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1. It’s Comey Time ⏰

(James Comey, left, and Barak Obama)

On Wednesday afternoon, we learned that the Department of Justice has begun investigating former FBI director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan.

Here’s the New York Times:

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director and a harsh critic of his Democratic-appointed predecessors, has made a criminal referral of Mr. Brennan to the F.B.I., accusing him of lying to Congress, officials said. The bureau is also scrutinizing Mr. Comey for his role in the Russia investigation, other officials said, although the exact basis for an inquiry remains unclear.

And a bit more on Comey from the Times:

The Secret Service had the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, followed by law enforcement authorities in unmarked cars and street clothes and tracked the location of his cellphone the day after he posted an image on social media in May that President Trump’s allies said amounted to a threat to assassinate the president, according to three government officials.

I can’t say I’m surprised. And, honestly, you shouldn’t be either.

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