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Former FBI Director James Comey<\/a> has been called many things by critics and fans alike. However, it appears that his stab at being a pop singer did not pan out. Comey recently raised eyebrows with an account of his singing Beyonc\u00e9’s “Sandcastles” to FBI officials in a classified briefing \u2026 only to be met by a stony silence.<\/p>\n

It appears that some of his agents may have viewed the occasion as grounds for intervention rather than for rendition. In fairness to the agents, they were likely unaware of\u00a0Comey\u2019s use of beaches\u00a0to uncover hidden intelligence and messages.<\/p>\n

Comey has periodically popped up in the press with\u00a0bizarre\u00a0or\u00a0self-edifying posts. However, this one left many scratching their heads. Yet, it was vintage Comey, including a surprising admission about his handling of classified information.<\/p>\n

Comey recalled the moment from a classified FBI briefing<\/a> when he realized that a secret program being discussed was named after a favorite song. He\u00a0wrote:<\/p>\n

JAMES COMEY ADMITS TO SINGING BEYONC\u00c9 SONG DURING SENSITIVE FBI BRIEFING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“One morning, I was sitting at the head of a big table in a crowded room to get briefed on a particular piece of work. The briefer started by saying, the operation was codenamed \u2018Sandcastles.\u2019 Now, this was 2016, and you may know that Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s album \u2018Lemonade\u2019\u00a0had come out with a track called \u2018Sandcastles.\u2019 So, I said, \u2018Oh, like the Beyonc\u00e9 song.\u2019 Blank stares all around the FBI conference room. So, I did the natural thing. I think I sang, \u2018We rebuild sand castles that washed away.\u2019 Nope, nothing \u2014 dead silence. \u2018Never mind,\u2019 I said, “\u2018continue.\u2019 Only when I got home and told my family the story did I get the reaction I was looking for. When I write, I listen to classical or jazz because, in ways I can\u2019t explain, the music unlocks something. It frees me.”<\/p>\n

It also apparently freed Comey from security protocols. His charming story included the fact that, disappointed by his audience at the FBI, he decided to repeat it to his family. In doing so, he may have revealed the code name of a classified FBI program to uncleared individuals in an unsecured location. This is no indication from Comey whether the code name was considered sensitive information by the FBI before his encore performance.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department<\/a> has fought in court to withhold code names as sensitive national security matters, including during Comey\u2019s tenure as director.<\/p>\n

FORMER TRUMP LAWYER HALLIGAN DEFENDS US PROSECUTOR STATUS IN WAKE OF COMEY, JAMES DISMISSALS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For example, in\u00a0N.Y. Times v. DOJ<\/a>, 2023, it was uncontested that the FBI could withhold code names because “specific code names that [the] FBI used for certain FBI programs\u2019 and that disclosure of these things \u2018would risk circumvention of the law by revealing FBI processes and potential issues related to relationships with foreign countries.”<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Comey has raised concerns of his violation of FBI protocols and procedures regarding classified material. The Justice Department inspector general\u00a0issued a scathing account\u00a0of how, after being fired by President Donald Trump<\/a>, Comey improperly removed FBI files and then arranged for the information to be leaked to the media to undermine Trump.<\/p>\n

The media immediately came to his defense despite his having led investigations into leakers in the past. On CNN and MSNBC, legal experts dismissed the arguments that this was improper or FBI material.<\/p>\n

The memos clearly reveal that Comey was likely aware they contained possible classified information. Comey wrote in a Jan. 7, 2017, memo that “I am \u00a0not sure of the proper classification, so I have chosen secret.” The four memos, including two given to his friend to leak to the media, were\u00a0later found to be classified.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What was notable about the leaks was Comey\u2019s obsession with his own public persona. He took FBI material to bolster his image with the media. He later published\u00a0“A\u00a0Higher Loyalty:\u00a0Truth,\u00a0Lies,\u00a0and Leadership,” which\u00a0portrayed\u00a0him in heroic terms without addressing allegations that he was a leaker. During his term as director, the Justice Department investigated and prosecuted FBI personnel for leaks. The “higher loyalty” shown by Comey often seemed to be his blind loyalty to his own image. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Comey has previously recounted his\u00a0obsession with Taylor Swift<\/a>\u00a0as well as Beyonc\u00e9, but insists that “I can\u2019t explain, the music unlocks something. It frees me.”<\/p>\n

Given his history of leaks and other violations, it may be time to try a new musical genre. It appears that pop is a bit too liberating<\/a> for James Comey.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Comey may be misinterpreting tears of joy rather than regret when he made it to the line from “Sandcastles”: “I made you cry when I walked away.”<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/jonathan-turley-comey-loved-singing-beyonce-he-might-have-leaked-pop-secret <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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