Comey's Testimony--Curious Revelations Gowdy is leaving some crumbs for future legal issues by noting the President's plenary pardon powers means that since he can pardon anyone, he cannot be charged with obstruction of justice. If he cannot obstruct justice than Comey was wrong in refusing to reveal anything to Trump re: Flynn. This is why Trump repeatedly asked Comey to clear him with the American people. In other words, the set-up is emerging. Comey claims he didn't follow the protocol because there was no transitition protocol. Since Trump fired Yates on Jan. 30; Sessions not confirmed until Feb 9, Dana Boente acting AG during those 10 days. But of course Comey interviewed, or directed agents to interview, Flynn on the 25th of January. Later when Trump asks Comey to clear his name with the press, Comey claims he has to go through channels. So he goes through Boente (who is now general counsel for the FBI, hired by Wray) who ignores the matter and hopes it will go away. So Boente is another resignation of sorts. He stayed on after Sessions recused (march 2) and was once again acting AG on the matter of 'campaign issues' until RR is confirmed as Deputy AG on April 25. Both Gowdy and Comey agree that the Flynn matter began with the VP lying.  With respect to Flynn, Gowdy says "You knew what the Vice President was saying was false, right?' Comey says 'Correct.' This is of course because FBI had wiretapped Flynn. They knew exctly what Kisliak had said--and this is that he wanted to get rid of the Magnitsky Act--those were the sanctions he wanted lifted. Bil Browder lurks knee deep behind this--he forced the bogus Magnitsky act through congress to begin with. Nothing illegal here. But Comey, because Pence now has said that Flynn has lied, pg 14, I believe, this now gives FBI a pretext for investigation. So it is clear to see how they set this all up. Pence is either incredibly naive or a quizzling. Jim Jordan asks Comey why they only briefed the President on one part of the dossier, the urine. This of course was engineered to give the FBI plausible deniability and to push the agenda forward with as little scrutiny as possible. He then, as Jordan continues to press, says well, it was Clapper's idea to do this. He thought the Pres. should know because a news story might break. Hmm.