Frank Luntz Focus Group Rips ‘Two-Faced’ James Comey: ‘He Looked Like a Complete Moron’
Conservative pollster Frank Luntz conducted a focus group on former FBI Director James Comey‘s first televised interview.
Luntz gathered 15 people, both Republicans and Democrats, and had them watch Comey’s sit-down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. while using dials to express how they felt.
Several who participated in the focus group were bothered by Comey’s lack of recollection of where he was on Election Night in 2016, one saying he “lost credibility” and another saying he “looked like a complete moron.”
“Probably his weakest moment was when he didn’t know where he was on Election Night,” Luntz told Nightline. “That they thought that some of the things that he couldn’t answer as FBI Director he should have been able to answer. That was the negative.”
One of the most polarizing moments from the first Comey interview was when he began describing President Trump‘s appearance to Stephanopoulos, which was highly-dialed by Democrats and poorly-dialed by Republicans.
“As someone who advises people, CEOs and candidates, I tell them never to talk about someone’s appearance no matter how mad you are about them,” Luntz said. “It never works out well for you.”
The one moment that had the most bipartisan support from the group was when Comey said that the president shouldn’t be impeached. They also believed that Comey should never had been fired.
One participant unleashed on Comey after the interview.
“I thought this was an extremely eye-opening experience,” a participant told Luntz. “I just found him to be a very weak, pathetic personality. I found him to be extremely two-faced.
A Clinton supporter was a bit more sympathetic, specifically about Comey’s handling of the Clinton email investigation.
“I found him believable and I found that he was in a bad position,” she told Nightline. “Some of the decisions he made probably weren’t appropriate, but he did his best I think. There’s no handbook that says how to do this.”
Watch the clip above, via ABC.
