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The new, temporary FBI Director Andrew G. McCabe says that employees loved Comey:
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Thursday rejected assertions by the White House that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey and that the bureau's probe into Russian election meddling was one of its most minor concerns. "I hold Director Comey in the absolute highest regard. I have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity," McCabe told members of the Senate intelligence committee. He said Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, enjoyed "broad support within the FBI and still does to this day." He added, "The majority, the vast majority of FBI employees enjoyed a deep, positive connection to Director Comey."
Furthermore, he will inform the Senate of any interference with the Russia investigation:
Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe vowed Thursday that he would tell the Senate Intelligence Committee if the White House tried to interfere with the bureau's probe of possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election — though he asserted that there had "been no effort to impede our investigation to date."
Meanwhile, President Trump has undermined the White House's messaging on Comey's firing, saying that he planned to fire "showboat" and "grandstander" James Comey regardless of any recommendation from Attorney General Jeff Sessions or Deputy Attorney General Ron Rosenstein. The President also insists that he is not under FBI investigation.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 12 2017, @05:29PM (3 children)
Ah, the Clinton deflection. She lost, get over it.
From your article:
Among the points of inquiry was whether McCabe should have recused himself from the case because of his family's political ties.
Before McCabe was promoted to deputy FBI director, his wife, Jill, took money from Clinton ally and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's political action committee while running for state Senate.
The Washington Post reported that McCabe alerted a department ethics official at the time of the donation.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Saturday May 13 2017, @01:42AM (2 children)
This is not a deflection. If there is going to be any real threat to Trump or Pence, whichever is in office by 2020 and you probably better hope it's the orange one, the Democrats have dump Clintonism. But they aren't -- in some weird death wish they keep hanging on to Clinton and RussiaRussiaRussia thinking that's going to make their turds glisten in 2020. People are fed up with this lot -- Republicans and Democrats alike. That is why Trump won. He promised to be different -- he's a liar to be sure -- but HRC literally promised status quo.
So you lot need to hear how badly Clinton sucks -- hourly even -- until you get it through your thick heads. Seriously -- she lost to fucking Trump and her whole flock of toadies will make that happen again if you don't eject and shun her for life.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Saturday May 13 2017, @01:58AM (1 child)
Yeah, I would agree with that. The DNC selected another Clinton toady as its Chair. Pushing the Russia conspiracy is so much easier than alienating the donor class they rely on to fund their lavish Beltway lifestyle.
I liked Bernie. I wasn't gaga about him, because he didn't repudiate the NSA's spying, but I liked him OK. Had he been the nominee he would have had coattails that would have helped him in Congress. And it's possible that he might have been able to pass meaningful legislation in spite of Republican opposition because of his long experience in Congress. Hillary, though, was so obviously corrupt and coronated that it killed the Democratic party all the way down the ticket. I know I didn't vote for a single damn Democrat last fall, not even for dog catcher, to signal my disgust with them. I tore up my democratic voter registration, spat on it, and sent it back to the Democratic Party, even.
But he won't play again. He's too old. And there's nobody else on the bench because the DNC has completely killed its farm system to consolidate power for its sitting octogenarians.
Me, I hope the American Pirate Party finds its legs because I would far rather vote for that platform than any of the 50-year old reheated dogshit the DNC and RNC keep peddling.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @10:41PM
oh look, the two biggest clinton haters agree that clinton is horrible.
Public mutual masturbation for the gross out.