President Donald Trump’s lawyers attacked James Comey, a former FBI Director. They attacked him in a memo to special counsel Robert Mueller last year. Trump’s lawyers said that Comey was dishonest, unbounded by law and regulation, and Machiavellian. They tried to undermine Comey’s credibility as an essential witness against Trump.
The Memo
The letter highlights efforts by Trump’s administration in 2017 to harm Comey’s credibility. The administration also tried to set Trump’s word against Comey’s. Trump fired Comey in May of last year. This only prompted Robert Mueller to start his investigation. Comey documented his conversations with Donald Trump and submitted them to Mueller. They were reportedly very helpful in Mueller’s investigation.
The President’s lead lawyer at the time, Marc Kasowitz, wrote the letter on the June 27 last year. This was around the time Mueller started the investigation with his team. They began to examine whether Trump fired Comey to disrupt the investigation about Trump’s connection with Russia.
Why did Trump Fire Comey?
It is still unclear why Comey was fired. It’s also unclear how attacks on him helped Mueller’s team. Many believe that the Trump administration’s accusations against Come will backfire on them.
