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James Comey: 'Weasels and Liars Never Hold the Field'

Fired FBI Director James Comey (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 01 February 2018 06:46 PM EST

Fired Obama-era FBI Director James Comey tweeted a scathing rebuke of the current White House standoff with the FBI on the release of the House Intelligence Committee's FISA memo, writing "in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field."

All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would. But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy.
— James Comey (@Comey) February 1, 2018

Comey's tweet comes amid reports FBI Director Christopher Wray might consider resigning if the White House approves the release of a memo authored by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., which reportedly alleges Obama administration abuses of a FISA warrant to surveil members of President Donald Trump's campaign and transition team.

The FBI Agents Association issued a statement via Twitter, supporting a strong stance by the FBI and Wray against the memo's release.

1/3 Statement from FBIAA President Tom O'Connor (@tfoconnor83): “The FBI Agents Association appreciates FBI Director Chris Wray standing shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the FBI as we work together to protect our country from criminal and national security threats."
— FBI Agents Assoc. (@FBIAgentsAssoc) February 1, 2018

2/3 "As Director Wray noted, FBI Special Agents have remained steadfast in their dedication to professionalism, and we remain focused on our important work to protect the country from terrorists and criminals—both domestic and international."
— FBI Agents Assoc. (@FBIAgentsAssoc) February 1, 2018

3/3 "Special Agents take a solemn oath to our country and to the Constitution, and the American public continues to be well-served by the world’s preeminent law enforcement agency.”
— FBI Agents Assoc. (@FBIAgentsAssoc) February 1, 2018

Comey's reference to McCathy in his tweet refers to 1950's anti-communist hysteric, former Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., who once alleged an assistant to a Boston attorney for the U.S. Army had Communist ties, as Vanity Fair wrote.

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