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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

James Comey, Incompetent or Corrupt?

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Senator Cruz comes straight from the Comey hearing on the Hill to the podcast studio where Michael Knowles joins him to discuss Comey’s J. Edgar Hoover complex, what the next three weeks will mean for confirming Judge Barrett, and Joe Biden’s inability to admit that he supports radical leftist positions. Plus, is Chris Wallace the worst debate moderator of all time?

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0:00.0

This investigation of the President was corrupt.

0:03.0

The FBI and the Department of Justice were politicized and weaponized.

0:08.0

And in my opinion, there are only two possibilities.

0:11.0

That you were deliberately corrupt or woefully incompetent.

0:15.0

And I don't believe you were incompetent.

0:19.0

This has done severe damage to the professionals and the honorable men and women at the FBI,

0:25.8

because law enforcement should not be used as a political weapon. And that is the legacy you have left.

0:39.4

This might be my favorite aspect of the show.

0:41.9

I mean, this is what we've been seeing since impeachment all the way back.

0:45.7

What was it?

0:46.5

Eight, nine months ago now is we get the first look and the first talk with Senator Cruz

0:52.6

after all of these extraordinarily consequential

0:55.6

events. Senator, you have just come from a hearing with former FBI director James Comey.

1:01.5

James Comey is not just a controversial figure, but he has, in your words, either incompetent or

1:09.7

worse. Let's, if you wouldn't mind, take us through the hearing.

1:15.6

Well, yeah, so he was testifying about his leadership at the FBI and his role in the investigation of President Trump, of his campaign, of Michael Flynn, of Carter Page.

1:26.1

And I got to say, you know, you know, Comey at this point just blames everything on, oh, mistakes were made.

1:33.6

The passive voice was used.

1:36.3

Nobody is an actor.

1:38.2

It just happened to happen.

1:40.4

Oh, oops.

1:41.3

Some things were sloppy.

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