Putin Offers Comey Asylum in Russia if Former FBI Director is Charged with Crime

We know that Hillary refuses to admit any fault on her part whatsoever for her loss to President Trump. Thus, the fact that she lost the election must be 100% the fault of criminal or unethical acts by opponents, interference by the Russians, moles in the US government who betrayed her, and who knows who else. So far she has not publicly accused space aliens, but perhaps that’s a card she is holding in reserve.

Could all of this be part of what is driving what is really an attack on President Trump? No doubt the Deep State, an ally of Mrs. Clinton would support much of what we see.

Vladimir Putin trolled the US on Thursday, when speaking in a live call-in show with the Russian nation, the Russian president likened Comey to Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum in Russia in 2013, and scoffed at James Comey’s disclosure of his conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the move has made Comey eligible for political asylum in Russia.

“It looks weird when the chief of a security agency records his conversation with the commander-in-chief and then hands it over to media via his friend,” Putin was quoted by Russia’s Tass. “This is strange. What is the difference then between the FBI director and Mr. Snowden? He is not a head of the special services, but a human rights activist.”

The trolling concluded when Putin said that “by the way, if he (Comey) is subject to any sort of persecution in connection with this, we will be ready to give him political asylum in Russia. And he should know about this.”

 

No doubt Putin is fed up with US politicians and media accusing him and his government of manipulating the US elections, even if it actually did happen. So these remarks really come as no surprise as Putin decided to strike back.

Putin also said that Comey has so far presented no evidence to prove that Russia had meddled in the U.S. presidential election, saying Washington had tried to influence Russian elections for years.

“I am not familiar in detail with the testimony given by former FBI director Comey,” Putin said during a question and answer session with citizens.

Again, he gave no evidence of this (Russian meddling).

Putin then makes a point that even some in the US have been wondering about.

The remarks reflected Putin’s growing annoyance of being the bete noir of the US media, and with the congressional and FBI investigations into links between Trump campaign officials and Russia, which have shattered Moscow’s hopes for improving ties with Washington, much to the delight of the US Military-Industrial Complex and, of course, NATO. Predictably, the Russian president once again reiterrated his denial of meddling in the U.S. election, saying that Russia has openly expressed its views and hasn’t engaged in any covert activities.

The idea that the US military-industrial complex would wish to sabotage improving relations with nations such as Russia is not a new one, going back at least to former President Eisenhower’s famous statement. And with military contractors clearly being part of the Deep State, we are forced to admit that Mr. Putin might have a point.

Finally, is Putin being sincere with the following remarks, or is this a carefully crafted exercise in subterfuge?

On a conciliatory note, Putin added that Russia still hopes for normalization of ties with the U.S. During the question and answer session, Putin said he did not consider the US to be an enemy of Russia and claimed he wanted a “constructive dialogue” with Washington. He said Moscow and Washington could cooperate in efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and pool efforts to tackle the North Korean nuclear and missile problem. He said the two countries could also cooperate in dealing with global poverty and efforts to prevent climate change.

Returning to our original theme, can you think of a more bizarre event than a former FBI director fleeing to Russia for sanctuary and for protection from prosecution by American authorities?

Given some of his odd statements, Mr. Comey rightly has some explaining to do as matters surrounding him raise eyebrows. But if we see him flee to the safety of Russia and Mr. Putin, we’ll know that we’ve entered a world where the norms we’ve come to expect just went out the window permanently.

Source: Zero Hedge