Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to say a few words about the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI--our Nation's premier law enforcement agency--and to speak about the men and women who distinguish it. First, I want to refer to an opinion piece in the New York Times that talks about the former Director of the FBI, James Comey. As the article is entitled, ``The Tragedy of James Comey,'' the story has both positive things to say about Mr. Comey--well deserved--but also some criticism, which I would suggest is also well deserved. Perhaps all of us exhibit both positive and negative attributes. All of us make mistakes, and I don't mean to pick on Mr. Comey unnecessarily, but it sort of lays the foundation for what I want to say. In the April 8, 2018, New York Times article, the first line is, ``James Comey is about to be ubiquitous.'' In other words, he is going to be everywhere with his book, published next week. Of course, he will be on an ``epic publicity tour, including interviews with Stephen Colbert, David Remnick, Rachel Maddow, Mike Allen, George Stephanopoulos, and `The View.''' So he will be everywhere. Of course, we expect him to tell his story from his perspective. As a preface for what I want to say about the rank-and-file men and women in the FBI, let me just read a couple of paragraphs. The writer says: [Director Comey] was the F.B.I. director overseeing the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.…”