Comey Could Face 35 Years in Jail for Trump Leaks
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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] Director James Comey could legally be jailed for up to 35 years for admitting in a congressional testimony last week that he had deliberately leaked a confidential conversation with US President Donald Trump, according to ex-National Security Agency [NSA] senior analyst and whistleblower William Binney.
"That's something that whistleblowers are in jail for between five and 35 years," Binney noted about Comey's testimony last week to the US Senate Intelligence Committee in which he admitted to leaking a memo of his conversation with Trump.
Binney worked for the NSA for 36 years, retiring in 2001 as the technical director of world military and geopolitical analysis and reporting; he created many of the collection systems still used by NSA.
Binney pointed out that Comey had been unable in his extended testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee to point out a single case where he could identify Trump as asking him to perform any illegal act.
"I have heard nothing from Comey that indicates President did anything wrong," Binney said.
However, Comey's past actions revealed a long record of improper behavior and acts for which he could be prosecuted, Binney pointed out.
"But that's not the only crime Comey has done," he said, but did not elaborate further.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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