Exclusive: Top FBI officials could testify against Trump

[highplainsdem]

Source: Vox

Shortly after the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller in May, Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe told several of the highest-ranking managers of the bureau they should consider themselves possible witnesses in any investigation into whether President Donald Trump engaged in obstruction of justice, according to two senior federal law enforcement officials.

McCabe has told colleagues that he too is a potential witness in the probe of whether Trump broke the law by trying to thwart the FBI's Russia investigation and the investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

Two senior federal law enforcement officials have told me that the new revelations illustrate why they believe the potential case against Trump is stronger than outsiders have thought.

“What you are going to have is the potential for a powerful obstruction case,” a senior law enforcement official said. “You are going to have the (former) FBI director testify, and then the acting director, the chief of staff to the FBI director, the FBI’s general counsel, and then others, one right after another. This has never been the word of Trump against what (James Comey) has had to say. This is more like the Federal Bureau of Investigation versus Donald Trump.”

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Read more: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/3/16084246/mueller-obstruction-case-stronger-trump-surrogates

[herding cats]

1. The bit at the end of the article about Sessions is made more interesting lately.

Yes, Sessions has been a Trump loyalist, but that loyalty hasn't exactly been reciprocate. Now when push comes to shove Sessions will protect himself. I wonder if any such revelation ever dawned on Trump while he was tweet bashing Sessions?

[L. Coyote]

8. The cart and the horse.

Did Trump begin bashing Sessions after Sessions testified to Mueller? We need to keep in mind that all these people are subject to questioning by the investigation, and likely that has already taken place.

[riversedge]

11. We, the public only got the unclassified version of Comey's notes (the one he gave to his

friend that was later released). There are notes that we do not know the content of--but Mueller sure knows. Time will tell what happens. Eagerly await!

[procon]

2. Trump thought he could bully the FBI, and now he's learning how

really smart people wield enormous power to squash creme filled bugs like him.

[displacedtexan]

9. Best. Trump. Description. Ever.

Thanks, I needed that.

[procon]

10. LOL -- ❤️ -- My treat, enjoy the crunchy candy shell! nt

[riversedge]

12. Ah, Trump is full of catsup

[Achilleaze]

3. Investigate, prosecute, and punish republican #TreasonWeasels

for the sake of the United States of America.

[Sunlei]

4. don't forget all those "retired FBI" "friends" info to Rudy Giuliani & the Republican party.

[Gothmog]

5. This will be fun to watch

[Doug the Dem]

6. "Don't mess with the security services"

Or something like that.

[ailsagirl]

7. I'd love to see "WILL" substituted for "could"

"sigh"