Another Comey indictment: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted for a second time over his “86 47” Instagram post.
The newest indictment of former FBI Director James Comey will again show to be fruitless and one other loss for his irascible former boss (“Comey turns self in,” May 1).
“86” means no more than, “get rid of,” not “kill” — i.e., get rid of that ref, get rid of that menu merchandise and, on this case, impeach Trump. That’s it, no more, no much less.
Lou Maione
Manhattan
Finally, virtually a yr later, James Comey will likely be held accountable for his threatening Instagram post. After three assassination makes an attempt, Trump can’t be too cautious. Comey can’t idiot anybody by taking part in dumb about what the numbers imply.
Precedent will likely be set if he’s tried, discovered guilty and punished to the fullest extent of the law. Fingers crossed.
JoAnn Lee Frank
Clearwater, Fla.
After a stunning tried assassination on the White House Correspondents’ dinner, the Justice Department made a mockery of real acts of political violence by indicting James Comey for a second time.
This baseless legal mischief-making will solely incite additional rancor in a nation already at its boiling level.
Mark Godes
Chelsea, Mass.
Comey has been indicted as soon as again, however now for a foolish social-media post. “86 47” may have a wide selection of meanings; solely essentially the most biased of jurists would enable this indictment to go to trial.
The sickening sycophancy of Trump’s Justice Department validates each critic of the president who has cautioned us about his harmful disdain for democracy and embarrasses me as an lawyer, former prosecutor and most significantly of all, as an American.
Matthew Brief
Manhattan
Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasised that any attempt to threaten or hurt a president will likely be investigated by the Department of Justice and the FBI. On its face, I agree; the rule of law calls for no much less.
But consistency issues. For instance, the “86 47” image was broadly shared throughout social media by hundreds of customers. Are all of them subject to investigation?
Equal justice beneath law isn’t just a slogan. It is a customary that have to be upheld with out concern or favor.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
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The Issue: Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about First Lady Melania Trump trying like an “expectant widow.”
Jimmy Kimmel will not be humorous together with his sick rhetoric (“ABC backs ‘coward’ Kimmel,” April 29).
Disney and ABC ought to cut him free; he has not been humorous for a long time.
What has occurred to the media on this nation? Once you possibly can watch the information and get the info about a taking place story. Now you don’t know what the reality is otherwise you simply hear the opinions of some individual telling the information with little info to back them up.
Jeffrey Dolfini
Phoenix, Ariz.
Kimmel’s jokes are delicate in comparison with the issues Trump has stated or posted all through his time period.
Jimmy is a comic; like him or not, he has the proper beneath the US Constitution to make use of his freedom of speech in any kind he wishes, of course strolling the tightrope on what could possibly be thought of defamation. The whiners are clearly MAGA. Who are the snowflakes now?
Mark Polen
Wooster, Ohio
Jimmy Kimmel hates President Trump, and that’s his proper. It’s additionally his proper to precise these emotions. But it shouldn’t be allowed on a TV show, as a result of half of the population likes Trump.
Two issues: First, if you happen to hate somebody, by no means carry their household into it. Second, by no means inform a deceive attempt to cowl up what you truly imply. You’re insulting the intelligence of your viewers.
Joe Marino
Waretown, NJ
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