An earlier post dealt with the repeal of the Smith-Mundt Act, the repeal of which made it OK for the government to freely use propaganda.

https://voat.co/v/QRV/3417952

People immediately linked that information to false flags. But, if you think further it is even more alarming. The post had a link to this article:

http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2018/february/12/lifting-of-us-propaganda-ban-gives-new-meaning-to-old-song/

From the article [the last sentence quoted here stands out]

"In the age of legal, weaponized propaganda directed at the American people, false narratives have become so commonplace in the mainstream and even alternative media that these falsehoods have essentially become normalized, leading to the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts.”

Those who create such news, regardless of the damage it causes or the demonstrably false nature of its claims, face little to no accountability, as long as those lies are of service to US interests."

Why could they not claim that they "truly" (whatever their definition of "true" is - remember, they want truth, not facts) believed that it was in the best interests of our country that Trump be prevented from becoming president, or failing that, that he be removed? They would claim that their lies "were of service to US interests," and they could "face little to no accountability." That could explain the smugness and arrogance of Comey and the rest.