Byron York: ‘Comey Really Blew a Lot of Smoke’ About the Trump Dossier

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KILMEADE The ░░░░░░░░ watchdog report confirming that ░░░░░░░░ fired FBI director James ░░░░░░░░ broke department rules by ░░░░░░░░ and retaining memos of ░░░░░░░░ private conversations with the ░░░░░░░░ But our next guest ░░░░░░░░ out there is more ░░░░░░░░ the report than sheds ░░░░░░░░ on Comey s attempt ░░░░░░░░ ambush then President Elect ░░░░░░░░ Trump Here with more ░░░░░░░░ chief political correspondent for ░░░░░░░░ Washington examiner and Fox ░░░░░░░░ contributor Byron York Byron ░░░░░░░░ 75 to 79 pages ░░░░░░░░ look through You see ░░░░░░░░ ambush in the motive ░░░░░░░░ a motive to brief ░░░░░░░░ YORK Well this report ░░░░░░░░ light on one of ░░░░░░░░ most important poments of ░░░░░░░░ moments of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ matter that is January ░░░░░░░░ 2017 the first meeting ░░░░░░░░ between James Comey and ░░░░░░░░ Trump who at that ░░░░░░░░ is the President Elect ░░░░░░░░ it begins with the ░░░░░░░░ heard so much about ░░░░░░░░ dossier and remember the ░░░░░░░░ never confirmed dossier did ░░░░░░░░ an allegation that in ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump a private ░░░░░░░░ had been in a ░░░░░░░░ hotel room and prostitutes ░░░░░░░░ performing a kinky sex ░░░░░░░░ and Russian spy cameras ░░░░░░░░ alleged recordedit all Will ░░░░░░░░ to sell that story ░░░░░░░░ the press So on ░░░░░░░░ 6th the nation s ░░░░░░░░ Intel chiefs go to ░░░░░░░░ York to brief the ░░░░░░░░ on Russian efforts to ░░░░░░░░ the election All that ░░░░░░░░ fine After that they ░░░░░░░░ leave the room leaving ░░░░░░░░ alone with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Comey tells him about ░░░░░░░░ Moscow hotel room sex ░░░░░░░░ Now we had always ░░░░░░░░ from Comey that he ░░░░░░░░ the president because he ░░░░░░░░ wanted the President Elect ░░░░░░░░ know that this story ░░░░░░░░ out there and maybe ░░░░░░░░ would be reported in ░░░░░░░░ press and he really ░░░░░░░░ to know it s ░░░░░░░░ Well in fact this ░░░░░░░░ part of the operation ░░░░░░░░ they called crossfire hurricane ░░░░░░░░ was the investigation into ░░░░░░░░ president and his campaign ░░░░░░░░ said he assured the ░░░░░░░░ we are not investigating ░░░░░░░░ sir But in fact ░░░░░░░░ had met with his ░░░░░░░░ team before this meeting ░░░░░░░░ had planned for Comey ░░░░░░░░ write down immediately everything ░░░░░░░░ the president said Comey ░░░░░░░░ an FBI laptop waiting ░░░░░░░░ him in the car ░░░░░░░░ He had a secure ░░░░░░░░ and wanted to see ░░░░░░░░ the president said anything ░░░░░░░░ YORK Exactly DOOCY I ░░░░░░░░ t want to digress ░░░░░░░░ I want to talk ░░░░░░░░ what s next but ░░░░░░░░ next day Jake Tapper ░░░░░░░░ running with the story ░░░░░░░░ called up James Comey ░░░░░░░░ he said Wait a ░░░░░░░░ our private conversation is ░░░░░░░░ on CNN He s ░░░░░░░░ Well I told you ░░░░░░░░ could get out Is ░░░░░░░░ the source of that ░░░░░░░░ That is a conversation ░░░░░░░░ didn t know about ░░░░░░░░ this meeting in Trump ░░░░░░░░ occurs on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ January 10th CNN has ░░░░░░░░ exclusive saying the nation ░░░░░░░░ top intel chiefs have ░░░░░░░░ the President on this ░░░░░░░░ personal information And on ░░░░░░░░ 11th the President does ░░░░░░░░ Comey and say Whoa ░░░░░░░░ s up with this ░░░░░░░░ And Comey tried to ░░░░░░░░ to him that it ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a leak ░░░░░░░░ that the whole allegation ░░░░░░░░ t classified Comey really ░░░░░░░░ a lot of smoke ░░░░░░░░ never suggested that one ░░░░░░░░ the top intelligence chiefs ░░░░░░░░ leaked this to the ░░░░░░░░ And remember it was ░░░░░░░░ leak to the press ░░░░░░░░ there was a meeting ░░░░░░░░ allowed BuzzFeed to then ░░░░░░░░ the entire dossier KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ by the way he ░░░░░░░░ t feel his memos ░░░░░░░░ classified Maybe that is ░░░░░░░░ consistent in his own ░░░░░░░░ Comey world Next the ░░░░░░░░ G report is out ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ because the Department of ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ he is not out ░░░░░░░░ the woods What can ░░░░░░░░ expect next when it ░░░░░░░░ to the FISA applications ░░░░░░░░ Well this report from ░░░░░░░░ Comey is a small ░░░░░░░░ of a much bigger ░░░░░░░░ G report that s ░░░░░░░░ to come some time ░░░░░░░░ late September And it ░░░░░░░░ talk about the entire ░░░░░░░░ of the Trump Russia ░░░░░░░░ and of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ role in wiretapping Carter ░░░░░░░░ We heard a lot ░░░░░░░░ that and using the ░░░░░░░░ in that So we ░░░░░░░░ learn a lot more ░░░░░░░░ James Comey s efforts ░░░░░░░░ that investigation KILMEADE Byron ░░░░░░░░ do a great job ░░░░░░░░ down complicated convoluted situations ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it.”