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Oh My: FBI Deputy Chief Andrew McCabe Headed For The Exit?
Hot Air ^ | 16 Dec 2017 | Allahpundit

Posted on 12/16/2017 6:30:45 AM PST by mandaladon

McCabe has spent the past year popping up in the news for all the wrong reasons. In February 2016 he was promoted to deputy director and assumed oversight of the Hillary Emailgate investigation — after his wife had received nearly $700,000 from Democratic groups for a failed run for Virginia state senate. This past February he got caught talking to then-chief of staff Reince Priebus about an allegedly bogus Russiagate story in the NYT, a no-no since DOJ investigations are supposed to be independent of politics. His latest news cameo was (apparently) in the infamous text in August 2016 from FBI agent Peter Strzok to Lisa Page: “I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office – that there’s no way he [i.e. Trump] gets elected – but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk. It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.” Who’s “Andy”? Almost certainly it’s Andrew McCabe.

What was the “insurance policy” against Trump’s presidency that was discussed in McCabe’s office? McCabe is scheduled to testify about it before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Huh. Do Gowdy and the source know something? If only one of them had mentioned McCabe departing, I’d have assumed he was merely saying what he think *should* happen — McCabe *should* be fired or resign, now that he’s been tainted by suspicions that the Russiagate team has a vendetta against Trump. The fact that there are two GOPers whispering about it, though, makes me think Republicans on the committee have reason to believe something *will* happen. Seems hard to believe POTUS would drop the axe on McCabe, the Strzok text notwithstanding, after all the grief he’s gotten from firing Comey and with Mueller looking at evidence of obstruction of justice.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrewmccabe; christopherwray; fbi; insurancepolicy; jamescomey; lisapage; mccabe; peterstrzok; reincepriebus; robertmueller; trump; trumprussia
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Chris Wray, the new director of the FBI, would be well within his rights to conclude that the Bureau’s integrity has been damaged by the reference to McCabe in Strzok’s text and the only way to repair it is to cut him loose. Maybe the word is out on the Hill that Wray and McCabe are already negotiating a “resignation.”~~~~~~~~Mueller is next to fall ...
1 posted on 12/16/2017 6:30:46 AM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon
negotiating a “resignation.

Yeah, that part is easy. "You're fired." What they should be negotiating a surrender into custody post indictment.

2 posted on 12/16/2017 6:32:50 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: mandaladon

Why the hell is McCabe still there?


3 posted on 12/16/2017 6:33:26 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: mandaladon
By the way, a new poll from Harvard shows a majority of the public now believes Mueller has a conflict of interest in the investigation by dint of his friendship with Comey. That’s fertile political soil for Trump if Mueller ends up pursuing him for obstruction of justice over the Comey firing.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Trump will prevail!!!
4 posted on 12/16/2017 6:33:57 AM PST by mandaladon (It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
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To: mandaladon

Should be exiting the FBI and entering a federal prison...


5 posted on 12/16/2017 6:48:59 AM PST by Common Sense 101
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To: MarvinStinson

Oh please, will he resign? Will he retire? Will he move to some other 6 figure position within the federal leviathan, or just retire with his 6 figures pension?

I’m sick to the gut of the rot inside our government. These criminals need to be doing HARD time in a federal penitentiary.


6 posted on 12/16/2017 6:51:04 AM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: mandaladon

Trump’s gonna need a third term to get this nest of vipers cleaned out.


7 posted on 12/16/2017 6:51:53 AM PST by moovova
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To: mandaladon

bbb


8 posted on 12/16/2017 6:53:36 AM PST by thinden
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To: mandaladon

I have absolutely no faith in Gowdy or any Congressional “investigation or hearing” after Lois Lerner & the IRS fiasco. Lois Lerner (and others) are all laughing their azzes off at Gowdy while they still have the jobs and pensions.
Not only, Lois, but the country’s “unwashed masses” are laughing.
He and his endless “hearings/investigations” are a NOTHING BURGER...NOTHING. He has not had one of these crooks, not single one, ever go to jail, not one. It’s all theatre and show for the “unwashed”. The UniParty protects the UniParty. They’re all part of the problem up there, and definitely not the solution.


9 posted on 12/16/2017 6:53:53 AM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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This “nay-saying” is really growing old, old, old from you whiners. Perhaps there should be no questioning or congressional investigation. That would make you happy.

When Hannity has a great show with news breakthroughs, the whiners come out and b!tch that he talks too much. They always have NOTHING to contribute, just their belly-aching and name-calling. Nothing. Zero! But they b!tch and moan and call names and think this contributes to the forum.


10 posted on 12/16/2017 7:07:04 AM PST by EliRoom8
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“..Perhaps there should be no questioning or congressional investigation....”
The proof is in the pudding....so far, their track record ain’t too good.
Now, this DOJ IG investigation, that’s outside of Congress, may get somewhere. 450 agents have been working on this since January. This one may make some pretty good pudding....we shall see.


11 posted on 12/16/2017 7:13:33 AM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: mandaladon

Too late. The damage is done.


12 posted on 12/16/2017 7:39:37 AM PST by Brilliant
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“Now, this DOJ IG investigation, that’s outside of Congress, may get somewhere. 450 agents have been working on this since January. “

I doubt it...probably more like 10.


13 posted on 12/16/2017 7:45:29 AM PST by Bonemaker
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To: mandaladon

And Rot Rosenstein too.


14 posted on 12/16/2017 7:47:56 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: Bonemaker

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/941414700960636928.html

Try this.


15 posted on 12/16/2017 7:50:32 AM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: mandaladon

Wake me when McCabe walks up the steps of the gallows.


16 posted on 12/16/2017 7:52:41 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: mandaladon

Why would a liberal criminal with no shame at all resign from law enforcement just for being caught committing a few crimes? I don’t see it.


17 posted on 12/16/2017 8:01:25 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: EliRoom8

I judge performance based upon results acheived. If Hannity talking could put some swamp critters in prison I would be his biggest supporter.


18 posted on 12/16/2017 8:10:46 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: mandaladon; Travis McGee

Thanks to Travis Mcgee for the above!

19 posted on 12/16/2017 8:17:13 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Build Kate's wall! Keep illegals and illegal murderers/criminals out of America! MAGA! SLAP ACT!!)
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To: mandaladon

How is this not treason?


20 posted on 12/16/2017 8:18:19 AM PST by KosmicKitty (Waiting for inspiration)
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