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Zorro

(15,740 posts)
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:34 AM May 2020

After Flynn reversal, Trump signals his FBI director is on thin ice

Source: Washington Post

President Trump voiced uncertainty Friday over the future of his FBI director, Christopher A. Wray, a day after the Justice Department moved to throw out the guilty plea of the president’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn.

The president’s comments in a phone interview with Fox News highlight the ongoing distrust between the White House and some senior law enforcement officials in the wake of a nearly two-year investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III into the Russia’s 2016 election interference and the Trump campaign.

“It’s disappointing,” Trump said when asked about Wray’s role in the ongoing reviews of the FBI’s handling of the Russia investigation. “Let’s see what happens with him. Look, the jury’s still out.”

Trump faulted the FBI director for “skirting” the debate surrounding the Russia investigation, although the agency and the Justice Department have insisted it has cooperated fully with officials reviewing the case.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-michael-flynn-fbi-christopher-wray-william-barr/2020/05/08/a6f1b230-912a-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html

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bucolic_frolic

(43,161 posts)
1. This is one step toward the Stazi
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:38 AM
May 2020

Wray has honorably, quietly by necessity at times, fulfilled the role of FBI Director. He has been demure to Trump's tantrums when needed. To ditch him is a hostile takeover. Every American should be worried.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Sound of fright . ..
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:39 AM
May 2020

t-rump and the republicans are trying to secure a government take over - coup.

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
5. I really do hope that everyone in this country goes out and votes.............
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:05 AM
May 2020

And in this BS that that is now happening, the damn "media" when and if there is future frog marching of this asshole and others, that they asked him during the debate, some really fucking hard questions, and none of this softball BS, that helps him deflect his shit sandwich..........., they better understand this......................the public is not going to tolerate this shit..........and those that do tolerate this shit need to be called out................because he has declared war on this society.............literally and the media needs to be saying it .................NOW ...............

bucolic_frolic

(43,161 posts)
6. I hope there are no debates
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:18 AM
May 2020

you're right it is a shit sandwich. Trump doesn't answer. He does something weird and no one knows what to do about it. HRC should have, in the moment, called out his stalking her around the stage, lurking like a goon ... "What are you doing? Don't be getting all weird and creepy ...." Women would have understood, but it was behavior so out of the norm, so left field, so bizarre that all were stunned. It was a moment for war and conflict.

Debate with Biden? What if Biden overperforms like he did against Ryan, and laughs Trump out of the room? Think Trump will accept it? Think the RNC won't make noise? There's nothing to be gained by debates. Everyone's mind is made up except a 7-8% of Independents. We could split those 50-50 and still win. Why give Trump a stage?

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
8. After reading your comments you are correct, why give him a platform to just
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:30 AM
May 2020

spread his shit sandwich and then lets see what the media does, the media needs to explain it that context..........we are not going to allow someone that has been attacking this society, and the rule of law to be given a platform to further this mantra...............He Biden should be given as much air time to explain what he is going to do, and push the traitor off the side and not be given that equal time respond that is how he is taking this country down and everyone else playing by the former rules of normalcy and he is not............he doesn't play by rules then the media should not give him, him, the traitor equal time put him the back ground..............but keep an eye on him.................

I agree the "independents" for whatever reason need to think of the principles of this country and not be sitting on there proverbial fence.........we are going to win this election, why give trump the stage..........

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
7. This Is Why Any Suggestion That There Are Members of the Left...
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:21 AM
May 2020

...who are undecided is BS.

Trump has been installing loyalists at all levels of government who are not interested in performing their duties, but in catering to the orange fascist. Make no mistake that if it comes down to it, the Trump administration will not let something such as election results stand in their way. Trump and Republicans will not hesitate to arrest Bernie, Biden, Pelosi, etc., to maintain their hold on power.

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
9. I agree, if this present team of traitors are willing and have shown explicitly what they
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:45 AM
May 2020

are going out and doing, then I and millions of us are on the same page with you.......... then like what bucolic_frolic said in his comment #6 ......................don't give trump the stage for a debate...........and really piss him off.........so what he just doesn't care.................

10. Fat Donnie will get rid of the FBI director position completely and put himself in charge.
Fri May 8, 2020, 01:20 PM
May 2020

When you're going after your political enemies, why waste time on a middle man?

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