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Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“James Comey has 50 counts of TREASON. And John Brennan has 48 counts of TREASON.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2020
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2025 in comments to reporters:
The Jeffrey Epstein files “were made up by Comey. They were made up by Obama. They were made up by Biden.”
By Grace Abels• July 18, 2025
Bloggers stated on February 01, 2018 in a story:
"Obama did in fact unconstitutionally spy on Trump throughout the presidential election."
By Amy Sherman• February 12, 2018
Dan Koh stated on October 09, 2025 in remarks on CNN:
As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”
By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2025
Carlos Beruff stated on August 06, 2016 in a Facebook post:
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East."
By Joshua Gillin• August 12, 2016
Rob Portman stated on October 20, 2016 in an Ohio Senate debate in Cleveland:
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot figure out who (Syrian refugees) are, what their intentions are, because we have no information on them, because we don’t have any contact with the Syrian government or any people on the ground to be able to determine that."
By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2016
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN:
"The head of the FBI has told Congress they cannot vet those (Syrian) refugees."
By Linda Qiu• December 16, 2015
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”
By Bill McCarthy• May 21, 2020
Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech:
Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 18, 2016
Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin:
"The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing."
By Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias• July 16, 2018
PatriotCrier.com stated on May 16, 2017 in an Internet post:
"(James) Comey knew murdered DNC staffer, Seth Rich, was WikiLeaks source & covered it up for Hillary (Clinton)."
By Joshua Gillin• May 26, 2017
Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2018 in in a tweet:
"James Comey Memos just out and show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION"
By John Kruzel• April 20, 2018
Devin Nunes stated on February 02, 2018 in a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee:
Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' "
By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2018
Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in a tweet:
"The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process."
By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2017
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments”
By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2024
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Hunter Biden’s “prison term announced.”
By Loreben Tuquero• December 21, 2023
Hillary Clinton stated on July 31, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
Says, regarding the presence of classified information in her email, FBI Director James "Comey said my answers were truthful, and what I've said is consistent with what I have told the American people."
By Lauren Carroll• August 1, 2016
Robby Mook stated on October 30, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."
By Linda Qiu• October 30, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party stated on June 08, 2017 in in an official statement:
Says former FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking classified information.
By Will Doran• June 9, 2017
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech:
"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct  is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 15, 2016

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