perchance well have been “highly contaminated.”
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