I noticed the off sarcasm /s at the end of busek’s statement.
Yes, the FBI can be fired but there are things that are playing in the background out of view here.
Here’s some good background reading on firing FBI Directors including one that was fired under Clinton/Reno:
Comey is a complicated figure. He’s an Obama holdover and I believe he was left in place because of this statement:
“... the bureau has been quietly investigating possible links between associates of President Donald Trump and Russian officials ...”
It looks bad for a President to fire an FBI Director who states the President’s team is under investigation.
So maybe it was said to delay his firing by President Trump.
After President Trump forces his hand on ‘Russians!’, he should be fired. He’s shown some shiftiness in his positions when what is needed is integrity and forthrightness. If something is too sensitive for a public hearing, he can require a closed hearing or simply state that he’s not authorized to disclose. Instead, he obfuscates while attempting to appear transparent.
FBI is not investigating who the leaker is because they know the leaker. It is them/him
Thanks, Hostage, for an excellent & informative post!
DEFIANT F.B.I. CHIEF REMOVED FROM JOB BY THE PRESIDENT ...
www.nytimes.com/1993/.../defiant-fbi-chief-removed-from-job-by-the-president.html
Jul 20, 1993 - WASHINGTON, July 19— President Clinton today dismissed William S. Sessions, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Yes, the FBI can be fired but there are things that are playing in the background out of view here......
It looks bad for a President to fire an FBI Director who states the President’s team is under investigation.
So maybe it was said to delay his firing by President Trump.
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Is it possible for Sessions to re-assign McCabe? He’s helping to cover up / stall/ ignore the facts.