The Republican Party now resembles a sleazy public relations outfit. CNN is reporting on a GOP-sponsored, White House-approved, smear campaign to begin with the launch of James Comey’s book tour next week and an exclusive interview with ABC that airs Sunday night.
- “The battle plan against Comey, obtained by CNN, calls for branding the nation’s former top law enforcement official as “Lyin’ Comey” through a website, digital advertising and talking points to be sent to Republicans across the country before his memoir is released next week.”
- “While it’s an open question how successful Republicans will be in making their case against Comey, given that Trump unceremoniously dismissed him last May 9, there is no doubt that many Democrats remain furious at how the former FBI director treated Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.”
So wait… the RNC believes the strongest witness against Jim Comey is Hillary Clinton… who the GOP has spent the past 40 years demonizing as a pernicious liar, murderer and more recently, pizza shop crime boss? How does that work, exactly? https://t.co/d1v7Kd6G2w
— Nope. (@JoyAnnReid) April 12, 2018
Not since the McCarthy era has the GOP launched such a far reaching smear campaign against loyal Americans. This is how dictatorships get started.
Exclusive: Inside the GOP plan to discredit Comey https://t.co/tJHttJFkXr
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) April 12, 2018
ABC released a promo from the interview that hints at what’s to come from the Comey interview.
