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Senator Grassley Grills McCabe in Rarity for a Republican
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | July 13, 2017 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 07/13/2017 4:47:32 PM PDT by Kaslin

RUSH: There were hearings in the Senate over the new FBI director, a man by the name of Christopher Wray, W-r-a-y. But how they began is what is interesting.

At the beginning of today’s confirmation hearing for Christopher Wray, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the FBI, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley used his opening remarks to take numerous shots at acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe.

“The Iowa Republican first took aim at McCabe, who was put in charge of the FBI when Trump fired James Comey, over the acting head’s wife and her political activities. ‘The previous director James Comey said that the people of the FBI don’t give a rip about politics but Mr. Comey installed as his deputy director a man whose wife ran for the Virginia State Senate and accepted almost a million dollars from the Virginia governor’s political machine,’ Grassley exclaimed.”

It’s worse than that. Hillary Clinton even raised money for McCabe’s wife’s campaign. The senator wasn’t finished, however. “He went on to rattle off a number of other indiscretions he felt disqualified McCabe from capably carrying out his duties in a non-partisan and ethical manner. This included calling out McCabe for being named in a sexual discrimination complaint by a female FBI agent.

“But most of his ire seemed to center on McCabe’s apparent disdain for former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, leading Grassley to wonder aloud why McCabe had not recused himself from the FBI investigation into Flynn. ‘According to press reports, three FBI employees personally witnessed McCabe making disparaging remarks about Flynn before and during the Russian investigation yet Mr. MccCbe never recused himself from the Flynn investigation,’ Grassley sternly noted.”

You don’t see this. You don’t see Republicans in the Senate fighting back like this. Three cheers for Grassley, of all people. He fired both barrels at McCabe today, essentially saying he had no business being acting director, that he’s conflicted all over the ballpark here by his attitude toward Flynn and his wife seeking political office.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: andrewmccabe; fbi; flynn; grassley; jillmccabe; mccabe; michaelflynn; trump
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1 posted on 07/13/2017 4:47:32 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Skid marks all over McCabe’s undies.


2 posted on 07/13/2017 5:00:28 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Kaslin

I think Chuck is actually upset by what has taken place


3 posted on 07/13/2017 5:04:04 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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More Clickity-Clack for Rush’s blog.


4 posted on 07/13/2017 5:06:23 PM PDT by JohnG45
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To: JohnG45
More Clickity-Clack for Rush’s blog.

More disruption from you.

5 posted on 07/13/2017 5:15:55 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: Kaslin

Is it possible that Grassley is one good man in Sodom?


6 posted on 07/13/2017 5:17:10 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: ptsal
Grassley has been PUBLICLY after McCabe for months. I'm not saying it's old news, but it is old.

... Potential Conflicts in Clinton Server Investigation - Nov 2, 2016

... Top FBI Official's Role in Russia Collusion Probe - Mar 28, 2017

... Cloud of Questions Hanging Over High-Profile FBI Investigations - May 3, 2017

Statement at Hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" - May 3, 2017

Search "McCabe" in Grassley News Releases

7 posted on 07/13/2017 5:17:12 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Kaslin

Finally someone mentions McCabe’s ills, and there are many. Why didn’t these questions get asked of McCabe at his confirmation hearing? He should have NEVER been appointed or approved.


8 posted on 07/13/2017 5:32:14 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Uncle Sam 911

In face, McCabe should have been fired immediately upon learning of his gathering and telling other senior FBI officials that first we F Flynn and then we F Trump.


9 posted on 07/13/2017 5:34:04 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Kaslin

What was he up to with Mrs. Miller anyway?


10 posted on 07/13/2017 5:37:39 PM PDT by x
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To: Stentor

Not only is he the one good man but apparently he is the only person working in DC


11 posted on 07/13/2017 5:42:11 PM PDT by DrDude (Get rid of everything Obama or Clinton!)
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To: JohnG45

What does that mean?


12 posted on 07/13/2017 5:43:36 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Be professional and be polite...but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Cboldt

McCabe just looks slippery.


13 posted on 07/13/2017 5:46:55 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Cboldt

The new guy, Wray, is going to immediately fire McCabe.

The problems enumerated today by Grassley set it up nicely.


14 posted on 07/13/2017 5:51:55 PM PDT by Principled (OMG I'm so tired of all this winning...)
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To: Osage Orange

It’s just JohnG45 with his daily thread disruption of anything Rush related. It’s his life’s passion.


15 posted on 07/13/2017 6:25:51 PM PDT by Runner4life
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To: Kaslin; KC_Lion; GraceG
I knew it!

Well . . . I can see it!

16 posted on 07/13/2017 6:27:20 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Viriycho sogeret umesuggeret mipnei Benei Yisra'el; 'ein yotze' ve'ein ba'.)
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To: Stentor
Is it possible that Grassley is one good man in Sodom?

No. Look up Senate Bill 1241 that Snake-in-the-Grassley is sponsoring and what it will do to your privacy and financial freedom.

17 posted on 07/13/2017 6:28:05 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Zionist Conspirator; CtBigPat; GraceG

18 posted on 07/13/2017 6:45:28 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Runner4life

He never contributes to anything.


19 posted on 07/13/2017 6:49:47 PM PDT by Kaslin (The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Thomas Paine)
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To: JohnG45

Kaslin regularly posts items from Rush’s show. I’m at work during the majority of Rush’s program so I miss most of what he says on the radio. I think it’s a nice thing that Kaslin posts the threads for us to stay caught up and discuss.

If it’s not your thing, I get it. It’s easy to scroll past these threads and not click on the links. That’s what I’ve taken to doing with all the Sean_Anthony threads linking to CFP.


20 posted on 07/13/2017 6:52:02 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( The "Russia collusion" clowns make the worst birthers look perfectly reasonable. ))))
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