Comey’s Testimoney Changes
Nothing, Yet
his own government. Why do
you think he is colluding with
the Russians?".
James Comey's testimony set
social media alight with some
19.5 million people tuning in to
watch the former FBI Director
testify before Congress. There
was outcry as the public and
numerous left leaning news
outlets claimed that Comey's
testimony proved obstruction
of justice and calls for im-
peachment were echoed again.
But Comey's testimony is un-
likely to change anything about
Congressional Republicans at-
titude to the investigation. Nu-
merous Republicans have lined
up to defend the actions of the
President, including House
Speaker Paul Ryan and "Never-
Trump"er Lindsay Graham,
who claimed on CBS’ Face the
Ryan rushed to the President's
defence in a press conference
soon after,
"The president is new at this.
He is new to government so he
probably wasn’t steeped into
the long running protocols …
established between the DOJ,
FBI, and White House.”
Congressional attitudes and
strategy won't be making any
major U-turns on the back of
this testimony. To turn on
Trump would be to turn on his
base and, with the 2018 mid-
terms creeping ever closer,
they are unlikely to take that
Nation, "He can’t collude with
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