Just when you thought the political plot couldn’t thicken any further, hold onto your hats, people, because it’s about to get as thick as grandma’s Thanksgiving gravy. In a revelation that’s got more twists and turns than a mountain road, bombshell email evidence has surfaced about none other than James Comey and the FBI. And let me tell you, it’s the kind of stuff that makes you wonder if Washington D.C. is actually just a poorly written soap opera.
The man at the center of this scandal? James Comey, the former FBI Director whose name seems to pop up more often than a bad penny. According to these freshly unearthed emails, it appears Comey might have been playing fast and loose with the truth on a FISA application. Now, for those of you who don’t spend your free time deciphering government acronyms, FISA stands for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It’s a big deal because it’s supposed to protect Americans from being spied on without darn good reason.
Here’s where it gets juicy. The Democrats, bless their hearts, have been shouting “Russia!” from the rooftops like it’s going out of style, clinging to the Steele Dossier as if it were gospel. But this email from Comey to James Clapper suggests he knew the dossier was about as reliable as a chocolate teapot. Despite this, Comey went ahead and signed a FISA application swearing up, down, and sideways that the information was verified. If irony were strawberries, we’d all be eating a lot of shortcakes right now.
Unite America First has pointed out what many of us are thinking: this smells of intentional subterfuge. For those not fluent in legalese, that means it wasn’t just an “oopsie-daisy.” The dossier, funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and penned by Christopher Steele (who apparently wouldn’t know credible if it sat on his face), was riddled with salacious “evidence” that screamed political hit job louder than a banshee at a funeral.
Despite warnings that Steele had the credibility of a tabloid psychic and harbored a personal vendetta against Trump, Comey allowed this circus to parade through town. And when you think about the case of Kevin Clinesmith, the ex-FBI lawyer who decided playing arts and crafts with official documents was a good idea, it’s clear there’s a double standard. Clinesmith got a slap on the wrist, while anyone else would’ve been decorating their new cell with FBI memorabilia.
It’s looking like being a Democrat in D.C. is the ultimate “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Accountability seems to be as elusive as a unicorn in these circles. As this saga unfolds, one thing is clear: the American people deserve better than backroom dealings and political theatrics. It’s high time for some real accountability in our nation’s capital.