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Originally Posted by Damien
It's not so much any 'info' he claims to have but the fact he is lashing out at all that's interesting I think.
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Indeed.
In other news, it's been revealed, Comey leaked Classified Memos, marked either 'Top Secret', or 'Confidential', to his friend, Professor Richman.
Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the House of Judiciary, has sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein...
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WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is today raising questions about when the memos memorializing interactions between former FBI Director James Comey and President Trump were classified and the chain of custody for the classified memos.
After a review of the seven memoranda created by former Director Comey, it is now clear that four are marked classified at various levels of sensitivity. Former Director Comey reportedly provided copies of four memos to Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman. If true, that would mean at least one disclosed memo contained information now-marked classified.
In his letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Grassley asks about the chain of custody of the memos, when they were marked classified and by whom. Grassley also asks what steps the Justice Department has taken to determine if any classified information was provided to Professor Richman and whether such a disclosure violated department rules or policy.
In order for the Committee to further assess this situation, please respond to the following in writing by no later than January 17, 2018:
- Has the Justice Department or FBI in fact determined that any of the memoranda Mr. Comey sent Professor Richman contained classified information? If so, what steps were taken to retrieve and safeguard the information?
- Which of the seven memoranda the FBI made available for the Committee’s review did Mr. Comey give to Professor Richman?
- When did Mr. Comey give Professor Richman the memoranda?
- At the time that Professor Richman received the memoranda, were any marked as classified?
- At the time that Professor Richman received the memoranda, did any contain classified information, regardless of markings?
- Please explain the method by which Mr. Comey transmitted the memoranda to Professor Richman. If the transmittal was electronic:
- Please provide the account information that Mr. Comey and Mr. Richman used.
- Please describe what steps the FBI has taken to recover all copies of any classified memoranda that might reside on computers, servers, or at other locations.
- Have you initiated an investigation into the matter of whether Mr. Comey improperly disclosed classified information by providing these memoranda to Professor Richman? If so, what is the status of the investigation? If not, why not?
- Has there been any review of whether the disclosure of the memoranda by Mr. Comey was otherwise improper, such as whether it violated his employment agreement or any Department rule or policy? If so, what is the status of the review? If not, why not?
- When did the FBI mark the four memoranda as classified, and who made the classification decision?
- As noted above, it has been reported that Professor Richman returned the memoranda to the FBI.[7] If so, on what date did this occur?
- Did anyone from the FBI or Special Counsel’s Office discuss with Professor Richman this Committee’s request for copies of the memos? If so, please provide all records related to any such communications.
- Does Professor Richman still have possession of any of the memoranda or copies?
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please contact Patrick Davis of my Committee staff at (202) 224-5225 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Grassley
Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary
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