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Sen. Durbin warns Trump: Don’t use memo to fire Rosenstein, Mueller
The Washington Times ^ | February 4, 2018 | Tom Howell Jr.

Posted on 02/04/2018 8:27:26 AM PST by jazusamo

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Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin warned President Trump and his GOP allies on Sunday not to use a bombshell memo on the FBI’s snooping powers to upend independent probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, saying it could spark a “constitutional crisis.”

The Constitution is clear, Dick. The president has the constitutional power to fire somebody in the executive branch. Especially somebody who signed off on an unconstitutional FISA request.

81 posted on 02/04/2018 10:37:21 AM PST by FreeReign
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My advice to Trump is to do the opposite of what Durbin tells him to.


82 posted on 02/04/2018 10:41:10 AM PST by Architect of Avalon
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Trump should just fire them.

Today.

The Dims have no recourse besides looking like fools some more.


83 posted on 02/04/2018 10:42:26 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Mueller should NEVER have been allowed to serve as Special Counsel to “investigate” President Trump. The dirty Justice Department had to have one of their own to do the “work”, and thus Mueller was given an ethics waver in order to serve in that capacity:

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/12/justice-mueller-ethics-waiver-russia-291707


84 posted on 02/04/2018 10:52:07 AM PST by fightu4it (conquest by immigration and subversion spells the end of US.)
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To: jazusamo

Turban Durbin!


85 posted on 02/04/2018 10:56:49 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: MNDude

According to Q and others, there will be more memos coming out.


86 posted on 02/04/2018 10:57:30 AM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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You’re correct...Never heard of an ethics waver before this, can’t believe there was ever any such thing, it’s ridiculous.


87 posted on 02/04/2018 10:57:36 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

Fire them because they’re evil.


88 posted on 02/04/2018 11:11:56 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: neverevergiveup

Agreed. It’s astounding.


89 posted on 02/04/2018 11:22:56 AM PST by EdnaMode
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The Democrats are pushing for the “constitutional crisis.” They’ve too often pushed for some crisis or other, hoping that some advantage will appear for them out of the chaos.


90 posted on 02/04/2018 11:27:52 AM PST by familyop (President Trump said that we're all important, so let's do something!)
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Let’s put a mole on Durbin’s staff and tell him he can’t fire him.


91 posted on 02/04/2018 11:39:04 AM PST by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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To: jazusamo; Liz; bitt; BenLurkin; SteveH; markomalley; bagster; Sivad; SeekAndFind; Art in Idaho; ...

Richard “Dick” Durbin has a short memory.

FBI AGENTS
FBI TAUGHT AGENTS THEY COULD ‘BEND OR SUSPEND THE LAW’
SPENCER ACKERMAN - SECURITY - 03.28.12 - 06:30 AM
https://www.wired.com/2012/03/fbi-bend-suspend-law/

One FBI PowerPoint – disclosed in a letter Durbin sent to FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday (.PDF) and shared with Danger Room – stated: “Under certain circumstances, the FBI has the ability to bend or suspend the law to impinge on the freedom of others.” An incredulous Durbin told Danger Room, “Time and time again when that is done, it has not made us safer.” Like other excerpts from FBI documents Danger Room reviewed for this story, it was not dated and did not include additional context explaining what those “circumstances” might be.

On Friday, the FBI announced the results of its internal review. After six months of internal inquiry, it released a statement instructing that “training would conform to constitutional principles” and “emphasize the protection of civil rights and civil liberties.” Written materials “must be reviewed carefully by supervisory-level personnel possessing an appropriate level of understanding of relevant topics.”

No one who prepared any of the “factually inaccurate or imprecise” instructional material faced disciplinary action. “All FBI employees who prepared inaccurate, imprecise, or stereotyped materials were interviewed,” Allen said. “It was made clear to them what was wrong with the materials and why they were not acceptable for FBI training.”

That’s left Sen. Durbin dissatisfied.

READ THE FBI MEMO: AGENTS CAN ‘SUSPEND THE LAW’
03-28-2012
https://www.wired.com/2012/03/fbi-memo-bend-suspend-law/

https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2012/03/fbimemo.jpg

The undated piece of instructional material (.pdf) notes that “under certain circumstances, the FBI has the ability to bend or suspend the law to impinge on the freedom of others.” Those circumstances include “the ability to gather information on individuals which would normally be protected under the U.S. Constitution through the use of FISA [the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act], Title 3 monitoring [general law enforcement surveillance], NSL [National Security Letter] reports, etc.”

Some surveillance experts were confused by that explanation. Surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or so-called “Title-3” law-enforcement surveillance requires the approval of judges. National Security Letters – administrative subpoenas for records issued by FBI officials, not judges – are troubling to civil libertarians, as the practice is rife for abuse, but the issuance of the letters themselves is legal. In other words, there shouldn’t be any suspension of the law.


92 posted on 02/04/2018 12:12:46 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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Durbin and the rest of the a**hats are hoping against all hope that President Trump WILL fire Rosenstein and Meuller.....after which they will try to use it as "evidence" that President Trump is guilty of "obstruction of justice." This is why they are constantly baiting President Trump.

But unfortunately for them, President Trump appears to have no intention of interfering with his enemies while they are in the process of destroying themselves. LOL

Go Mr. President!!!

93 posted on 02/04/2018 1:27:07 PM PST by Sons of Union Vets (Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory!)
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To: Pollster1

If they would only get a clue that they would really not like what came during or after that...


94 posted on 02/04/2018 3:36:16 PM PST by Tammy8 (Please be a regular supporter of Free Republic !)
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