GOP lawmaker: McCabe's firing ‘looks like retribution and a bit vindictive’

The Hill ^ | March 17, 2018 | John Bowden

[yoe]

Republican Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) said Saturday that the firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday looked to be a "vindictive" move by the president.

In an interview with CNN, Dent said that while he would wait for the inspector general's report to judge McCabe, his firing looked like retribution from the White House.

"This firing looks a bit forced, a bit rushed. Candidly, it looks like retribution and a bit vindictive," Dent said. "And I think it's unfortunate. The man said he's resigning, you know, and on a Friday night before his 50th birthday he's fired to take away his pension? I don't like the optics of this, I really don't."

Dent added that he believed Attorney General Jeff Sessions was "browbeaten" into firing McCabe Friday night after weeks of public humiliation from President Trump.

"It looks like the attorney general may have been browbeaten into this, he's been publicly humiliated and shamed by the president on multiple occasions, and I just don't think this bodes well."

[snoringbear]

Where’s the sympathy for Finn? The FBI forced the guy into bankruptcy, had to sell his house, plead guilty to stop the financial hemorrhaging so to protect his family. How about a little proportionality?

[Cobra64]

Me too. I want to see this entire rats nest exposed, the rats prosecuted, and in jail. The fact that they are all democrats should sink the party even further.

[1FreeAmerican]

There are sooooo many words and descriptions for why!
Let’s start with “insananity”.

[User901]

"Republican (POSER) Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) said Saturday that the firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday looked to be a "vindictive" move by the president."

[apocalypto]

Dent sure has shown not a smidgen of compassion as far I’ve heard.

[TADSLOS]

Of course. He has all of the prerequisites as a walk on.

[VeniVidiVici]

And why did Chuckie Dent deem it necessary to comment on this?

[The Deplorable Miss Lemon]

I want so much to see indictments and frankly if some “on our side” are marched off to jail, I would be happy about that too.

You would think that after what happened to Steve Scalise that our side would galvanize to crush the opposition, but instead they have become even more mealy-mouthed.

[lodi90]

Dent is the House version of Flake. A Never Trumper who would rather retire than face the voters again.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Dent must be in a swing district. Screechy liberals getting on his case, maybe.

[DarthVader]

Retiring? Don’t think so.

[faithhopecharity]

“our side” includes a number of enemy agents ... or completely neutered wimps wear suits

they range from totally useless to outright dangerous

the RINOs are not “our side’

[TXnMA]

Pardon my presumption, FRiend, but, that's so good, it deserves maximum visibility:

"OPR recommended termination, Sessions carried it out. Not rushed, same material caused Wray to offer McCabe a job in the cafeteria if he wanted to stay on, which prompted McCabe to give his retirement notice. Took OPR a few weeks to review the same evidence and compose a recommendation. McCabe had an opportunity to plead his case, and sessions had a couple days to deliberate on the case. Had to be complete before McCabe retired, but McCabe is the one who chose his retirement date."

Cboldt

[shanover]

GOP is just as worse than the DNC and in many cases more dangerous to the Republic.

[trebb]

Too funny - the FBI’s version of Internal Affairs says he’s so dirty he needs to be fired and Sessions fires him because of indisputable proof he’s broke a number of laws and his firing is “vindictive”....they hate when their corrupt heroes go down.

[Crucial]

It’s only a little taste of justice but better than none.

[MGunny]

This guy Dent needs to be watched folks. So, if you are in his district,beware!

[Colorado Doug]

McCabe got less than what he deserves for his part in the attempted overthrow of the United States Government. He should be swinging from a rope, along with his coconspirators.

[MarvinStinson]

Trump has made LOTS of mistakes in his choices of people to apppoint.

[Melian]

We’ve got to fight election fraud with everything that’s in us! Help our President by ensuring our votes really matter.