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Donald Trump’s Rivals Lash Out Over “Cowardly” Firing of Deputy FBI Chief
Mother Jones ^ | 03-17-2018 | Nathalie Baptiste

Posted on 03/18/2018 6:47:12 AM PDT by ptsal

Democrats are laying into Donald Trump after he had Attorney General Jeff Sessions fire deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe late Friday night, only days before McCabe was set to retire with full benefits. While Trump considered it a victory, leaders on the other side of the aisle had harsh words for the president.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is on the House Intelligence Committee, said Trump would be fired soon.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: brennan; mccabe; swalwall; trump
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To: ptsal

This happens all the time in the tech world of silicon valley (and probably elsewhere).

Larry Ellison is known for firing executives with rich option packages on the day before they vest. 1 day short of one year, they get nothing. During the layoffs of 2000 in the valley (I was there) the people with the most stock options left to vest are the first to go. The shares go back to the company.

The politicians don’t get upset when it happens in the ‘real’ world, only when it happens in DC.


41 posted on 03/18/2018 7:57:22 AM PDT by Vic S
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To: Lopeover
"McCabe is already a multi-millionaire. Gee, how does
THAT happen as a government employee?"

Clinton Foundation/Dem. Party payoffs? I suspect it's
happening for quite sometime.

42 posted on 03/18/2018 8:00:47 AM PDT by StormEye
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To: ptsal

They are missing the important thing, of course.

How could anyone explain, to the American public, what it looks like if an Obama appointed official, the IG - AND the non partisan FBI personnel Office both recommend his firing and the AG fails to act?

Who explains that without saying “the fix was in?”


43 posted on 03/18/2018 8:01:30 AM PDT by Dana1960
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To: ptsal
McCabe own corruption and lying got him fired.
44 posted on 03/18/2018 8:04:28 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: ptsal

You jack asses don’t fire yours, you kill them. Check out everyone’s list that has been created and attached to liberal politicians and I think you’ll find many have, just suddenly, died because they might have become a threat to you or your buddies. Best not poop where you eat, comrades.

rwood


45 posted on 03/18/2018 8:29:18 AM PDT by Redwood71
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To: ptsal

President Trump should fire Mueller.


46 posted on 03/18/2018 8:30:44 AM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: Sacajaweau

If Comey releases it Trump will go on non-stop tweet storm and attack against Comey.

Trump is baiting these demons so they say even more outrageous things against him. That way, it’s undeniable that they acted with rank partisanship and bias against Trump. He’s done the same to the enemedia.


47 posted on 03/18/2018 8:38:30 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Abolish administrative law. It's regressive, medieval and unconstitutional!)
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To: snoringbear

Who would be on who’s side in a civil war ?

I agree most individuals in agencies that are armed lean right and those who lean left in those agencies are aware of this, and under oath to protect the Constitution

Look at a voting map by counties across the country.

There are about 30 Blue Cities. The rest is an armed sea of Red.

All water, power generation and food is in the red zone.

People who are armed are almost 100% in the know to not use those arms except for defense.

These boastful Blue nutjobs in and through the media may say stupid things but to think they would be so stupid as to actually start an armed conflict is highly doubtful.

If it did it would result in absolute chaos in those cities with “would be leftist warriors” unable to identify any real targets.

The only real fighting one might suppose would be leftist’s fighting over food in those cities.

I would expect our government, even the screwballs that run the Blue cities would already be somewhat prepared for this.


48 posted on 03/18/2018 9:07:45 AM PDT by jcon40 (The other post before yours really nails it for me. I have been a DOithS / PC guy forever and alway)
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To: ptsal
These people are going to look very foolish when the IG report is soon published.

There is a reason the McCabe firing was done before the release of the IG report.

These people are stupid and just cannot help themselves.

49 posted on 03/18/2018 9:20:51 AM PDT by rdcbn
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To: ptsal

Let’s hope they keep this up. Those who are threatening the president still don’t understand, even now, what happened in 2016. They still can’t grasp that when they threaten President Trump they are threatening us and we are not afraid of them. To the contrary their threats will only galvanize us and get our American fighting spirit up. As Democrats they know nothing about American fighting spirit. They only know about fighting to steal what is ours to give to their voter plantation hands.


50 posted on 03/18/2018 9:21:54 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism us truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Lopeover

He has that much money?

Why doesn’t he take a page from Trump’s Playbook and accept $1 in salary?


51 posted on 03/18/2018 9:24:51 AM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: rbg81

Gen (ret.) Barry McCaffrey has always been a leftist perfumed prince. Anything that nut states should be disregarded.


52 posted on 03/18/2018 9:35:29 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: ptsal

The firing comes from an internal recommendation following an investigation run by an official appointed by Obama. Yet they - the Left media - want to claim it came out of nowhere and was engineered by Trump.


53 posted on 03/18/2018 9:38:53 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: ptsal
Donald Trump’s Rivals Lash Out Over “Cowardly” Firing of Deputy FBI Chief.

🐂💩. Nothing cowardly about firing a corrupt public official. No doubt many more will follow after eight years of the most corrupt president in history.

54 posted on 03/18/2018 9:39:53 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: ptsal

Anybody remember Travel Gate and prosecution of of Billy Dale?


55 posted on 03/18/2018 9:46:35 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen ((Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong))
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To: Logical me

If he had stepped down when he first said he would, none of this would have happened. Oh no.....he had to go after early retirement. Fool!!


56 posted on 03/18/2018 9:57:33 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Liz

I think Brennan’s mention of McCabe being a scapegoat may have been a Freudian slip. He’s hoping to pin everything on McCabe so he, Comey and the rest of the cabal can skate. Wishful thinking on his part.


57 posted on 03/18/2018 10:12:17 AM PDT by JoeRed
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To: ptsal

Swallowell,, intelligence committee member..

Oxymoronic or what?

Pete Stark Jr.


58 posted on 03/18/2018 11:32:50 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Pravious
Sessions fired McCabe based on a recommendation from the FBI, not because Trump ordered him to do so.

This is a procedural detail, which I do not expect foreigners or Democrats to understand. Too much in the weeds...

59 posted on 03/18/2018 1:30:22 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: ptsal

“”Rep. Eric Swalwell “”

This guy is pure poison. CA can send some doozies to Washington but this one is “doozier” than most...He’s going to run for president - I can feel it in my bones every time I see his face or hear his name. What a combo - Swalwell and Harris...


60 posted on 03/18/2018 3:53:41 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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